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Ancient Middle East
Early Civilizations and Religions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which religion is the Koran and jihad are most closely associated with? | Islam |
| The Torah includes five chapters of the... | Old Testament |
| What is Halal? | Islamic dietary law of slaughtering animals through a cut to the jugular vein, carotid artery and windpipe. |
| Five Pillars of Islam | Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage |
| Why did ancient civilizations develop in valleys of rivers such as the Nile and the Tigris and Euphrates? | Cradle of Civilization, Fertile Soil, Transportation |
| Hieroglyphics and cuneiform systems provided the basis for the development of... | Recorded History |
| What two religions use the Ten Commandments as guidelines for daily living ? | Judaism and Christianity |
| What is Mesopotamia also known as? | Fertile Crescent |
| Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| First group of people who belonged to the first known empire in history | Akkadians |
| Name a major contribution of the Sumerians | Ziggurats, Astronomy, math, number system, 60 minute hour, 60 second minute, and 360 degree circle |
| Name a major achievement Ancient Babylonians had other than the Code of Hammurabi | Basic algebra, geometry, calendars, Hanging Gardens, well-trained army and irrigation |
| Cuneiform is to Sumer as what is to Egypt | Hieroglyphics |
| What does the “gift of the Nile” refer to? | Annual flooding of the Nile River which provided fertile soil along its banks |
| Building of pyramids as temples for dead pharaohs, and putting possessions within the pyramid shows Egyptians believed in what? | After Life |
| Name an achievement ancient Egyptians made in medicine | Honey as an anti-septic, metal work- surgical tools, removing organs to preserve body |
| The alphabet (consisting of 22 characters) is a major contribution of what ancient civilization? | Phoenicians |
| What was a major contribution of the Lydians? | Coins, money, and economy |
| What material did the Hittites make weapons out of? | Iron |
| What group of people had one of the world’s first libraries? | Assyrians |
| What did the Code of Hammurabi demonstrate about Ancient Babylonian society? | Punishments demonstrated a difference in classes, and in value of gender (males were more valued in society than females) |
| “ If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand. If a nobleman has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye" | Code of Hammurabi |
| What holy city do Judaism, Christianity and Islam have in common? | Jerusalem |
| What is the significance of the Code of Hammurabi? | Written Law, and protects man from others in society |
| What type of government did the Egyptians and Persians share? | Bureaucracy |
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