Sumeria
The name of the first written language was created here
what is cuneiform
The leader of the Babylonian empire who united the Sumerian city-states again.
who is Hammurabi
The Assyrian empire lay in this direction from Sumer and Babylon in Mesopotamia.
What is the north
The Phoenicians weren't actually from Phoenicia. They were given this name from the Greeks for this color dye they sold from sea snails.
what is purple
The Israelites began their existence in the hills of this river valley in Mesopotamia.
What is the Jordan River Valley
Translation of the Greek term Mesopotamia
"between the rivers"
The first judicial system was developed during the Babylonian Empire. It was called
what is Hammurabi's code
The Assyrians were clever in siege warfare. They invented this which allowed them to penetrate the walls of the city-states of the Mesopotamia.
what is battering ram
The Phoenicians were from this land on the Mediterranean coast.
What is Canaan
Much of what is know about the early history of the Israelites comes from stories told in this ancient text know as the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah.
The two rivers that formed this region of the world.
Euphrates and Tigris
Hammurabi created a system of roads where these groups traveled with goods to sell at the local bazaars.
caravans
The Assyrian Empire grew to great new heights. During their reign, their empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to this great river valley region to the west.
What is the Nile River Valley
Perhaps the greatest achievement of the Phoenicians was the system of letters that represent the sounds of a language that allowed people from all classes to write.
What is an alphabet
This prophet was said to lead the Israelites from Mesopotamia to Canaan.
Who is Abraham
This was a pyramid made of terraces, one on top of another, linked by ramps and stairs used for religious, social, and economic activities.
ziggurats
The New Babylonian Empire developed massive walls, beautiful gardens, centers of learning science, and astronomers charted the paths of the stars and measured the length of the year under this king's rule.
Who is King Nebuchadnessar
The Assyrians were great warriors. Perhaps their most feared weapon was this, which was said to slash through their enemies troops.
what are chariots
The Phoenicians were great traders. They traded cedar wood that grew in their native land in the present day country of
What is Lebanon
Moses was the prophet who led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The mass movement of Israelites from Egypt was known as this.
What is an exodus.
Sumer was conquered when this king of the Akkadians united the Sumerian city-states.
King Sargon
Hammurabi stretched his kingdom north all the way to this city-state, where he seized war chariots, weapons, and tools that were the best in the world.
What is Mari
As the Assyrian Empire reached its peak, this capital city had a library containing thousands of clay tablets from Sumer.
What is Nineveh
The Phoenicians were able to hide most of their wealth by paying off the powerful empires to the east by giving them tributes. They also hid most of their wealthy cities like their most important city in the Mediterranean.
What is Carthage
The heart of Judaism are the Ten Commandments. The prophets preached this code of ethics or what type of behavior that urged the Israelites to live good and decent lives.
What is moral behavior (the idea of understanding right from wrong).