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Mesopotamia ReviewThis is your Study Guide for

Wednesday's test.A long period of dry weather is called a

A king in Babylon developed the world’s first…

drought

code/laws!

Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because...

Because the cities in Mesopotamia were separated by long stretches of desert land...

independent city-states developed

the people had access to fresh water

Hammurabi’s Code was significant because...a. it was part of the oral traditions of Babyloniab. for the first time, laws were written downc. everyone in the ancient world followed it

d. the laws applied to all citizens equally

The Phoenician alphabet made it easier for people in the ancient world to...a. hire scribes

b. learn to read and writec. teach cuneiformd. learn cuneiform

A self-governing city and its surrounding lands is called

city-state

polytheism

The belief in many gods is called

Name ___________________ Date _____________

This is part of your study guide…The other part can be found in your packet-we’ll discuss this in class.

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

They worshipped one god.They worshipped many gods.

They did not have a written Bible.None of the above.

Why did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?The warlike Phoenicians conquered their neighbors.

Gold was discovered near the city of Tyre.Phoenicia controlled access to the cities of Sumer.

Phoenicians sold valuable cedar wood and purple dye to neighboring peoples.

Tigris and Euphrates

Mesopotamia was located on land between the...

One important advantage of the Phoenician alphabet wasit was used only by scribes

it was simpler than cuneiformit used only 100 symbols

it was more confusing than cuneiform

The Phoenicians spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area by

using ships to trade goods with other peoplestelling tales of monsters that lived in the oceanconquering all the lands west of the Persian Gulf

controlling the supply of a valuable purple dye

Which civilization developed writing first?

SumeriaAssyria

PhoeniciaCanaan

What did the Israelites and Babylonians have in common?

They both looked for a trade route to the New World.They both destroyed the city of Tyre.They both conquered the Phoenicians.

They both lived according to a code of laws.

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The Code of Hammurabi stated that anyone who injured another person shouldapologize to the communitygive up all property rights

receive the same injury in returnnone of the above

The Tigris and Euphrates river empties into the

Mediterranean SeaCaspian Sea

Red SeaPersian Gulf

Nebuchadnezzar II built a structure known as the

Hanging Gardens

The word cuneiform meansclay tabletshieroglyphicswedge-shapedboth b and c

Many territories and people who are controlled by one government is called

city-stateempireexile

famine

Temples built by the Sumerians to the honor gods and goddesses they worshipped were called

towershanging Gardens

pyramidsziggurats

A time when people starve because there is little food is called

Famine

A religious leader who tells people what God wants them to do is called a

diasporacovenantprophet

none of the above

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Traders who traveled together formed a...

CARAVAN

The believe in one god is called

monotheism

A professional writer can be called a

scribe

An organized list of laws can be called a

code

What technology did the Assyrians invent that helped them create an empire?

copper-headed spearcannon

bronze-headed spearbattering ram

A market where you could buy goods like food and spices is called a caravanbazaar

covenantDiaspora

Hammurabi’s form of justice can be called...