Sumer
What do we call a professional writer?
Scribe
Who was below the king in Mesopotamian social classes?
Government Officials
What were Israelites known for that made them unique among ancient people?
Monotheism
Capital of Maine
Augusta
Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means what?
Land between 2 rivers
Define cuneiform
1st System of writing; with wedges and lines
What do we call the tablets that outlined the rules of Judaism?
Ten Commandments
Capital of Arizona
Phoenix
What attracted people to the Fertile Crescent?
fertile soil and life giving rivers
Who created the 1st alphabet?
Phoenicians
Who led the Israelites to develop a belief in 1 God?
Abraham
Capital of Mississippi
Jackson
Why did a ziggurat have many terraces, 1 on top of the other?
So the gods could descend to Earth
Why did trade develop in Mesopotamia?
Surplus food allowed them to trade for items they did not have
Abraham and Moses are both prophets in what 3 religions?
Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Capital of South Dakota
Why were scribes important people in Sumer?
Kept records for the kings & priests and business transactions
Name 3 inventions by the people of the Fertile Crescent and their importance
plow, wheel & axle, # system, astronomy, cuneiform
What is the Jewish holy book and what does it have in common with Christianity?
The Torah is made up of 5 books which Christians would later adopt as first 5 books of the Bible’s Old Testament
Capital of Nevada
Carson City