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Vocabulary
The Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
Babylonia and Assyria
Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Lydians
100
This is a large pyramid shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms
What is a Ziggurat
100
Land that has rich soil and has a curved shape
What is the Fertile Crescent
100
Is a wedged shaped writing system used to keep records
What is cuneiform
100
Was the Assyrian king during the height of the Assyrian Empire
Who was Ashurbanipal
100
Were a set of laws given to Moses by God
What are the Ten Commandments
200
A group of people who have a complex, organized society is called
What is a civilization
200
Means a Land Between Two Rivers
What is Mesopotamia
200
Is the worship of many gods
What is polytheism
200
Was a set of 282 laws and was the code of laws for the Babylonian society. They were designed to ensure justice and protect the weak.
What is the Code of Hammurabi
200
Were the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
What is the Torah
300
Means that the right to rule is god given
What is Divine Kingship
300
Helped the people to control when and how much thay watered their crops
What is irrigation
300
Was the Akkadian ruler, who conquered other city-states, uniting them under his rule to creat the world's first empire
Who is Sargon
300
The Assyrians placed a high value on these two things
What is war and conquest
300
Were some advantages that the Phoenician form of writing had over cuneiform
What is it was probably easier to learn and use, making it faster to write.
400
Is a city-state in northern Mesopotamia
What is Akkad
400
The production of surplus foods led to this
What is the rise of civilization in southern Mesopotomia
400
A code of laws were written, ziggurats were built, cuneiform was created and the wheel.
What were some of the accomplishments of the last dynasty of Sumer?
400
Because Ashurbanipal was a very educated ruler he build a great library in this capital city
What is Nineveh
400
He maintained peace and a prosperous kingdom and he formed trade partnerships with the Phoenicians.
Why was Solomon concidered to be a wise ruler?
500
Is the city-state in southern Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
500
This developed because Mesopotamia lacked many natural resources
What is trade with other peoples
500
Describe who made up the class system that existed in Sumer
What is wealthy business people, landowners, government workers, artisans and farm workers, and slaves
500
List some of the achievements of the Babylonian culture
What is the Hanging Gardens and beautiful buildings, the focus on trade and learning, the accomplishments of mathematicians and astronomers
500
Identify three important Hebrew leaders and describe what they are known for
Deborah, was a judge. David, united the Hebrew tribes into a kingdom. Solomon, built a great temple and was a wise ruler