Hammurabi
Hammurabi was king of _________________
Babylon
The Minoans were from the island of ___________.
Crete
The Myceneans lived on ______________________
Mainland Greece
Phonecians made ships called_______
Biremes
Phonecians were in modern-day ________
Israel
What was Hammurabi's laws called? How many laws were there?
Code of Hammurabi, 282
Describe at least two facts about life in Minoan civilization.
Peaceful, advanced with sewers and plumbing, lots of trade because of the ship building, women wore jewelry and dresses, it was warm, etc.
What kind of people were the Hittites?
Warlike, because they built an empire by conquering other people
Describe Phoenician religion. What were their gods called? What was one name of a god?
Polytheistic, baals, Ishtar or Moloch
What does the word "Phonecia" mean?
Red-purple, land of purple
Divine right of kings, Marduk
Where was the famous palace of the Minoans? Describe 3 details of the palace
Knossos. 6 acres, beautiful frescoes, labyrinth, many stories high
Myceneans built ______ on hills? Acropolis means_____.
citadels; high, protected place
Describe the Phoenician alphabet.
Phonetic alphabet, each symbol represented a sound, specifically a consonant sound, and it was written on papyrus
What was one theme or repeated lesson that you saw when hearing these stories about Hebrew history? What story do you see this in?
Many answers, but faith is a good one, seen in abraham leaving Ur, sacrificing Isaac, noah building the ark etcc
What are two similarities between the Code of Hammurabi and the Ten Commandments? What is one difference?
Similarities - laws for all of life, contained punishments, moral code to live by, etc.
Difference - Hammurabi distinguishes btwn social class
What was Minoan art like? What does this tell us about these people?
It was filled with sea animals, scenes of people, movement and bulls. It shows that they were a peaceful people, war was not valued, and that they lived by the sea
How did the Mycenaean civilization end?
Invasion of the Dorians
Describe the purple dye, how it was made, and why it was signficant.
Made from Murex shellfish. It was disgusting and hard to make, so it became a symbol of royalty
Describe the trade of the Phonecians. What did they export, where and what did they trade?
Cypress and cedar trees and dyes were big exports. They traded with Britain for furs and hides, and with Africa for jewelry and spices
In your opinion, what kind of ruler was Hammurabi? Use 4 examples to support your answer
What is the legend about how the Aegean Sea got its name?
Why were the Hittites able to defeat their enemies?
They made iron weapons out of tin and copper while their enemies had bronze weapons. Iron is harder so they had stronger swords
What three things were the Phoenicians famous for? Say one fact about each of these
Alphabet (our alphabet comes from the Phonetic alphabet), ships and trade (they established trading colonies in Carthage), and purple dye (made from murex
Describe two biblical stories and how they connect to things we have been learning about in other civilizations