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11754-2015
New Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Using New Words Ditto | Using New Words Ditto |
| Torah | The first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Torah in Hebrew means "to teach" |
| Diaspora | The scattering of Jews to many parts of the world. |
| Monotheism (One) | The belief in one God. |
| Polytheism(More than One) | The belief in more than one God and goddesses |
| Empire | A group of lands and people ruled by one government |
| Drought(Dry) | A long period of dry weather |
| Flood | Too much water |
| Ziggurat | A large building with a temple on top. |
| City-State | A self governing city and its surrounding areas |
| 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. |
| Israel | The kingdom of Israel split into two kingdoms. The northern kingdom kept the name Israel. |
| Prophet | A person who speaks for God. |
| Judah | The Southern Kingdom of Israel. It also means the name "Jew". |
| Menorah | It is a candlestick used in Jewish worship and in temples. |
| Farmers watered their crops by building ______ systems. | Irrigation (pipes or ditches that carry water) |
| A ______ is a city that governs itself and also nearby villages. | City-state |
| Sumer's ______ writing system was one of the first in the world. | Cuneiform |
| Nineveh's King built a(an) ___ that brought water from more than 30 miles away. | Aqueduct (pipes that carry water) |
| The Torah says that God made a special agreement or ___ with Abraham | Covenant(agreement) |
| _____ is the belief in many gods and goddesses | Polytheism(more than one) |
| _____ is the belief in one god. | Monotheism(one) |
| What is Silt? | Silt is dirt that is carried down a river and it has many nutrients in it. |
| What is the Fertile Crescent? | The Fertile Crescent is a lush green area through which two rivers meet. The Tigris and the Euphrates. |
| What is Mesopotamia? | Mesopotamia is an area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. In Greek it means "Land Between Rivers" |
| What is a levee? | A levee is a wall of dirt that blocks water from coming into an area. |
| What are Irrigation Canals? | They are trenches or ditches that are dug to let water flow into an area. |
| What is Erosion? (wash away) | It is when soil washes away from the weather or rain. Like the bluff. |
| What is a scribe? "Scribble" | A person who writes. A official writer. |
| What is a "aqueduct"? "aqua" means water. "duct" is like a pipe. | Aqueduct is a waterway that lets water follow to an area. |
| What is a Covenant? | A special agreement. |
| Jerusalem is what? | The capital of Israel. |
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