Mesopotamia
Nickname for Mesopotamia
Fertile crescent
This was a group of nomadic herders
Aryans
Who made a promise to God to move to Canaan
Abraham
The main source of water in Ancient Egypt
Nile River
One reason the Indus, Nile and Tigris valley became centers of civilization is that they had
means for irrigation (watering crops) and transportation
This type of writing was used in Mesopotamia
cuneiform
Untouchables were also known as
Dalits
Who helped the Israelites escape slavery in Egypt?
Moses
What mountain range helped protect India from Invaders?
What is the name of two rivers in Mesopotamia
Major religion in India
Hinduism
Israelites believed in one God (Yahweh). What does it mean to believe in 1 God?
Monotheism
The purpose of the Nile River was
bathing, trade and agriculture
The event where people stopped being nomadic hunters and gatherers and became farmers
The Agricultural Revolution
These are the names of the rivers in Mesopotamia
What is Tigris and Euphrates
The writing used in the Indus Valley civilization was...
Sandskrit
List of laws that Moses received from God
The Ten Commandments
The structures used for tombs of pharaohs
Pyramids
What was the first city-state in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
This was the building where they worshiped
Ziggurat
The correct order of the Caste system is...
Priests, Warriors, Merchants/Artisans, Farmers, Untouchables
What is one core belief of Judaism?
1. Monotheistic
2. Follow the 10 Commandments
3. Everyone has a personal responsibility
4. Everyone has individual worth in the eyes of God
5. Believe in the Tanakh
The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures
developed along rivers
or
Had central governments