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Southwestern Asia |
1st civilization settled here |
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The 1st Mesopotamians were: Hunters or farmers or roamers or hunter gatherers? Pick 2 |
Roamers and farmers |
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Why did people settle in southern Mesopotamia? |
The land was fertile |
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How did the Mesopotamians make farming successful? |
By locating between the two rivers |
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Name the two rivers they settled between |
Tigris River Euphrates River |
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Which civilization had walls surrounding city-states, built ziggurats, and had mud-brick houses? |
The Sumerians |
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The people of Mesopotamia developed: A. Steel plow B. A writing system C. A class system D. Farming |
D. Farming |
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What were the advantages to cuneiform writing over picture writing? |
Less confusing, less time, and simple |
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How did Sumerians advance their civilization ? |
They traded goods |
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The ruler of Babylonia? |
Hammurabi |
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What did Hammurabi create? |
The Code of Laws |
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What was the Code of Law's purpose? |
To allow punishment to fit crime fairly and to protect the weak |
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The main difference between the Assyrian and the Babylonian cultures? |
Assyrian promoted war and Babylonians promoted peace and trading and learning |
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The ruler who made Babylon great and glorious |
Nebuchadnezzar |
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Who made the covenant with God? |
Abraham |
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Abraham agreed to what practice? |
To be first Jewish man to only believe in one god |
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Who united the Hebrews? |
King David |
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Where did the Hebrew tribe form at? |
At the Kingdom of Israel |
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Why was Soloman's Temple built? |
To house the Torah |
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What did the Phoenician trading do for the world? |
It spread ideas |
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Made the contribution of the coin that still exists today |
Ludhiana |
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Main difference between the Ten Commandments and the codes of laws? |
Ten Commandments states how one should live life and the codes state what will take place if laws are broken |
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The worship of one god |
Monotheism |
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The area of flat land |
Plains |
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A wedge shaped writing formed in wet clay |
Cuneiform |
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An agreement |
Covenant |
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Method of watering crops |
Irrigation |
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An area of common physical features |
Region |
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A person born later to the same family |
Descendant |
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A group of people in a complex organized society |
Civilization |
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An area of high flat plain |
Plateau |
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The worship of many gods |
Polytheism |
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Judah |
Southern part of Israel that became own kingdom after Soloman's death |
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Israel |
Jewish kingdom by King David |
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Fertile Crescent |
Along the Mediterranean Sea between two River at mouth of Persian Gulf |
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Which countries today are located at the Fertile Crescent? |
Iraq, Jordan, Syria, and Israel |
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Mesopotamia means |
The land between two rivers |
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Canaan |
Eastern Mediterranean where Abraham resettled |
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Abraham was a _________ who lived in _____ and was considered the 1st Jew |
Shepherd Ur |
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Moses |
Hebrew prophet and teacher |
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He led the Hebrews out of slavery and received the Ten Commandments |
Moses |
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Israel's fair and wise ruler? |
Solomon |
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The Akkadian King |
Sargon |
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Name two things Sargon did |
United city-states of Mesopotamia and formed world's first empire |
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Nebuchadnezzar was known for his___________________________ |
Building projects |
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Sumer settled in the _________ |
South |
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Akkad settled in the ____________ |
North |
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How were sumers and Akkads similar? |
Both had own customs of farming and business methods Both had markets to buy and sell goods |
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What language did Sumers speak? |
Sumerian language |
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Akkads spoke ______________ |
Hebrew language |
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The frequent wars were over or about |
Land and water |
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A Sumerian city-state |
Urak |
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Purpose of temples |
To serve as earthly homes for gods |
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Why were ziggurats so tall? |
To link the heavens to the earth |
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What were gods and goddesses responsible for? |
Well-being of the people Fertility of the land |
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Polytheism have gods for..... |
Wind, water, heavens, plow, nearly everything |
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If polytheism gods were pleased, the people would be given |
Peace and prosperity |
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_______________ and __________ were closely linked together |
Religion and government |
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What does Devine kingship mean? |
When selected as king, the ruling was god-given |
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Sumerians right of rule |
The right was given from the father to the son |
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Who developed the class system |
Sumerians |
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Place in order the 5 Sumerian class system |
King Wealthy business people Land owners and government workers Artisans and farmers Slaves |
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Why was the Sumerian writing system developed? |
To keep track of business dealings |
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Other reasons to use writing |
Solve problem Tell stories Medical texts Law codes Wise sayings Debates |
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Sumerians 3 main contributions |
Cuneiform Ziggurats Wheel |
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Sumerians used _____________, ___________, and ______________ to advance their civilization |
Religion Technology Writing |
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Why did Hammurabi need tax money? |
To pay for army and construction |
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Who developed laws before Hammurabi ? |
Sumerians and Akkadians |
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The Code of Hammurabi effects our laws today because |
The punishment should fit the crime The weak should be protected |
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What made Ashurbanipal an unusual king? |
His education and his library |
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The achievements of the Babylonian culture |
The Hanging gardens Beautiful buildings Mathematics Astronomers |
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Who expanded their empire between 1900 BC and 600 BC? |
Assyrians |
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How did Hebrews worship differently than other civilizations? |
They only worshipped one god and not many |
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The two regions where the Hebrews lived |
Canaan and Egypt |
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What tells us how we should worship our God? |
The Ten Commandments |
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According to the Hebrew Bible, Abraham formed a covenant ____________ the receiving of the 10 Commandments |
Before |
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Known as the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
The Torah |
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Why is the Torah a sacred text? |
It was believed to be handed down from God to Moses |
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The capital city of David's kingdom |
Jerusalem |
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The powerful Hebrew women who was a judge |
Deborah |
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What is a synagogue |
A place where Jews worship |
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Passover |
A Jewish festival of Hebrews escaping Egypt |
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Phoenicians valued ___________ more than building empires |
Trading |
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Why were coins simpler to use for trading |
Easier to carry |
