People
Founding father of the nation of Israel
Abraham
Area of land in the Fertile Crescent that means "between the rivers".
Mesopotamia
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were the ________ of Israel.
Patriarchs
Greatest technological advancement by the Sumerians
Wheel
The way of life for a group of people
Culture
Sly animal that Hammurabi was compared to
Fox
Son of Jacob that was sold into slavery by his brothers.
Joseph
After the flood, Noah's family settled here
Shinar
The act of putting man in the place of God
Humanism
Being created in God's image makes man special and means that man has what three characteristics.
1. Know difference between good and evil
2. Language
3. Choices
The scattering of people over the earth
Dispersion
Hammurabi did not practice Equality Under the Law which means:
People who commit the same crime suffer the same punishment.
Adam and Eve's son from whose lineage Jesus came.
Seth
City that Abraham lived in when God called him to move.
Ur
Wandering herdsman with no permanent home
Nomads
Most important accomplishment of the Sumerians.
Writing
Wedged shape writing
Cuneiform
Hammurabi is best remembered for making sure the people knew these.
Laws
Sumerians were descendants from which of Noah's sons?
Ham
What two cities did God destroy with fire and brimstone?
Sodom & Gomorrah
Person who worships only One God & Person who worships many gods.
Monotheist & Polytheist
Sumerian structures built in stages with each level smaller than the previous one
ziggurats
The rule of a nation over other cities or nations
Empire
Which god did Hammurabi supposedly receive his laws?
Shamash
Leader that led the building of the Tower of Babel
Nimrod
The two rivers of the Fertile Crescent
Tigris & Euphrates
Group of people appointed by a leader to help him rule.
Bureaucracy
What was the "Fall of Man"?
Original sin of Adam and Eve
People group that live with their own land and own government.
Nation-state
Hammurabi made the laws know to the people. This is know as _____________.
Promulgation