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Achievements and Contributions
Judaism
Miscellaneous
100

Name one current country in the Fertile Crescent region.

Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran

100

Who established an organized code of laws?

Hammurabi 

100

What term means the belief in many gods?

Polytheism

100

What term describes that religious buildings built in Mesopotamia?

Ziggurat 

200

How did farmers control the amount of water for their crops?

irrigation systems 

200

What is the term for a city that has its own government and traditions.

city-state

200

What made Judaism different than the other religions in Ancient Mesopotamia?

It was monotheistic.  

200

Who was the ruler of the Assyrian Empire that ruled over the Fertile Crescent from 688 BC to 627 BC?  

King Ashurbanipal 

300

What does "Mesopotamia" mean in Greek?

"between rivers"

300

What is the name of the writing system in Mesopotamia?

Cuneiform

300

Name two other major religions that have been influenced by Judaism?

Islam and Christianity 

300

Who started a series of building projects in Babylon?

Nebuchadnezzar II

400

What are the four main bodies of water in/near the Fertile Crescent.

Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Tigris River, Euphrates River

400

Which Mesopotamian city-state created cuneiform?

Sumer

400

Which important Jewish text contains the Ten Commandments?

Torah

400

What important contribution did the Lydians invent?

coins

500
How did the geography of the Fertile Crescent lead to the first civilization?
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river was fertile and good for growing crops.  Because of this, there was a surplus of crops.  This meant that not everyone needed to farm to survive.  This created other jobs and more time for people to create new things.
500

Name three important Mesopotamian contributions.

  • cuneiform writing

  • written laws (Code of Hammurabi)

  • the wheel

  • the calendar

  • 60-second minute 

  • the arch

  • use of place value in mathematics

  • astronomy, etc.

500

Who was known to have led his people to the "promised land."

Abraham

500

How did the Phoenicians contribute to interdependence in the ancient world?

They were great sailors and traders.  They linked different cultures through trade and spread ideas.