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14 Cards in this Set
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What Chaldean city did Abraham come from?
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Ur
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Which hemisphere is often called the Old World?
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Eastern Hemisphere
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What do we call a belief based on fear and ignorance instead of truth?
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superstition
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The study of ancient people by examining remains, preserving & recovering artifacts is ___.
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archaelology
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Who were the first people to use an arch and a dome in their buildings?
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the Sumerians
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What instrument did the Sumerians use to stamp their articles or documents?
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a seal
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What was the most common type of seal used in Sumer?
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the cylinder
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What two rivers make the Fertile Crescent a green and growing area?
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the Euphrates & the Tigris
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What is located on top of a ziggurat?
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an altar
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Be able to find Ur, Babylon, the Euphrates & Tigris Rivers, Mt. Ararat, the Mediterranean Sea, & Mesopotamia on a map.
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See text p. 13
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God promised Abraham the land of ___.
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Canaan
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What were the tall, layered temples built by Sumerians called?
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ziggurats
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