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The name of the Hebrew religion
What is Judaism
100
The father of the Hebrews
Who is Abraham
100
The Chosen People of God in the ancient world.
Who are the Hebrews
100
The Sumerians invented some of these things (at least two)
What are carts, sails for boats, bronze tools, writing, irrigation, number system
100
The name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
200
This word means "land between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia
200
This man built the temple in Jerusalem
Who is Solomon
200
Very cruel conquerers who ruled with terror
Who are the Assyrians
200
Sumerian temples built in the middle of the city
What is a ziggurat
200
The belief in only one god
What is monotheism
300
This is an independent city surrounded by farming villages
What is a city-state
300
The man who led the Hebrews out of Egypt
Who is Moses
300
This group of people gained control of Mesopotamia AFTER the Akkadians
Who are the Babylonians
300
The Hebrews received these laws from Moses when he went up to Mount Sinai
What are the Ten Commandments
300
How often did the Tigris and Euphrates flood?
It was always a surprise
400
A man-made mound of dirt used to hold back flooding water
What is a dike
400
Man who wrote down Babylonian laws into a Code
Who is Hammurabi
400
These people developed iron tools and weapons and ruled in the northern part of Mesopotamia
Who are the Hittites
400
This material was used to build instead of using wood or stones
What are clay or mud bricks
400
Sargon was from this city
What is Akkad
500
The name of the five books of Hebrew Law
What is the Torah
500
This man united all of Mesopotamia for the first time
Who is Sargon
500
These people lived on the coast, sailed the seas and developed a simple alphabet
Who are the Phoenicians
500
This is the Sumerian form of writing
What is cuneiform
500
What was the name of the agreement between God and the Hebrews?
What is a covenant