Judaism
Ancient River Valleys
Mesopotamia
Pre-History I
Misc
100
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
100
What is something all early civilizations had in common?
They all settled along river valleys
100
The area surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was known as:
Mesopotamia
100
How do historians define what prehistoric is?
The time before written records.
100
What civilization created the world's first monotheistic religion?
Hebrews
200
What is the main holy city for Judaism?
Jerusalem
200
____________=Belief in ONE God
____________=Belief in MANY gods
Monotheistic=ONE
Polytheistic=MANY
200
The world's first written law code:
Hammurabi's Code
200
Why is the Paleolithic Era called the Old Stone Age
Used rudimentary stone tools-prior to agricultural revolution.
200
Which group were great traders and carried civilization throughout the Mediterranean?
Phoenicians
300
What is the Jewish Holy Book?
The Torah
300
What were the three main reasons many civilizations began in river valleys?
1. Rich soil
2. Water for agriculture
3.Natural barriers for protection (i.e. Mountains, Desert, etc.)
300
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Ziggurat
300
What did the domestication of plants lead to?
Agriculture
300
What is an archaeologist?
A scientist who search for, dig up, and study human remains to understand the past.
400
What serves as the moral code for Judaism?
The 10 Commandments
400
What are two types of governments found in Ancient River Valleys?
City-States, Kingdoms, Empires
400
The first written language in Sumeria is known as:
Cuneiform
400
How were agricultural villages different than nomad hunting and gathering bands?
Sedentary, safer, more abundance of food.
400
What was one of the most important contributions of the Phoenicians?
Alphabet
500
What is the term for the scattering of the Jews that occurs after period of exile?
Diaspora
500
Most early civilizations had a centralized government based on what kind of authority?
Religious
500
Babylon took control of Mesopotamia from what other civilization?
Sumeria
500
Name one result of the Agricultural Revolution
Answers will vary, sedentary lifestyle-villages-civilizations.
500
Name one thing that Mesopotamian civilizations had.
Writing, architecture, law codes.