Sumerians
What two rivers flow outside of Mesopotamia?
What is "Tigris and Euphrates"
In what country are the ruins of Ancient Babylon?
What is "Iraq"
Who conquered the Phoenicians?
What is "Persians"
How many times did the descendants of Abraham get enslaved
What is "Twice"
What college did Mr. Patterson attend?
What is "UNC-Pembroke"
Another ancient civilization that lived in Mesopotamia was the
What is "the Babylonians"
Babylonian mathematics was based on the number?
What is "60"
The Phoenicians and Egyptians traded in what?
What is "Wine & Linen"
A code of conduct that became very influential in areas dominated by Christianity
What is "The Ten Commandments"
How many years has Mr. Patterson coached at TMSA?
What is "2"
The development of a complex writing system required the emergence of a separate class of people who were skilled at cuneiform, called
What is "Scribes"
What is "the Bow"
a system of symbols(letters) that represent the sounds of speech, as an alternative to cuneiform around 1000 B.C.E.
What is "Alphabetic Script"
What Region did Hebrews first live?
What is "Canaan"
In basketball, what position did Mr. Patterson play in high school?
What is "Power Forward"
Perhaps the oldest Sumerian written story produced
What is "The Epic of Gilgamesh"
The study of objects outside Earth’s atmosphere
What is "astronomy"
How many letters did the original Phoenician alphabet have?
What is "22"
Which two kingdoms conquered the Hebrews for the 2nd time? You can name just one
What is "Assyrians and Babylonians"
What school did Mr. Patterson coach at before TMSA?
What is "Thales Academy"
What is the reasoning for the Sumerian Decline?
What is "acidic soil, extreme drought, invaders conquering"
King Hammurabi is famous for creating a set of laws, what were the main purpose of these codes?
Two alphabets evolved from the basic system pioneered by the Phoenicians. One of them is Arabic, name the other?
What is "Hebrew"
When did Abraham leave Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan? (Year)
What is "2000 B.C.E."
Before teaching, what was Mr. Patterson's original major?
Hint: Deals with sports
What is "Athletic Trainer"