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Mesopotamia Test
Words To Memorize
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Torah | The first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| Diaspora | the scattering of Jews to many parts of the world |
| Monotheism | the belief in only one god |
| Empire | a group of lands and people ruled by one government |
| Code Of Law | a set of written laws that apply to everyone under a government |
| Drought | a long period of dry weather |
| Ziggurat | a large building with a temple on top |
| City-State | a self-governing city and its surrounding villages |
| Polytheism | the belief in many gods and goddesses |
| Ten Commandments | the laws given by God to Moses at Mount Sinai |
| Judaism | the religion of the Jewish people |
| Cuneiform | an early system of writing that used symbols to represent sounds,ideas,and objects |
| Mount Sinai | the mountain where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments |