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The Writing is on the Wall
Where in the World?
The Law of the Land
100
A government where the leader is the head of church and state.
What is a theocracy
100
Codiefied the laws in Babylonia.
Who is Hammurabi?
100
Form of writing developed by the people of the Nile River Valley.
What is hieroglyphics?
100
The land between rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
100
Hammurabi's code was divided into these 2 sections.
What are the civil and criminal law codes?
200
They believed they were "the chosen people".
What is the Hebrews?
200
The founder of the Hebrew People.
Who is Abraham?
200
Symbols carved with a stylus in Sumeria.
What is cuneiform?
200
The 2 rivers which bordered the Sumerian Civilization.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates River?
200
Form of community developed by the Sumerians.
What is a city-state?
300
Abraham's 12 sons.
What is the 12 Tribes of Israel?
300
A famous Chaldean who rebuilt the city of Babylon and brought it to its glory once again.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
300
Phoenicians were famous for these 2 things.
What is their alphabet and library?
300
Modern day nation located in Mesopotamia.
What is Iraq?
300
The great Akkadian leader.
Who is Sargon?
400
The Persian religion's great prophet who taught there was a choice between good and evil.
Who is Zoraster?
400
The Persians conquered Babylon and this ruler became famous in the Fertile Crescent Region.
Who is Cyrus?
400
Helped decode hieroglyphics.
What is the rosetta stone?
400
The Phoenicians lived in the Western end of the Fertile Crescent which consist of these 3 modern day countries.
What is Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
400
Hitite Law was unique in that it was the first time only major crimes recieved the death penalty and this was institued instead of retaliation.
What is a fine.
500
Brick temples in Sumeria.
What is a ziggurat?
500
The only monotheistic pharoah.
Who is Amenhotep?
500
The assyrian culture is famous for this tale which is one of the oldest works of literature known.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
500
A strip of land which runs from the Istmus of Suez through Southeast Asia to the Persian Gulf.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
500
Judeo-Christian laws are founded on these.
What are the 10 Commandments?