mesopataimia Flashcards

1
Q

who did Mesopotamia trade with?

A

Egypt and India

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2
Q

who founded the Jewish religion?

A

Abraham

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3
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where was Abraham from?

A

Ur

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4
Q

who created iron and chariots?

A

Hitties

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5
Q

what step pyramid was found throughout Mesopotamia

A

Ziggurat

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6
Q

Government ruled by Gods/religion?

A

Theocracy

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7
Q

belief in many gods?

A

pollytheism

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8
Q

belief in one god?

A

Monotheism

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9
Q

Arabic Hebrew Akadian and Aramaic were all what type of language?

A

Semitic

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10
Q

what skill did homo erects master and control?

A

fire

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11
Q

where were several achient artifacts found?

A

Olduvai Gorge

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12
Q

Mesopotamia in Greek?

A

the land between the rivers

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13
Q

who spread spoken language to Europe?

A

Indo-Europeans

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14
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name given to the time when farming began?

A

Neolithic era

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15
Q

who was lucy?

A

an early hominid that walked upright, had aposable thumbs and carried stuff with her arms

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16
Q

moral code of Hebrew?

A

the 10 commandments

17
Q

who built the great temple in jeruslam?

A

salaman

18
Q

what rivers was mesopataima between?

A

tigers and Euphrates

19
Q

first type of agruclutre?

A

Slash and burn

20
Q

grasslands in central asia?

A

steppe

21
Q

why was life equal in paleolithic times?

A

no one could accumulate wealth or property

22
Q

what is bureaucracy?

A

when a king rules a capital city but has people stationed in different areas to enforce laws

23
Q

why did Mesopotamia struggle to stop enemies from invading?

A

Lack of natural barriers

24
Q

what is a series of rulers from the same family called?

A

Dynasty

25
Q

what important recorded keeping tool did the Phoenicians create?

A

alphabet

26
Q

what was the most militaristic group in Mesopotamia?

A

Assyrians

27
Q

who lead the Hebrew people out of slavery?

A

Moses

28
Q

law code created around lex talionis?

A

Hammurabi code

29
Q

what was one Hammurabi code punishment?

A

Eye for and eye