Chapter 2

Question 1

Abraham

Answer 1

A patriarch considered the founding father of Israel

Question 2

Sargon the Great

Answer 2

Conquered the Sumerians and ruled for over 200 years

Question 3

Hummarubi

Answer 3

A king who ruled Babylon. Came up with over 300 rules for people to follow

Question 4

Joseph

Answer 4

Son of Jacob. Had 11 brothers

Question 5

Middle East

Answer 5

The part of the world where Africa, Asia, and Europe meet

Question 6

Ur

Answer 6

One of the most important cities in Sumer. Abraham was from there

Question 7

Fertile Crescent

Answer 7

A crescent shaped area know for its ability to grow crops

Question 8

Tigris river

Answer 8

Means arrow

Question 9

Euphrates

Answer 9

Mans- that makes fruitful

Question 10

Mesopotamia

Answer 10

The area between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Means- the land tweet two rivers

Question 11

Canaan

Answer 11

Located at the western end of the Fertile Crescent. The center of the ancient world.

Question 12

Megiddo

Answer 12

The valley where the last battle of history (Armageddon$ will take place.

Question 13

Dispersion

Answer 13

The people could no longer communicate after God confused their languages so they scattered out to the other parts of the earth

Question 14

Cuneiform

Answer 14

Wedge shaped writing

Question 15

Polytheist

Answer 15

The Sumerians. They worshiped many gods.

Question 16

Monotheist

Answer 16

Worshiped on god, but not the God of the bible

Question 17

Humanist

Answer 17

Putting man in place or above God

Question 18

Anu

Answer 18

The God of the sky. Supposedly ruled the other gods

Question 19

Ziggurat

Answer 19

Towers built in tiers of stages, each stage smaller than the one beneath, all atop a large mound of clay or debris.

Question 20

Nanna

Answer 20

The moon god. The top of the ziggurat was crowned with a shrine of Nanna.

Question 21

Empire

Answer 21

Rule by one city or people oversteer cities or peoples.

Question 22

Bureaucracy

Answer 22

An organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern.

Question 23

Shamash

Answer 23

The sun god. Hammurabi said this was the god that gave hi. His power to rule.

Question 24

Laws

Answer 24

Ruled people follow in living together

Question 25

Promulgation

Answer 25

Making the laws known

Question 26

Equality under the law

Answer 26

All people who commit the same crimes should be punished in the same way

Question 27

Marduk

Answer 27

A god who suddenly became the king of all gods.

Question 28

Patriarchs

Answer 28

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. The founding fathers of Israel. Lived in cannan for /30 years

Question 29

Nation-state

Answer 29

A nation or people living in its own land with its own government

Question 30

Baal

Answer 30

The chief god of the Canaanites.