Mesopotamia
What does Mesopotamia literally mean?
Between rivers
What is the Holy book in Judaism?
The Torah
_________ is the belief in one God
Monotheism
What type of sources is a diary?
Primary
What does the “A” in GRAPES stand for?
Achievements
What was the religion in Mesopotamia?
Polytheistic
Who is the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
___________is a belief in multiple Gods.
Polytheism
What are the two time periods the Stone Age is broken down into?
Paleolithic and Neolithic
What category of GRAPES helps to determine and influence all the other characteristics of a civilization?
Geography
What was the name of the written Law code in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi Law code
What is the name of God in Judaism?
Yahweh
___________ is the earliest known writing system, originally developed to record the Sumerian language of southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).
Cuneiform
What are the five themes of Geography?
Movement, region, location, interaction, and place.
Why was religion developed?
To honor a higher power and explain phenomena that they did not understand.
What is the name of two rivers Mesopotamia is in between?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the symbol of Judaism called?
The Star of David
____________is the controlled application of water for agricultural purposes through man made systems to supply water requirements not satisfied by rainfall.
Irrigation
Which civilization created a writing system known as Hieroglyphics?
Egypt
What are the two categories of religion that we have discuss?
Polytheism and Monotheism
Why was Mesopotamia in the Perfect location? Looking for two reasons.
It was on fertile land and in-between two rivers
What are the three main ideas of Judaism?
God, Torah, and Israel
__________ is a religious leader in Judaism
Rabbis
List the four River Valley civilizations we talked about?
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, and Chinese River valley
Why do we use GRAPES when talking about Civilizations?
Helps us to breakdown important elements of Civilizations.