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The Fertile Crescent Flashcards

1
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Why did civilization develop in the Fertile Crescent?

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Rivers there created very rich farmland

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What happened because the cities in Sumer were separated by long stretches of desert land?

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They developed into separate city-states

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Why did Babylon become an important center of trade?

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It was located between cities to the south and north

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Why was Hammurabi’s code significant?

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  • laws were written down

- everyone has some justice

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5
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What did the Phoenician Alphabet make easier to do?

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Learn to read and write

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6
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What was one of the major events in the history of the Israelites?

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The settlement of Canaan

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What were the Israelites known for that made them unique among ancient peoples?

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They worshiped one god

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Why did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy religion?

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Phoenicians sold valuable wood and dyed cloth to neighboring peoples

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What were the two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia?

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  • Tigris River

- Euphrates River

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What of its own did each Mesopotamian city-state have?

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A god or goddess

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Why was Babylon a crossroad of trade?

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Because of its location between cities to the south and north

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12
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What was the first written set of laws?

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Hammurabi’s Code

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13
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Where did writing first develop?

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Mesopotamia

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What was a important advantage of the Phoenician alphabet?

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It was simpler than cuneiform

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How did the Phoenicians help spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area?

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They controlled the supply of a valuable purple dye

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What did the Babylonians and Israelites have in common?

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They both lived according to a code of laws

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What are the five books of the Torah and what do they mean?

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  • Genesis - the beginning
  • Exodus - the exit of the Israelites from Egypt
  • Leviticus - the laws
  • Numbers - the count of people
  • Deuteronomy - the Book of Law
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18
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How did the word “Hebrew” come into existence?

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The word Hebrew came into existence from the phrase “ha be ru” that is an insult and means dirty shepherd or tent dweller.

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19
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What does meso mean?

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Between or middle

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20
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What is the land between the rivers?

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Mesopotamia

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21
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What was the worlds first empire?

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Sumer

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What does Sargon mean?

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True King

23
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Who created the worlds first empire?

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Sargon the Great

24
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What are tributes?

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Taxes

25
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What is a building with the temple at the top?

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Ziggurat

26
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What does ism mean?

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The belief on something

27
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Who ruled Assyria?

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King Sargon II

28
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Was the Babylonian Empire before or after the Assyrian Empire?

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Before

29
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What did Babylonia and Assyria have in common?

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  • vicious in conquering land

- culture and learning were high in value

30
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What are some characteristics about Hammurabi’s rule?

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  • steady rule
  • system of roadways
    • travel easier
    • improve communication
    • encourage trade
31
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What things made Babylon rich?

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  • trade

- conquest

32
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From what library do we know so much about the early life?

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Niniva’s Library

33
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Who were the new Babylonians?

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Chaldeans

34
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Who rebuilt Babylon after its first fall?

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Nebuchadnezzar II

35
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What are 8 things about New Babylon?

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  • 15 mile long walls
  • 364’ high
  • 87’ thick
  • surrounded by moat
  • Hanging Gardens - palace (for wife) - 350’ tall
  • Euphrates ran through it
  • had wide streets
    • paved
    • 3ft squared grid style
    • trees along the streets
  • buildings 150” tall
  • had canals for irrigation
  • had merchant ships that could sail from the Euphrates to moat
  • drainage system that took sewage from the cities
  • population 1.2 million
  • great technology
  • movable bridge
  • underground tunnel
  • large moat
  • bee farmers
  • 3-4 story homes
  • sewer system
  • fresh water system
  • astronomers
36
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What is the writing on the wall and what do the writings mean?

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mene - god has numbered your days
mene - god has numbered your days
tekel - you have been weighed
parsin - you kingdom will be divided

37
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How did Cyrus the Great conquer Babylon?

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He dammed the river, went under the wall on the riverbank, and attacked New Babylon and took control of it.

38
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What was the center of the Babylonian Empire?

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Babylon

39
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What two tools did scribes use?

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  • Stylus

- Wet Clay

40
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What two cities were located in Phoenicia?

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  • Sidon

- Tyre

41
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What two major things did Phoenicia sell?

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  • snails (purple dye)

- cedar forests (wood)

42
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How many letters are in Phoenicia’s writing system?

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22 letters

43
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What are two other names for Jews?

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Hebrews, Israelites

44
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What were the first five books of the Jewish bible called?

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Torah

45
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What was the Jewish Bible called?

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Tenanch

46
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Where was Abraham from?

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Ur

47
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Why couldn’t David build the Holy Temple?

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He had blood on his hands from killing people in battle.

48
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Who built the Holy Temple since David couldn’t?

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Solomon

49
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How many laws are in the Torah?

A

612 laws

50
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What does omnipresent mean?

A

Present everywhere

51
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What does omnipotent mean?

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All powerful

52
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What does omniscient mean?

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All knowing

53
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What does diaspora mean?

A

The scattering of a group of people

54
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What was the Diaspora?

A

The scattering of the Jewish people

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