Religion
The belief in many gods.
polytheism?
What was the world’s first civilization in the Mesopotamian region?
Sumer
What modern day country was Mesopotamia located in?
Iraq
When did David become the King.
1000 BCE
What is the definition of diaspora?
Jewish communities living outside of Israel.
Another word for an agreement.
Covenant
What was the civilization that was led by King Hammurabi?
Babylon
Name two rivers that run through ancient Mesopotamia.
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
What leader allowed the Jews to return home from Babylon?
Cyrus the Great of Persia
What is the name of the Hebrew Bible?
Tanakh
The belief in one God.
Monotheism
Who were a brutal group that was very war-like and would often cut off the heads of other groups and leave them at the entrance to towns?
Assyrians
What body of water is to the west of Mesopotamia.
Mediterranean Sea
What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian Empire?
Babylon
In what two countries do most of the 14 million Jews live?
The United States and Israel
The official religion of the Persian Empire was Zoroastrianism, whose main belief was focused on ________ and ________.
Good and Evil
Which civilization traded with Africa and Europe?
The Phoenician Empire
What major event allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE?
farming/agrarian way of life
Who was the founder of the Jewish religion?
Abraham
What does the Jewish holiday of Passover commemorate?
God freeing the Jews from slavery in Egypt, known as the Exodus
Along with drought, what led the the conquest of Sumer?
Fighting among the city-states
What was the group that simplified the Sumerian writing system to 22 symbols?
Phoenicians
What is the shape that Mesopotamia is often referred to?
Crescent
Which leader of an ancient civilization started out life as a cupbearer and a gardener?
Sargon
When Judaism began, what were two main ways it was different than other religions.
Belief in one God
Humans were made in God's image