Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia lies in between these two rivers, that are also named in the first book of the Bible.
What are the Euphrates and Tigris?
Who is Dido?
This man did not have his first child until he was about a hundred years old.
Who is Abraham?
Along with the two rivers, Mesopotamians benefitted from snow melting off these mountains.
Mesopotamia is part of this greater region in Southwest Asia, which extended from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Phoenicians ventured into this ocean to extend their profits from trade.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This man was a shepherd and had brothers that were much stronger than him, but he killed a very dangerous enemy of the Hebrews that was known for his height.
Who is King David?
Phoenicians lived between this body of water and the Syrian Desert.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A city that is also a separate, independent state is known by this name.
What is a city-state?
This animal was used by the Phoenicians to produce a rich purple dye.
What are snails?
After fleeing from Egypt, the Hebrews wandered in this desert peninsula.
What is the Sinai Peninsula?
The Jordan River was in this region, home to the Israelites as well as other people.
Sumerians worshipped many gods and goddesses, being one of the many cultures to belief in this.
What is polytheism?
Phoenicians relied on this ancient technology to help them conduct trade. Theirs had 22 symbols that represented sounds.
What is the Phoenician Alphabet?
A time of so little food that many people starve is known by this six letter word.
What is a famine?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers provided this material which was used for writing on.
What is clay?
This law code had laws for adopting children, practicing medicine, hiring wagons or boats, and controlling dangerous animals.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This dense wood was great for seafaring and was even used in the construction of Solomon's temple.
What is cedar?
When Solomon's Kingdom divided after his death, the Northern region was known by this name, and the southern region was called this.
What is Israel and Judah?
This development made it possible for people in the Fertile Crescent to make cities.
What is farming?