Chapter 2 – Fertile Crescent Test Study Guide
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Section 1
Vocab (already in your spiral): scribe, Fertile Crescent, city-state, polytheism, myth
1. Describe Mesopotamia’s land. Why did people settle there?
2. Name the two rivers. What are the advantages and disadvantages of them?
3. List the 4 characteristics that define a city-state.
4. How did the Sumerians practice their religion and honor the gods?
Section 2
Vocab (already in your spiral): empire, Babylon, caravan, bazaar
1. Why did Babylon become a center for trade during the Babylonian empire?
2. What were the Assyrians known for?
3. What happened during the New Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar’s rule?
4. What were the Persians known for?
Section 3
Vocab (already in your spiral): code, Hammurabi, cuneiform
1. What was Hammurabi’s Code? Who did it apply to? How did it apply to people?
2. Where did writing first start? Who did the writing?
3. What did they write with/on? What did they record?
Section 4
Vocab: (already in your spiral): alphabet, monotheism, famine, exile
1. What items/resources did the Phoenicians trade?
2. Why were the Phoenicians called the “masters of the sea”?
3. What was the alphabet? How did the Phoenician alphabet help traders?
4. Who was the Israelite leader that led them to believe in one god? Why did they leave Canaan and
go to Egypt?
5. Once settled back in Canaan, who established the capital city? What was the city’s name?
Section 5
Vocab: covenant, Moses, prophet, diaspora
1. What are the religious beliefs of Judaism? (There are many. Provide at least 5 beliefs below.)
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2. What is the Torah?
3. What is the connection between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?