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Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Judaism
100
created 282 laws about everyday life in Mesopotamia
What was Hammurabi
100
The capital of Egypt
What is Cairo?
100
The temple built by the Mesopotamians to worship their gods.
What is a Ziggurat?
100
This process was used to prepare the dead for the afterlife.
What is mummification?
100
The escape from Egypt.
What was the Exodus?
200
He lead the Hebrews out of Egypt
Who was Moses?
200
A city in Saudi Arabia
What is Mecca? or What is Medina?
200
First form of writing, developed by the Mesopotamians.
What is cuneiform?
200
This is the river valley where the Egyptian civilization began.
What is the Nile?
200
The number of nights in Hanukkah.
What is 8?
300
God promised him land and that his descendants would become a great nation.
Who was Abraham?
300
The capital of Israel
What is Jerusalem?
300
This is the word that means "Land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
300
This word refers to the worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
300
This is the term used for worshiping only one god.
What is monotheism?
400
The final promise the Jews are waiting for is his return.
Who is the Messiah?
400
The capital of Syria
What is Damascus?
400
This had a wall enclosing the city with farmland outside. It also had irrigation canals bringing water from the river.
What is a city-state?
400
Snefru, King Tut and Menes are examples of this.
What is a Pharaoh?
400
This is the Jewish New Year.
What is Rosh Hashanah?
500
The wise Israelite king who built a temple.
Who was Solomon?
500
The capital of Iran
What is Tehran?
500
They were almost as important as the king because they helped the people know how to please their gods.
Who were the priests?
500
This had three languages on it and was used to translate hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
How Passover is celebrated?
What is the seder (or a special meal)?