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Vocabulary 1
Geography
Vocabulary 2
Babylon & Judaism
Vocabulary 3
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An ancient Mesopotamian empire that extended thorughout the Fertile Cresecent in the 1700s B.C.
What is Babylonia
100
On a map this area looks like a quarter moon
What is Fertile Cresent
100
A fertile region in southwestern Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia
What is Fertile Crescent
100
The country of Israel was named after him
What is Abraham's grandson
100
Prophet who led the Isralelites out of slavery in Egypt
Who was Moses
200
A large temple located inthe centers of ancient Sumerian cities
What is Ziggurat
200
The king under which Babylonia became rich and powerful due in part to the oldest written codes of law
Who is Hammurabi
200
King of the Babylonian empire; creator of one of the world's oldest codes of law
What is Hammurabi
200
Moses heard God speak to him through this
What is the Burning Bush
200
A group of ancient city-states in southern Mesopotamia; the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
300
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible containing the laws and teachings of Judaism
What is Torah
300
The Tigris and Euphrates river flow into this
What is Persian Gulf
300
The scattering of Jews to many parts of the world
What is Diaspora
300
In city-states, they were also generals and judges
What are Kings
300
A weekly day of rest, prayer, and study
What is Sabbath
400
A belief in one God
What is monotheism
400
The Greek meaning of Mesopotamia
What is land between two rivers
400
The religion of the Jewish people
What is Judaism
400
He was considered to be the first leader of the Jews
Who was Abraham
400
An ancient city in western Asia; captial of present-day Isreal
What is Jerusalem
500
A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects; developed in ancient Sumer
What is cuneiform
500
Babylon was home to this ancient wonders of the world.
What are Hanging Gardens
500
A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the eastern part of the Fertile Cresent
What is Tigris River
500
He was a prophet and first Jewish worshipper
Who was Moses
500
According to the Hebrew Bible, the laws God gave Moses on Mount Sinai
What is Ten Commandments