A COMBINATION OF SIGNS AND SYMBOLS TO MAKE GROUPS OF WEDGES AND LINES IS KNOWN AS THIS
What is cuneiform?
200
These two bodies of water were THE source of life for the peoples of Mesopotamia.
What are the Euphrates River and the Tigris River?
200
Two of the biggest and most important Mesopotamian civilizations.
What is Assyria and Babylonia?
200
He taught the Hebrew people to practice monotheism.
Who is Abraham?
300
A GROUP OF TRAVELERS JOURNEYING TOGETHER
What is a caravan?
300
a binding agreement
What is a covenant?
300
These were usually found in the center of the city. They were pyramids made of terraces, one on top of another, linked by ramps and stairs. At the top was a shrine.
What is a ziggurat?
300
A city famous for its snails that produced purple dye
What is Tyre?
300
the Israelites' most sacred text
What is the Torah?
400
AN ORGANIZED LIST OF LAWS
What is a code?
400
THE SCATTERING OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A COMMON BACKGROUND OR BELIEFS
What is diaspora?
400
An artifact of a wooden panel that shows images of peacetime, while the opposite shows images of war. It also provides clues about jobs and social classes in Ur.
What is The Standand of Ur?
400
The alphabet used in the United States is based on one created by these people.
Who are the Phoenicians?
400
Where Moses led the Israelites out of.
What is Egypt?
500
MANY TERRITORIES AND PEOPLES CONTROLLED BY ONE GOVERNMENT
What is an empire?
500
A TIME WHEN THERE IS SO LITTLE FOOD THAT MANY PEOPLE STARVE
What is famine?
500
This led to the weakening of the cities of Sumer.
What is fighting between city-states over land use and river water.
500
When writing was developed in Mesopotamia.
What is about 3100 B.C.
500
These people drove the Israelites away from their homeland, known as the Jewish diaspora.