WH 3 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The first permanent settlements popped up along __________ during the Neolithic Era. | rivers |
The Mesopotamian civilization was between which two rivers? | Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
The Egyptian civilization was in what river valley? | Nile River Valley and Nile Delta |
The Indian civilization was in what river valley? | Indus River Valley |
The Chinese civilization was in what river valley? | Huang He Valley |
Which civilization settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River Valley? | Hebrews |
Which civilization settled along the Mediterranean coast | Phoenicians |
Which civilization was located on the upper (southern) Nile River (Africa)? | Nubia |
River valleys were the "_____ _____ _____ ." | Cradles of Civilization |
a city that with its surrounding land forms an independent state | city-state |
a large state or country all under control of a royal leader, like a king or queen | kingdom |
a group of states or countries all under the control of one leader, usually an emperor | empire |
Government where the ruler and the laws get their power from God or religion | theocracy |
Mesopotamia means "_______." | land between the rivers |
Mesopotamia is part of the _______ _______. | Fertile Crescent |
By 2000 B.C.E. Mesopotamia is run by a group of people called the _______. | Amorites |
What was the capital of Mesopotamia under the Amorites? | Babylon |
Who established the world's first written law? | Hammurabi |
According to the Bible, who led the Hebrews out of Egypt? | Moses |
When man first turned away from using stone to make tools, what material did they start using? | metal |
What was the first metal humans used to make tools? | copper |
What group of people invaded Mesopotamia after Hammurabi no longer controlled it? | Hittites |
What did the Hittites have that allowed them to rule Mesopotamia? | iron |
Knowledge of iron spreads around the world and starts the _______ ______. | Iron Age |
Ancient _________ was both common and accepted. | slavery |
The __________ set up a vast trading empire all around the Mediterranean Sea | Phoenicians |
Belief in many gods is called _______. | polytheism |
Belief in one god is called _______. | monotheism |
Who was the first group of people to be monotheistic? What was their religion? | Hebrews; Judaism |
A man named _______ in Sumer (Ur) was the first to reject polytheism and believe in one god. | Abraham |
Abraham's god was named ______. | Yahweh |
Yahweh commanded Abraham to move his people from Mesopotamia to _______. | Canaan |
Canaan (modern Palestine) means "_______ ______." | promised land |
Eventually the Hebrews left Canaan and went to ______. | Egypt |
The Hebrews later set up a capital at _________. | Jerusalem |
Jerusalem is considered a holy city for what three major religions? | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
The holy book for the Jews is called the ______. | Torah |
What are the two main types of writing systems? | pictograms and alphabets |
Sumer had the earliest form of pictogram writing, called _____. | cuneiform |
What form of pictogram did the Egyptians use? | Hieroglyphics |
Who created the first alphabet? | Phoenicians |
What river flows from south to north? | Nile |
What king united the Upper and Lower kingdoms of Egypt to become the first pharaoh? | Narmer/Menes |
What is the king of Egypt called? | pharaoh |
Who developed the 365 days calendar? | Egyptians |
What was the code of law of the Hebrews? | Ten Commandments |
Who is considered the founder of Judaism? | Abraham |
What discovery enabled us to translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics? | Rosetta Stone |
The spreading out of the Jews from Canaan. | diaspora |
When the Babylonians took over Canaan, it began the Babylonian _____ / _____. | exile/captivity |
The Hebrews settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the _____ River. | Jordan |
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