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100
this king ruled Babylon & created a code of 282 laws for people to follow
Who is Hammurabi?
100
this word means "land between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
100
these were the largest & most impressive temples that were believed to link the heavens and earth
What is a ziggurat?
100
to exchange goods or services for other goods & services
What is to barter?
200
this king united the Hebrew tribes to form Israel
Who is King David?
200
this area gets its' name from its shape and rich soil
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
this Hebrew word means "to teach"
What is Torah?
200
a professional writer
What is a scribe?
300
Who made a covenant with God & founded Judaism?
Who is Abraham?
300
These are the two rivers that flow through the Fertile Crescent
What are the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers?
300
the Sumerians and the people of their neighboring city-states all believed in _________________ religions
What is polytheistic?
300
a set of symbols that represent the sounds of language
What is the alphabet?
400
it was said that this king created the first empire that stretched from "sunrise to sunset"
Who is Sargon?
400
this method of transporting water allowed farming to be successful in Mesopotamia
What is irrigation?
400
Judaism, based on the belief in one god, is this type of religion,
What is monotheistic religion?
400
wedge-shaped writing
What is cuneiform?
500
after conquering Assyria, this king of Babylon rebuilt the city-state including the Tower of Babel
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II?
500
these two bodies of water form the eastern and western boundaries of the Fertile Crescent
What are the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea?
500
this building was built to house the Torah
What is Solomon's Temple?
500
the idea that the right to rule is god-given
What is divine kingship?