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Fertile Crescent

Fertile Crescent. Civilizations of Mesopotamia. Israelites and Phoenicians. Vocabulary Words. Contributions of Ancient Peoples. The Israelites. Fertile Crescent. Civilizations of Mesopotamia. Israelites and Phoenicians. Vocabulary Words. Contributions of Ancient Peoples.

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Fertile Crescent

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  1. Fertile Crescent

  2. Civilizations of Mesopotamia

  3. Israelites and Phoenicians

  4. Vocabulary Words

  5. Contributions of Ancient Peoples

  6. The Israelites

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  8. Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because of this

  9. What is rivers created rich soil for farming?

  10. Mesopotamia means this

  11. What is "land between two rivers"?

  12. Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers

  13. What are the Tigris and Euphrates?

  14. Explain how the rivers were "gifts" as well as "sorrows"

  15. The rivers flooded taking away livestock, houses and people. The rivers were gifts because they provided materials to build, fertile soil for farming, and a stable supply of water.

  16. This modern day country used to be Mesopotamia

  17. What is Iraq?

  18. The city-states in Sumer developed separately because of this

  19. They were separated by long stretches of desert making it hard to be under one ruler

  20. The main leader for the Chaldeans was this person

  21. Who is Nebuchadnezzar?

  22. List one fact about the Persians

  23. * They were the last civilization in Mesopotamia * They were conquered by Alexander the Great * They were known for their roads

  24. Babylon was a crossroads of trade because of this

  25. There were cities to the north and south of Babylon

  26. The importance of Hammurabi's Code was this

  27. What is laws were written down for the first time so that people could understand them and they were the same laws for everyone?

  28. Phoenicia was wealthy because of this

  29. * The wood * The purple dye * Trade

  30. The Israelites were unique because of this

  31. What is they believed in one God (Monotheism)

  32. The Israelite promised land was known as this

  33. What is Canaan?

  34. The Importance of the Phoenician alphabet was this

  35. What is More people could learn how to read and write?

  36. Name two ways that the Israelite beliefs were different from other people

  37. * Monotheism * The Polytheistic believers believed there were Gods for different places and ideas, where Israelites believed there was only one, all powerful God, who was present ev

  38. A professional writer is called this

  39. What is a scribe?

  40. The belief in one God is called this

  41. What is monotheism?

  42. The earliest form of writing is known as this.

  43. What is cuneiform?

  44. An area of many territories and people who are controlled by one government is called this

  45. What is an Empire?

  46. Describe a "myth"

  47. A story that sometimes explains peoples beliefs

  48. Irrigation is this

  49. What is a system of canals and ditches to water farmland

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