Chapter 1 Historian Resources
The most important resource to historians
What are written records.
This Greek term means "land between two rivers".
What is Mesopotamia?
This person received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
The writing system that the Phoenicians invented greatly influenced the Greeks.
What is an alphabet?
The top of the social hierarchy in Egypt.
Information and practices that are passed down from generation to generation.
What is tradition.
Temple towers. The Tower of Babel was likely one.
What are ziggurats?
This person made a covenant with God to give the Hebrews the land of Canaan.
Who is Abraham?
This product, made from mollusks, was highly valuable, making the Phoenicians incredibly wealthy from its trade.
What is purple dye?
A textbook is a type of this type of resource.
What is a secondary source?
The world's first code of laws was established by this person.
Who is Hammurabi?
The number of tribes of Israel, based on the children of Jacob.
What is 12?
This product was traded to King Solomon, allowing him to build the temple in Jerusalem.
What are cedar and fir trees?
This person united the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt.
Who is Menes?
An autobiography is a type of this resource.
What is a primary resource?
The practice of attempting to predict the future based on the positioning of objects in the sky.
What is astrology?
Who is King Solomon?
The Hebrews were led astray and began worshipping this Phoenician pagan god in Israel during the 8th and 9th centuries BC.
Baal
The Old Kingdom is referred to as this...
What is the "Age of the Pharaohs"?
A photo of someone from the Great Depression during the 1930's is a type of this resource.
What is a primary resource?
The world's first empire
What is the Akkadian Empire?
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
This was the leading city-state of the Phoenicians, its demise foretold by the prophet Ezekiel. It was eventually invaded by Nebuchadnezzar and then Alexander the Great.
What is Tyre?
This pharaoh greatly expanded Egyptian territory militarily and, possibly, was the pharaoh of the Exodus.