Chapter 1&2 Reversed Flashcards
The account of human history before we had written records
Prehistory
A complex culture containing two or more people
Civilization
The founders of civilization in Mesopotamia
Sumerians
And area of the bear east that has more water and significant agriculture
Forte crescent
Law code for Mesopotamia of what’s right and what’s wrong
Code of Hammurabi
The worship of many gods
Polytheism
Ancient writing system developed in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
A poetic and historical account of Mesopotamia including a flood account
Epic of Gilgamesh
The heart of Egypt, longer river which is critical to agriculture
Nile river
Title of the King of Egypt, an absolute ruler considered to be a god
Pharaoh
Sacred writings
Hieroglyphics
Method of preservation
Mummification
Key aspects of the Hebrew faith
Covenant/law/prophets
The name of the people of the Old Testament
Hebrews
The he name is the United Hebrew kingdom
Israel
The tree kinda is the United Kingdom
Saul, David, and Solomon
The capital city of Israel
Jerusalem
Canter of Hebrew worship
Temple
The group of people who defeated the Jews and 722 BC scattering the northern kingdom
Assyrians 722bc
The southern kingdom; replacement of the word Hebrew; the name of their religion
Judah/Jews/Judiasm
The group that defeated the southern kingdom in 586 BC they were taken to Babylon
Chaldeans 586 BC
The group that defeated the southern kingdom in 586 BC they were taken to Babylon
Chaldeans 586 BC
Capital city of the assyrian empire
Nineveh
The first emote, east of Palestine
Assyrian
The second empire after Assyrian
Chaldean empire
The third empire
Persian empire
Capital of the Chaldean empire
Babylon
Capital of the Persian empire
Susa and Persepolis
Kings of Persia
Cyrus and Darius
A non-Christian religion that is monotheistic but believes in one good God versus one evil God
Zoroastrianism
3D sculptures
Relief sculptures
The reason the Assyrians were so powerful
Iron weapons
The belief in one God
Monotheism
