Mesopotamia
What kind of relationship did Mesopotamia have with their Gods?
Bad/ Land of no return
Who is Abraham
Founder of Judaism
Where are the Olmecs located?
Mesoamerica
Why did the Bantu People migrate
Because of their growing population
Did they have a positive or negative relationship with their Gods?
Posotive
What are the 2 Mesopotamian societies
Sumerians and Babylonians
Are the Jews Monotheistic or Polytheistic
Monotheistic
What caused the decline of the Olmecs?
Depopulation, environmental changes, Volcanic eruption
Where are the Bantu people located
Africa
What type of religion do Egyptians have
Polytheism
Which Mesopotamian society has the Code of Hammurabi?
Babylonian
What is diaspora
The dispersion of Jews outside of Israel (exile)
What are 2 achievements of the Olmecs?
Sculptures and first Mesoamerican to develop a calendar
Give me an example of a push factor and an example of a pull factor
Something that pulls someone in (resources)
something that pushes someone out (lack of resources)
What do the Egyptians and Sumerians have in common?
Developed extensive writing system
What are the 3 innovations the Sumerians created?
The wheel, Algebra, The Arch
What is a covenant
An agreement between God and his people
How many tiers of existence did the Olmec believe in?
3
How can experts trace Bantu Migrations?
Studying the spread of languages
What helped the Egyptians develop the Calendar?
The Gift of the Nile
What characteristic did the early civilizations that developed along the Nile and the Tigris-Euphrates have in common?
. Transportation and communication were promoted by a mild climate, fertile soil, and natural waterways.
What has Jewish religions and cultural identity been greatly influenced by?
Torah and Diaspora
What is a "Mother Culture" and what is an example of one?
Civilization that influences its neighbors and later civilizations; the Olmec
What did the bantu people spread as they migrated?
Language and Culture
What are the 3 inventions the Egyptians created?
hieroglyphics, flood calendar, geometry