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Key Concepts
Vocabulary
Key Concepts
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What do we call an organized list of laws and rules?
A code
100
What is a religious leader who is regarded as someone who speaks for God or a god called?
A prophet
100
Why did civilizations develop in the Fertile Crescent?
The rivers there created very rich farmland.
100
What name is given to a time when there is so little food that many people starve?
famine
100
Why was Hammurabi's Code so significant?
For the first time, laws were written down.
200
What is a group of traders traveling together called?
caravan
200
The settlement of Canaan is one of the major events in the history of which group of people?
The Israelites
200
Which empire did Medes and the Chaldeans join forces to destroy?
The Assyrian Empire
200
Name a region in SW Asia where the first civilizations appeared.
Fertile Crescent
200
What did the Phoenician alphabet make easier for the people in the ancient world?
It was easier to learn to read and write.
300
What term is used for the belief in one god?
monotheism
300
Who was the King of Babylon from 1792 to 1750 B.C. and the creator of the Babylonian empire?
Hammurabi
300
What were the Israelites known for that made them unique among ancient peoples?
They worshipped one god.
300
A term used for the belief in many gods.
polytheism
300
Why did the cities in Sumer develop into city-states?
There were long stretches of desert land between the cities.
400
What is a traditional story and in some cultures, a legend, that explains people's beliefs called?
a myth
400
Who is the Israelite leader whom the Torah credits with leading Israelites from Egypt to Canaan?
Moses
400
What did Phoenician people do to make their community a thriving and wealthy region?
Phoenicians sold valuable wood and dyed cloth to neighboring peoples.
400
What is a market selling different kinds of goods called?
A bazaar
400
Why did Babylon become an important center of trade?
Babylon was centrally located between cities to the north and south.
500
What term is used for the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs?
diaspora
500
How did the people of Mesopotamia benefit from the physical geography of their region?
There are two main rivers that provided water to the rich soil for growing crops. Land was centrally located to attract traders. Trading helped make Mesopotamia prosperous.
500
What were three important contributions made by the ancient peoples living in the Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean?
Hammurabi set down a written code for everyone in the empire. A system of writing was developed. The alphabet was created.
500
The Star of David and the Torah are symbols of which religion?
Judaism
500
Name the two rivers Mesopotamia lies between?
The Tigris and The Euphrates Rivers