S.S. 10-21-14 Flashcards
(31 cards)
______ was located on the Mediterranean Sea
Phoenicia
Major city in a region called Phoenicia
Tyre
There were _________ that produced purple dye
Snails
Cedar trees were _____ to neighbors
Sold
______ became great sea power
Phoenicia
Phoenician cities that contained rich goods from trade
Tyre and Sidon ( main Phoenician cities)
Much trade led to simplified ____
Writing
Found a way to write using only ____ symbols
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Set of symbols that represented sounds of the language
Phoenician Alphabet
South of Phoenicia
Israel
Hebrews, later called _______.
Israelites
Belief in one God
Monotheism
According to the bible: Abraham led people to _______ from _______
Canaan
Mesopotamia
A time when there is little food
Famine(1800 B.C)
Israelites were later _____ by Egyptian king
Enslaved
According to the bible: Moses led enslaved people out of ______
Egypt
Wandered through the dessert of Sinai ______
Peninsula
Were given the _____ ________
Ten Commandments
Code of laws
Ten Commandments
Returned to Canaan and built own ____
Cities
Faced many fierce ____- however conquered all of ______
Wars
Canaan
Led by two kings- 1st king was ______ and second king was ______
Saul
David
King ______ United ______ tribes into a single nation; established capital at _______
David
Israelite
Jerusalem
Inherited kingdom; King _____ son; ______ grew prosperous through trade; developed sea _____
David’s
Israel
Trade