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
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This is a story about gods that explains people’s beliefs.
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This is a story about gods that explains people’s beliefs.
Answer: myths
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These are many territories and people who are controlled by
one government.
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These are many territories and people who are controlled by
one government.Answer: empire
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A group of traders traveling together is
called a ___________.
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A group of traders traveling together is
called a ___________. Answer: caravan
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In Mesopotamia, people eventually combined pictures and symbols into
a script known as __________.
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In Mesopotamia,
people eventually combined
symbols into a script known as
cuneiform. Answer:
Cuneiform
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True or False? One of the major events in the history of the Israelites was the
conquest of Canaan?
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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.
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What were the Israelites known for which made them unique
among ancient people?
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What were the Israelites known for which made
them unique among ancient
people Answer: They
worshipped one god; monotheistic.
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What was the name of the first written set of laws?
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What was the name of the first written
set of laws.Answer:
Hammurabi’s Code
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Moses was known for what two major contributions to his
people, the Israelites?
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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.
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What geological features made Mesopotamia such
a popular place for people to want to settle?
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What geological features made Mesopotamia such a popular place for people to want to
settle?Answer: The Tigris and
Euphrates Rivers
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Why did separate city states develop in Sumer?
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Why did separate city states develop in Sumer?
Answer: They were separated by long distances, often mountains
and deserts acted as barriers, too.
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Babylon was a crossroads of trade for an important reason.
What is the reason?
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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.
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Why did the Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?
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Why did the Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?
Answer: Phoenicians sold
valuable wood and purple dye to neighboring peoples.
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In 612 B.C., the Medes and Chaldeans joined forces to do what major accomplishment?
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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.
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Why was Hammurabi’s code special?
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Why was Hammurabi’s
Code special in ancient history?
Answer: It was the first set of written laws.
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The people of Canaan were forced to leave due to a shortage
of food; this is called a _______________.
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The people of Canaan were forced to leave due
to a shortage of food; this is called a
_______________. Answer: Famine
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The Israelites were eventually forced out of their homeland by the Chaldeans, Assyrians, and
Romans. This spreading out of people is a ______________.
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The Israelites were eventually forced out of their homeland by the
Chaldeans, Assyrians, and Romans. This spreading out of people is a
______________? Answer: Diaspora
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Which civilization is known for their accomplishment of creating symbols that represent sounds?
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Which civilization is known for their accomplishment of
creating symbols that represent sounds?.
Answer: Phoenicia
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What did the Babylonians and the Israelites have in common?
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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.
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What major contribution was made by the Assyrians? What
about the Phoenicians?
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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.
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The people of Mesopotamia benefited from the geography of
their region in what ways?
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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.
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Nebuchadnezzar was the king of what empire? What was his
legacy?
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Nebuchadnezzar was the king of what empire? What was his
legacy?Answer: New
Babylonia