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Old history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the first civilian | Sumer |
| Where was Sumer? | Urk or U.K. |
| Sumerians invented early writing | Hieroglyphics |
| Conquered Sumer to build the first empire known to history | Sargon |
| Most Sumerian people were | Farmers |
| First female ruler | Hatshepsut |
| Cyrus did what for God's people | Allowed them to keep their temple |
| What was the 1 famous codes | Criminal code |
| What is the consumer law | Laws in place to protect buyers and sellers |
| What are marriage and family laws | Arrange marriage The father paying the son in law |
| A house has fallen on and killed its owner because of bad nails and boards. What should be done to the carpenter who built the house? | The carpenter's family member should be killed |
| A sister of god (a nun) has entered a bar for a drink. The bar is known for immoral behavior and housing criminals. What should happen to the nun? | The sister of god shall be killed |
| A man has taken out large amounts of loans and owes a lot of people money. What should happen to this man if he is unable to pay his debts? | Take the mans family and make them work for him for 2 years and then let them good |
| Mesopotamia means | between the riversâ |
| The Epic of Gilgamesh | one of the earliest surviving works of literature |
| Ziggurats | larged, stepped platform topped by a temple dedicated to the cityâs godness or god |
| Neolithic | new stone |
| Domesticate | grow a plant or raise an animal in a way that makes it best suited for humans |
| Artisans | People with skilled in a trade |
| Traditional economy | relies on habit, custom, or ritual |
| Features that define civilization | 1. Organized Government 2. Complex Religions 3:Job specialization Social classes Public work Writing |
| Cultural diffusion | the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
| Zoroastrianism | One of the worldâs oldest religions - predates Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
| Xerxes I | â Continued military conquests of his father Darius â Failed at invading Greece â Built the great city of Persepolis â Crushed revolts in his territory |
| Darius I | Ruled the Persian Empire at its peak |
| Satraps | governors of Cyrusâs territories |
| Why was Abraham considered the father of the Jewish people | Abraham promised to be faithful and obedient to God. Abraham made a covenant with God |
| Moses | renewed the Israelitesâ covenant with God. |
| Diaspora | many remained in small communities living by their laws and traditions. |
| When did cities start to develop? | Neolithic Revolution |
| Where was Mesopotamia located? | Between Tigris and Euphrates river aka Turkey and Iraq |
| Where were most civilization based by ? | Rivers |
| Civil law was | Personal or private rights and matters |
| Criminal law | Laws that deals with offenses against other people |
| What did hotties discover? | How to extract iron from ore |
| What were the Assyrian's people | Warriors |
| What did Nebuchadnezzar? | Revived Babylon Made the hanging gardens Armed Babylon with a moat |
| What code did Hammurabi make? | Hammurabi's code |
| Hammurabi conquered what lands? | Sumer and Assimilated Mesopotamia |
| The Delta was at what part of Egypt | Lower and North |
| Where was upper Egypt? | South near the desert |
| Moses did what the the covenant? | Renewed it |
| How long did it take Moses and his people to get the promise land | 40 years |
| Where did Moses Renew the covenant? | Mt. Sinai |
| King David made what land | Israel |
| King David united how many tribes ? | 12 |
| King Solomon did what ? | Builded up Jerusalem Competed a temple |
| King Solomon was known for having | Wisdom and understanding |
| What was Jerusalem divided into ? | Judah and Jerusalem |
| Ancient Phoenicians were | Sea traders |
| What did Phoenicians do for a living | Farm |
| What did Phoenicians make | Glass from sand Purple dye 1st Alphabet |
| Where did Phoenicians speared to | North Africa Sicily Spain |
| Who was the 1st pharaoh | Menes |
| What city did Menes found? | Memphis |
| When did cities start to develop? | Neolithic Revolution |
| Where was Mesopotamia located? | Between Tigris and Euphrates river aka Turkey and Iraq |
| Where were most civilization based by ? | Rivers |
| Civil law was | Personal or private rights and matters |
| Criminal law | Laws that deals with offenses against other people |
| What did hotties discover? | How to extract iron from ore |
| What were the Assyrian's people | Warriors |
| What did Nebuchadnezzar? | Revived Babylon Made the hanging gardens Armed Babylon with a moat |
| What code did Hammurabi make? | Hammurabi's code |
| Hammurabi conquered what lands? | Sumer and Assimilated Mesopotamia |
| The Delta was at what part of Egypt | Lower and North |
| Where was upper Egypt? | South near the desert |
| Moses did what the the covenant? | Renewed it |
| How long did it take Moses and his people to get the promise land | 40 years |
| Where did Moses Renew the covenant? | Mt. Sinai |
| King David made what land | Israel |
| King David united how many tribes ? | 12 |
| King Solomon did what ? | Builded up Jerusalem Competed a temple |
| King Solomon was known for having | Wisdom and understanding |
| What was Jerusalem divided into ? | Judah and Jerusalem |
| Ancient Phoenicians were | Sea traders |
| What did Phoenicians do for a living | Farm |
| What did Phoenicians make | Glass from sand Purple dye 1st Alphabet |
| Where did Phoenicians speared to | North Africa Sicily Spain |
| Who was the 1st pharaoh | Menes |
| What city did Menes found? | Memphis |
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