Misc.
What does GRAPES stand for?
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, Social Structure
True or false. Mesopotamia had the first ever story.
True! Called the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Pyramids
How many letters were in the Phoenicians alphabet?
22
What does monotheistic mean?
Belief in one god
Which civilization had over 2,000 gods and goddesses?
Egypt
What was a ziggurat?
A large temple
Egypt was the gift of what river?
The Nile
What modern country were the Phoenicians mostly in?
Lebanon
What sea is next to Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
What civilization created the color purple?
Phoenicians
What is Mesopotamia best known as?
The beginning of civilization OR the land between two rivers
Which pharaoh was called the "boy king?"
King Tut
What is a city-state?
a political system consisting of an independent city
What was discovered in the Dead Sea?
Dead Sea Scrolls
Which civilization wasn't farmers?
Ancient Israel
What were the first people in Mesopotamia known as?
Sumerians
Name three Egyptian pharaohs
Misc.
What are two achievements of the Phoenicians?
Misc.
What country is the Sinai Peninsula part of?
Egypt
Name the GRAPES of one civilization we have studied.
:D
What is Hammurabi's Code?
A set of laws that they created!
What was a pharaoh and how did they view them?
the ruler and they viewed them as gods
What was the major factor that kept the Phoenician city states from uniting?
Mountains
What was the main water source for Ancient Israel?
Jordan River