Vocabulary
A long period without rain.
What is a drought?
The name of the 2 rivers in the fertile crescent
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
The two big inventions that the Sumerians were known for.
What are sailboats and wheeled vehicles?
This is the city-state that Hammurabi was the ruler of.
What is Babylon?
This is how "Jews" got their name
What is the kingdom of Judah?
A large temple located in the center of Sumerian cities.
What is a ziggurat?
Why the fertile crescent is fertile
What is because of the silt?
The Sumerians would write their cuneiform on this.
What is a wet clay tablet
This is how many laws are in the code of Hammurabi.
What is 282?
This is the capital of Israel.
What is Jerusalem?
The belief of many gods and goddesses.
What is polytheism?
The 2 crops that are grown in Mesopotamia
What are wheat and barley
This is the mythical hero said to have lived in Sumer
Who is Gilgamesh
These are the roles that kings played in city states.
What is judge, general, canal overseer?
This is how Israel got its name.
What is after the son of Abraham, Israel?
The belief in only one god.
What is monotheism?
The god of water
Who is Enki?
This is who the Sumerians would trade with
Who are the Phoenicians?
This is the 3 things that scribes would write.
What are letters, records, and stories
This is who Moses murdered.
Who is an Egyptian slave owner?
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the torah?
This is how Hammurabi would weaken opposing city-states
What is damming the Euphrates river?
This is how many characters are in cuneiform.
What is 500?