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Vocabulary

Inventions
Vocab 2
Grab Bag
100
Considered to be the first Jew, he made a covenant with God.
Who is Abraham?
100
Wedge shaped writing formed in clay.
What is cuneiform?
100
The Sumerian civilization created this more than 5, 00 years ago. It was first used in pottery and later for chariots.
What is the wheel?
100
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
100
The practice of one person owning another person.
What is slavery?
200
Led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and received the 10 Commandments from God.
Who is Moses?
200
Method of watering crops.
What is irrigation?
200
The Sumerians developed this first system of writing.
What is cuneiform?
200
An agreement or promise.
What is a covenant?
200
The ruling family of an empire.
What is a dynasty?
300
King of Babylon who came to rule all of Mesopotamia and was famous for his set of laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
Worship of one God.
What is monotheism?
300
Ashurbanipal built the first one of these in the capital of Nineveh.
What is a library?
300
A craftsperson, such as a potter or weaver.
What is an artisan?
300
Sumerian king whose adventures were recorded in an epic.
Who is Gilgamesh?
400
Akkadian king who united all city-states of Mesopotamia forming the world's first empire.
Who is Sargon?
400
Worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
400
The Lydians minted these items first. It made trading simpler and easier.
What are coins?
400
A city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government.
What is a city-state?
400
King of Babylon who is famous for having the Hanging Gardens made for his wife.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II?
500
King of Assyria, famous for creating the first library.
Who is Ashubanipal?
500
Exchange of goods and services.
What is barter?
500
The Phoenicians developed this which was much easier than cuneiform.
What is the alphabet?
500
A group of people in a complex, organized society.
What is a civilization?
500
A hige pyramid-shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms.
What is a ziggurat?