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GRHS WHI E. CIV
Early Civilization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of religion was practiced by the Hebrews? | Monotheism |
| What are the advantages of river valleys? | Rich soil, natural defense, and water for irrigation. |
| In the beginning, what person was often the religious leader? | Political leaders |
| What was the name for the Hebrew code of law? | Ten Commandments |
| What book contains the written records and beliefs of the Hebrew? | Old Testament/Torah |
| What prophet founded the monotheism of the Hebrews? | Abraham |
| What religion was founded by the Persians with a belief in struggle between good and evil? | Zoroastrinism |
| Where was the ancient Egyptian Empire located? | North Africa along the Nile River |
| What kind of class system did first civilizations have? | Rigid |
| How were first governments organized? | City-States, kingdoms, & empires |
| What developed as fewer people were needed to farm? | Job specialization |
| A major characteristic of civilizations was the building of first ________. | Cities |
| What group developed the first alphabet? | Phoenicians |
| What was the name for the written language of the Egyptians? | Hieroglyphics |
| What was the name for the wedge shaped writing of the Sumerians | Cuneiform |
| What type of religion did most early civilizations practice? | Polytheism |
| What was Hammurabi's Code? | Written laws of Babylon-1st written laws: "eye for eye" |
| Where did the Persians develop their great civilization around 500 BC? | Plateau of Iran |
| Where did the Phoenicians develop their trading civilization | Along the Mediterranean Sea |
| Where did the Hebrews settle after leaving Ur? | Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River Valley (Palestine) |
| What was the Fertile Crescent? | Crescent shape area from the Persian Gulf to the Meditteranean Sea |
| Where was the first civilization of China located? | Along the Huang He in Northern China |
| Where did you find the early civilization of India? | On the Indus River |
| Where was Mesopotamia located? | Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| In early societies, who often was the leader? | Priests |
| Which prophet received the Ten Commandments from GOD? | Moses |
| What was the holy city of the Hebrews? | Jerusalem |
| What conquerors exiled the Jews from Palestine to live in Babylon? | Babylonians |
| Give the name for the scattering of the Jews by the Romans | Diaspora |
| How were the Persians able to rule such a large empire? | Tolerated conquered people, built a bureaucracy, extensive road system |
| What caused an increase in food production? | Better tools, plows, irrigation |
| What were the names for early hereditary rulers? | Pharoahs and kings |
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