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34 Cards in this Set
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How did the Fertile Crescent earn its nickname |
It's curved shape and rich land |
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What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek |
Land between rivers |
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Where is Mesopotamia |
Between the Tigris and /Euphrates rivers |
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What civilizations rules Mesopotamia |
The Sumerians |
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What is a city-state |
An advanced city in Mesopotamia |
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What were the two main crops in Mesopotamia |
Barley and wheat |
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Name 3 challenges and solutions Mesopotamians faced |
Flooding (irrigation ditches), no natural barriers (walls of mud bricks), limited resources (traded for resources) |
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What were zaggarats |
temples in the center of every city state |
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What is the definition of Polytheism |
Many Gods |
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What is cuneiform |
The Mesopotamian way of writing |
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Who belonged to the highest level of society |
Kings, large land owners, and priests |
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Who belonged to the middle class |
Ordinary working people/small to medium landowners |
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Who belonged to the lowest level |
Slaves |
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What did Sargon of Akkad do |
Defeated other Sumerian city states |
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Who was Hammurabi |
Best Babylonian leader (eye for an eye) |
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What was the promised land |
The land Hebrews were promised by God |
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Who was Abraham |
Man from the city state Ur. Chosen by God as father of the Jews. Moved his followers to Canaan (promised land) |
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What is monotheism |
You believe in only one God |
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What was the Covenant |
Agreement between God and the people, faith and obeying God, for protection |
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Why did the Hebrews leave Canaan |
Drought and famine |
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Where did the Hebrews go after Canaan |
Egypt |
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How were the Hebrews treated in Egypt |
First they were treated well, but eventually became slaves |
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What was Exodus |
Jews fleeing from Egypt |
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Who led the Jews out of Egypt |
Moses |
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What are the 10 Commanments |
10 laws that all Hebrews must follow |
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What was Israel |
The nation that the Hebrews formed in Canaan |
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Who were the 3 kings in Israel |
Saul, David, and Soloman |
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Describe Saul |
Saul was the first king |
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Describe David |
Came up with many great ideas |
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Describe Soloman |
Executed ideas thought of by David. Created the great temple |
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How do Hebrews view their God |
Good/nice |
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When the kingdom divided, what two nations were left |
Israel in the North, Judah in the South |
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What became of Judah and Israel |
They were both taken over by Babylonians |
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What was the New Covenant |
God protects the Hebrews if the Hebrews keep the 10 Commandments |
