Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrew
P. 16-31
Find the information requested and list it in the appropriate places.
List the three countries of the Fertile Crescent:
List the three rivers that nourished the Middle East:
List the present-day country that was once called Mesopotamia:
List the name of the temple the city-states of Mesoptamia:
List the eventual home of the Hebrews and where it is located:
List the sacred text of the Hebrews:
List the number of years in Egyptian history:
List the name of the longest river in the world:
The pyramids not only are tombs but also a source of the world’s oldest _______________.
List the civilization that invented writing:
List the years of the Sumerians and the names of their two prominent city-states:
List the name of the group who invaded Sumer:
List the name of the group whose capital was on the Euphrates River:
List the name of the king who established the set of laws and the name of those laws:
List the name of the group that destroyed the kingdom of Israel:
List the name of the king that established the first library and list its location:
List the group that conquered the Assyrians and enslaved the Jews of Palestine:
What led to the growth of cities during the Sumerian era?
List five developments that resulted from the growth of cities:
List the four categories of people in Mesopotamia:
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List the three kingdoms of Egypt and the important rulers of each:
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b.
c.
What outlook dominated ancient Egyptian culture? What was its focus?
Identify the Egyptian vision of paradise:
List the four categories of people and society in ancient Egypt:
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d.
List the four Hebrew eras, identify one major person for each era, list his influence:
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d.
List the four categories of Hebrew people and society:
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b.
c.
d.
List a dramatic example of Hebrew cultural expression:
List the name of the chest in which the Hebrews carried their holiest relic:
List the name of this holy relic:
List the name of the earliest form of writing:
List the name of the object that helped to translate Egyptian hieroglyphics:
In 1849, Sir Austen Henry Layard located ruins of Nineveh. What did he find?
Whose tomb did the British discover in 1922?
In 1986, what was found in Sippar? Why hasn’t this information been explored?
In 1947, what did a young shepard find in some caves? What are these texts?
What year was the modern state of Israel formed?
List two ancient texts that are ancestors of all Western laws:
Which text/law remains important to Jews and Christians?
Which Biblical figure do the Muslims recognize as important?
Define the following terms:
Myth-
Heroic literature-
Sacred verses-
Wisdom literature-
Folk tales-
Quest-
Archetypes-
What do the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Book of Genesis have in common?
List five ancient works that are quest stories:
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