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Fertile Crescent
Social Studies Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the the belief in many gods? | polytheism |
| What is a story that explains people's belief's? | myth |
| A time when people starve because there is so little food is called? | famine |
| Many territories and people who are controlled by one government | empire |
| What is the belief in one god? | monotheism |
| A traditional story, or ___________, sometimes tells a legend that explains people's beliefs. | myth |
| In Mesopotamia, people eventually combined symbols into a script called _________. | cuneiform |
| Many people starve during a time of ________. | famine |
| A group of travelers journeying together is called a ________________. | caravan |
| Symbols for writing that represent sounds are called a(n)_____________. | alphabet |
| Why did civilization develop in the Fertile Crescent? | the rivers created rich famland |
| Why did Babylon become an important center of trade? | the location between cities to the north and south |
| What happened in 612 B.C.? | The Medes and Chaldeans destroyed the Assyrian Empire. |
| What was significant about Hammurabi's Code? | Laws were written down for the first time. |
| The Phoenician alphabet made it easier for people in the ancient world to___________. | Learn to read and write |
| One of the major events in the history of the Israelites was | the settlement of Canaan |
| What made the Israelites unique among ancient peoples? | They worshipped one god. |
| Why did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region? | They sold valuable wood and dyed cloth to their neighbors. |
| Where was Mesopotamia located? | Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Each Mesopotamian city state had its own______. | God or Goddess |
| What did the persians spread through conquest and trade? | religion, a system of bureaucracy and science |
| The first written set of laws was _______. | Hammurabi's Code |
| Where did writing first develop? | Mesopotamia |
| One important advantage of the Phoenician alphabet was _____________. | it was simpler than cuneiform |
| The Phoenicians helped spread civilication throughout the Mediterranean by_________. | using ships to trade goods with others |
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