The Fertile Crescent Test Key Terms Religion Geography People Civilizations 100 200 300 400.
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The Fertile Crescent Test
Key Terms
Religion
Geography
People Civilizations
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
This is a story about gods that explains people’s beliefs.
This is a story about gods that explains people’s beliefs.
Answer: myths
These are many territories and people who are controlled by
one government.
These are many territories and people who are controlled by
one government.Answer: empire
A group of traders traveling together is
called a ___________.
A group of traders traveling together is
called a ___________. Answer: caravan
In Mesopotamia, people eventually combined pictures and symbols into
a script known as __________.
In Mesopotamia,
people eventually combined
symbols into a script known as
cuneiform. Answer:
Cuneiform
True or False? One of the major events in the history of the Israelites was the
conquest of Canaan?
True or False? One of the major events in the history of the Israelites
was the conquest of Canaan?
Answer: True, the second time they went to Canaan, it flourished until it split.
What were the Israelites known for which made them unique
among ancient people?
What were the Israelites known for which made
them unique among ancient
people Answer: They
worshipped one god; monotheistic.
What was the name of the first written set of laws?
What was the name of the first written
set of laws.Answer:
Hammurabi’s Code
Moses was known for what two major contributions to his
people, the Israelites?
Moses was known for what two major contributions to his people,
the Israelites? Answer: Moses guided the Hebrews to follow the Ten
Commandments and he led the enslaved Jews out of Egypt to
Canaan.
What geological features made Mesopotamia such
a popular place for people to want to settle?
What geological features made Mesopotamia such a popular place for people to want to
settle?Answer: The Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers
Why did separate city states develop in Sumer?
Why did separate city states develop in Sumer?
Answer: They were separated by long distances, often mountains
and deserts acted as barriers, too.
Babylon was a crossroads of trade for an important reason.
What is the reason?
Babylon was a crossroads of trade for an important reason. What is the reason?
Answer: it had cities to the North and South; it was centrally located.
Why did the Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?
Why did the Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?
Answer: Phoenicians sold
valuable wood and purple dye to neighboring peoples.
In 612 B.C., the Medes and Chaldeans joined forces to do what major accomplishment?
In 612 B.C., the Medes and Chaldeans joined forces to do what major accomplishment?
Answer: destroy the Assyrian empire and begin the New
Babylonian Empire.
Why was Hammurabi’s code special?
Why was Hammurabi’s
Code special in ancient history?
Answer: It was the first set of written laws.
The people of Canaan were forced to leave due to a shortage
of food; this is called a _______________.
The people of Canaan were forced to leave due
to a shortage of food; this is called a
_______________. Answer: Famine
The Israelites were eventually forced out of their homeland by the Chaldeans, Assyrians, and
Romans. This spreading out of people is a ______________.
The Israelites were eventually forced out of their homeland by the
Chaldeans, Assyrians, and Romans. This spreading out of people is a
______________? Answer: Diaspora
Which civilization is known for their accomplishment of creating symbols that represent sounds?
Which civilization is known for their accomplishment of
creating symbols that represent sounds?.
Answer: Phoenicia
What did the Babylonians and the Israelites have in common?
What did the Babylonians and the Israelites have in common? Answer: They both lived
according to a code of laws; one was Hammurabi’s Laws and one followed the laws of the Torah.
What major contribution was made by the Assyrians? What
about the Phoenicians?
What major contribution was made by the Assyrians? What
about the Phoenicians.Answer: The Assyrians were fierce warriors who invented
the battering ram. The Phoenicians invented the
alphabet and established a sea trading empire.
The people of Mesopotamia benefited from the geography of
their region in what ways?
The people of Mesopotamia benefited from the geography of their region in what
ways?Answer: rivers provided fertile soil, water for food, building materials,
transportation and trade routes. Deserts and mountains acted as protection.
Nebuchadnezzar was the king of what empire? What was his
legacy?
Nebuchadnezzar was the king of what empire? What was his
legacy?Answer: New
Babylonia
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