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Sheesley Mesopotamia
Chapter 2 Test information on The Fertile Crescent
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Mesopotamia Mean? | land between two rivers |
| What region of the world is Mesopotamia in? | Middle East (present day Iraq) |
| What group of people calls Israel their homeland? | Hebrews (Jewish People) |
| What is a ziggurat? | Ancient Temple |
| What does a scribe do? | Writes or records what people say |
| Because of trade, Mesopotamia was known as? | The Crossroads of Civilization |
| Leader of Babylon | Hammurabi |
| What is Hammurabi famous for? | The first written code of laws |
| Many early codes(laws) dealt with what? | Property |
| The belief in one god | Monotheism |
| What would happen to a person caught stealing in ancient Mesopotamia? | put to death |
| What was the main principle idea of Hammurabi's code | An eye for an eye |
| Sumer, Ur, Assyria, and Babylon are all examples of what? | City-states |
| Many early stories of Mesopotamia can be found in what famous book? | The Bible |
| How did Sumerians keep their Gods happy? | Animal sacrifices |
| What did the Phoenicians develop? | The alphabet |
| Mesopotamian writing was called... | Cuneiform |
| Which of the world's religions started in Mesopotamia? | Islam, Christianity, and Judaism |