Ancient World

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Ancient World

• Chapter 2 Study Guide

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM- the belief in one god
• MYTH-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM- the belief in one god
• MYTH- a traditional story in some cultures, a
  legend that explains people's beliefs
• POLYTHEISM-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM- the belief in one god
• MYTH- a traditional story in some cultures, a
  legend that explains people's beliefs
• POLYTHEISM- the belief in many gods
• SCRIBE-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM- the belief in one god
• MYTH- a traditional story in some cultures, a
  legend that explains people's beliefs
• POLYTHEISM- the belief in many gods
• SCRIBE- a professional writer
• COVENANT-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM- the belief in one god
• MYTH- a traditional story in some cultures, a
  legend that explains people's beliefs
• POLYTHEISM- the belief in many gods
• SCRIBE- a professional writer
• COVENANT- a promise made by god
• CODE-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM- the belief in one god
• MYTH- a traditional story in some cultures, a
  legend that explains people's beliefs
• POLYTHEISM- the belief in many gods
• SCRIBE- a professional writer
• COVENANT- a promise made by god
• CODE- an organized list of laws and rules
• ALPHABET-

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Vocabulary

• CARAVAN- a group of traders traveling together
• CUNEIFORM- groups of wedges and lines used to
  write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
• EMPIRE- many territories and peoples controlled
  by one government
• EXILE- to force someone to live in another
  country
• FAMINE- a time where there is so little food that
  many people starve
• MONOTHEISM- the belief in one god
• MYTH- a traditional story in some cultures, a
  legend that explains people's beliefs
• POLYTHEISM- the belief in many gods
• SCRIBE- a professional writer
• COVENANT- a promise made by god
• CODE- an organized list of laws and rules
• ALPHABET- a set of symbols that represent the
  sounds of a language

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Short Answers

• Why was Hammurabis code so important?

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Short Answers

• Why was Hammurabis code so important?
• This was the first time laws were written down.
  These laws provided clear rules and consequences
  as well as how to settle conflicts in all areas
  of life.

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Short Answers

• 1. Why was Hammurabis code so important?
• This was the first times laws were written down.
  These laws provided clear rules and consequences
  as well as how to settle conflicts in all areas
  of life.
• 2. Who did the Medes the Chaldeans defeat?

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Short Answers

• 1. Why was Hammurabis code so important?
• This was the first times laws were written down.
  These laws provided clear rules and consequences
  as well as how to settle conflicts in all areas
  of life.
• 2. Who did the Medes the Chaldeans defeat?
• The Assyrian Empire

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Short Answers

• 1. Why was Hammurabis code so important?
• This was the first times laws were written down.
  These laws provided clear rules and consequences
  as well as how to settle conflicts in all areas
  of life.
• 2. Who did the Medes the Chaldeans defeat?
• The Assyrian Empire
• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?

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Short Answers

• 1. Why was Hammurabis code so important?
• This was the first times laws were written down.
  These laws provided clear rules and consequences
  as well as how to settle conflicts in all areas
  of life.
• 2. Who did the Medes the Chaldeans defeat?
• The Assyrian Empire
• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?
• Each city-state had their own gods and goddesses.
  Each city-state acted as separate state with own
  government and own king.

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Short Answers

• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?
• Each city-state had their own gods and goddesses.
  Each city-state acted as separate state with own
  government and own king.
• 4. What two rivers made Mesopotamia so fertile?

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Short Answers

• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?
• Each city-state had their own gods and goddesses.
  Each city-state acted as separate state with own
  government and own king.
• 4. What two rivers made Mesopotamia so fertile?
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Short Answers

• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?
• Each city-state had their own gods and goddesses.
  Each city-state acted as separate state with own
  government and own king.
• 4. What two rivers made Mesopotamia so fertile?
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• 5. Why did civilization develop in the Fertile
  Crescent?

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Short Answers

• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?
• Each city-state had their own gods and goddesses.
  Each city-state acted as separate state with own
  government and own king.
• 4. What two rivers made Mesopotamia so fertile?
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• 5. Why did civilization develop in the Fertile
  Crescent?
• It was easy to farm and near water.

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Short Answers

• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?
• Each city-state had their own gods and goddesses.
  Each city-state acted as separate state with own
  government and own king.
• 4. What two rivers made Mesopotamia so fertile?
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• 5. Why did civilization develop in the Fertile
  Crescent?
• It was easy to farm and near water.
• 6. List three major events that occurred in the
  history of the Israelites.

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Short Answers

• 3.What made each Mesopotamian city-state so
  special?
• Each city-state had their own gods and goddesses.
  Each city-state acted as separate state with own
  government and own king.
• 4. What two rivers made Mesopotamia so fertile?
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• 5. Why did civilization develop in the Fertile
  Crescent?
• It was easy to farm and near water.
• 6. List three major events that occurred in the
  history of the Israelites.
• SETTLEMENT OF CANAAN
• EXODUS (exile)
• Ten Commandments (as a way of life)

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Short Answers

• 6. List three major events that occurred in the
  history of the Israelites.
• SETTLEMENT OF CANAAN
• EXODUS (exile)
• Ten Commandments (as a way of life)
• 7. What did the Babylonians and the Israelites
  have in common?

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Short Answers

• 6. List three major events that occurred in the
  history of the Israelites.
• SETTLEMENT OF CANAAN
• EXODUS (exile)
• Ten Commandments (as a way of life)
• 7. What did the Babylonians and the Israelites
  have in common?
• The Code of Law

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Short Answers

• 6. List three major events that occurred in the
  history of the Israelites.
• SETTLEMENT OF CANAAN
• EXODUS (exile)
• Ten Commandments (as a way of life)
• 7. What did the Babylonians and the Israelites
  have in common?
• The Code of Law
• 8. Why was the Phoenician alphabet so great?

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Short Answers

• 6. List three major events that occurred in the
  history of the Israelites.
• SETTLEMENT OF CANAAN
• EXODUS (exile)
• Ten Commandments (as a way of life)
• 7. What did the Babylonians and the Israelites
  have in common?
• The Code of Law
• 8. Why was the Phoenician alphabet so great?
• The Phoenician alphabet is was easy to understand
  and learn. It was made up of 22 symbols. The
  Phoenicia trade helped to introduce the alphabet
  around Mesopotamia.

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Short Answers

• 8. Why was the Phoenician alphabet so great?
• The Phoenician alphabet is easy to understand and
  learn. It was made up of 22 symbols. The
  Phoenicia trade helped to introduce the alphabet
  around Mesopotamia.
• 9. Who ruled the cities in Sumer?

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Short Answers

• 8. Why was the Phoenician alphabet so great?
• The Phoenician alphabet is was easy to understand
  and learn. It was made up of 22 symbols. The
  Phoenicia trade helped to introduce the alphabet
  around Mesopotamia.
• 9. Who ruled the cities in Sumer?
• A king or queen

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Short Answers

• 8. Why was the Phoenician alphabet so great?
• The Phoenician alphabet is was easy to understand
  and learn. It was made up of 22 symbols. The
  Phoenicia trade helped to introduce the alphabet
  around Mesopotamia.
• 9. Who ruled the cities in Sumer?
• A king or queen
• 10. Why did Phoenicia become a rich region?

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Short Answers

• 8. Why was the Phoenician alphabet so great?
• The Phoenician alphabet is was easy to understand
  and learn. It was made up of 22 symbols. The
  Phoenicia trade helped to introduce the alphabet
  around Mesopotamia.
• 9. Who ruled the cities in Sumer?
• A king or queen
• 10. Why did Phoenicians become a rich region?
• They sold wood and dyed cloth (from snails) to
  other cities. They also had a good trade
  system/route.

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Essay

• How did Phoenicias location near the
  Mediterranean Sea affect its development?

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Essay

• How did Phoenicias location near the
  Mediterranean Sea affect its development?
• Phoenicia became a great sea power. Phoenician
  sailors and traders became very successful.
  (remember the purple dye that came from the
  snails)

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Essay

• How did Phoenicias location near the
  Mediterranean Sea affect its development?
• Phoenicia became a great sea power. Phoenician
  sailors and traders became very successful.
  Phoenicia became a great sea power. (remember the
  purple dye that came from the snails)
• How did the people of Mesopotamia benefit from
  the physical geography of their region?

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Essay

• How did the people of Mesopotamia benefit from
  the physical geography of their region?
• The rich soil and life-giving rivers attracted
  many traders. All helped make Mesopotamia on of
  the most prosperous areas of its time.

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Essay

• How did the people of Mesopotamia benefit from
  the physical geography of their region?
• The rich soil and life-giving rivers or to the
  regions central location that attracted many
  traders all helped make Mesopotamia on of the
  most prosperous areas of its time.
• What were three important contributions made by
  the ancient people living in the Fertile Crescent
  and the Mediterranean?

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Essay

• What were three important contributions made by
  the ancient people living in the Fertile Crescent
  and the Mediterranean?
• 1. Babylonian king Hammurabi set down a written
  code of laws for everyone in his empire to
  follow.
• 2. The people of Sumer developed a system of
  writing called cuneiform.
• 3. Phoenicians developed an alphabet.