The Tigris and Euphrates rivers created rich farmland aloowing this.
Why did civilizations develop in the Fertile Crescent?
100
Why did the Medes and Chaldeans join forces?
To destroy the Assyrian empire.
100
What was significant about Hammurabi's Code?
The laws were written down.
100
How did Irrigation help Mesopotamia?
It gave the people a dependable source of water which helped increase food supply.
100
How was the Phoenician alphabet helpful?
It helped people learn to read and write.
200
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is Mesopotamia
200
The Conquest of Canaan
What is a major event in the history of the Israelites.
200
Look at the Map. What is located near letter B?
Tigris and Euphrates river.
200
How did Metalsmithing help Mesopotamia as a civilization?
They could use Copper and Bronze weapons which gave them better military
They created metal plows
200
Hammurabi's Code was based on what?
An "eye for an eye"
300
What made Babylon a crossroads of trade?
It was located between the cities to the south and north.
300
Why did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?
Phoenicians sold valuable wood and purple dye to neighboring people.
300
Look at the Map. Draw a line from Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan.
From B to C
300
How did the domesitcation of animals help Mesopotamia
They domesticated sheep, goats, pigs and cattle which allowed them to have meat, wool, milk and skins readily available.
Other animals were used to do work on the farms.
300
Where was the first writing developed?
Mesopotamia
400
See Map. Where are the Tigris and Euphrates located?
B
400
Name 1 thing the Babylonians and Isrelites have in common.
The both lived according to a code of laws.
400
Look at the Map. Where would you find modern day Turkey?
D
400
Name 2 inventions that helped Mesopotamia.
How did they help?
Wheel- Transportation
Sail- Transportation on water
Metal plow- Did the hard work to allow an increase in food supply
400
What made the Israelites different from other ancient people?
They believed in ONE god.
500
What is a caravan?
Groups of travelers, coming and going from the cities of Sumar to the south and Akkad to the north.
500
What is a city-state?
Each city acted as a state, with its own special god/goddess, its own government, and eventually its own king.
500
Which King of the Israelites united the 12 tribes and founded Jerusalem as his capital city in 1000 B.C.E.
Who is King David
500
Describe the levels of society in Ancient Egypt
Top- Pharaoh
Small Upper Class- Priests, pharaoh's court, nobles
Middle Class- merchants and skilled workers
Laregest group- peasants-did labor work
500
What is a ziggurat?
A giant stone building in the center of the city. The main temple to the gods.