Early Man
What is one of the most important survival techniques learned by early humans as they migrated across the world?
how to adapt to their new environment
Who were the first leaders of the city-states of Sumer?
priests
The pyramids of Egypt were originally designed as
tombs for pharaohs.
What is the central principle of monotheism?
belief in a single, all-powerful deity
Which figure in Jewish history was responsible for leading the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt?
Moses
How did the development of farming change the lives of early humans?
they were able to have more permanent settlements
What was the goal of Hammurabi's Code?
to unite the empire under one set of laws.
How did Egypt become very wealthy during the New Kingdom?
They conquered other lands and traded.
These told the Israelites how to worship God and how to treat each other well.
The Ten Commandments
Which of the following did Judaism introduce to the Middle East?
the idea of only one supreme God
Early hunter-gatherer societies are most likely to have used tools for what activities?
Hunting and preparing food
Why were the punishments in Hammurabi's Code so severe?
Hammurabi wanted people to be afraid of committing a crime.
Many early civilizations, such as Mesopotamia and Egypt, developed near what resource?
Rivers
After the dispersion of the Jewish people, what was the main role of the rabbi?
teacher
Why did Ramses the Great build huge temples?
to display his power and wealth
What invention was most important to the development of agriculture in early civilizations?
Irrigation
What two river run through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
The early form of writing called pictographs is best described as
pictures that represent objects.
What was the Exodus?
Moses led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt.
On the banks of which river did the Kush civilization develop?
the Nile River