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Origins of Man
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Ancient Israelites
Bonus
100
A person who regularly moves from place to place
What is a nomad?
100
Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
100
For about how many years did Ramses II rule?
What is 66 years?
100
Led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
Who is Moses?
100
Forced payments made by conquered people
What is tribute?
200
The development of different kinds of jobs
What is specialization?
200
A god or goddess
What is a deity?
200
During the Middle Kingdom, the capital city changed from Memphis to_________________
What is Thebes
200
A female judge who helped the Israelites defeat the Canaanites
Who is Deborah?
200
These documents that include the oldest compete copy of the book of Isaiah were found in 1947 by shepherd boys
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
300
Term A.D. means
What is "anno domini"?
300
A Greek word meaning "land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
300
The ancient Egyptians studied ______________________ to learn how to obtain life after death.
What is The Book of the Dead?
300
Moses received the Ten Commandments here
What is Mt. Sinai?
300
The first five books of the Hebrew bible
What is the Torah?
400
In 1991, two hikers discovered the body of this man who lived 5,300 years ago
Who is Otzi the Iceman?
400
The Mesopotamians' belief in many gods.
What is Polytheism?
400
This organ was left inside the body during the mummification process
What is the heart?
400
Food that is prepared according to Jewish dietary laws
What is kosher?
400
The holiday that celebrates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees
What is Hanukkah?
500
Assyrian kings divided the empire into political districts known as
What are provinces?
500
Groups of traveling merchants
What are caravans?
500
Trade and iron making were two major economic activities of _________________________
What is Kush?
500
Samuel anointed this man as the first king of the Israelites
Who is Saul?
500
Piye ruled Kush and Egypt from what city?
What is Napata?