Chapter 1&2 Flashcards
Prehistory
The account of human history before there were written records
Civilization
A complex culture with two or more people
Sumerians
The founders of the civilization of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
The city of the Sumerians
Egypt
Forerunner civilization
Fertile crescent
An area of the near east that has more water and significant agriculture
Code of Hammurabi
Lock code for Mesopotamia of what’s right and wrong
Polytheism
The worship of many gods
Cuneiform
Writing system developed in Mesopotamia by the Samarians
Epic of Gilgamesh
A poetic and historical account of Mesopotamia also including a flood account
Nile river
The heart of Egypt also the longest river in the world critical to agriculture
Pharaoh
The title of the king of Egypt who is the absolute ruler considered to be a God
Hieroglyphics
Sacred writings
Mummification
A method of preservation
Covenant/Law/profits
Key aspects of the Hebrew faith
Hebrews
The name of the people of the old testament
Israel
The name of the United Hebrew kingdom and then the name of the northern kingdom after the division
Saul, David, and Solomon
The three Kings of The United Kingdom
Jerusalem
The capital city of Israel
Temple
Is the center of Hebrew worship
Judah/Jews/Judaism
The southern kingdom; replacement of the word Hebrew; the name of their religion
Assyrians 722 BC
The group of people who defeated the Jews and 722 BC scattering the northern kingdom
Chaldeans 586 BC
The group that defeated the southern kingdom in 586 BC they were taken to Babylon
Monotheism
The belief in one God
