chapter 2 Flashcards
what was the dispersion of mankind?
this was the scattering of people over the earth
where did God select Abraham?
in the ancient Middle East
what did God select Abraham to do?
to become the father of Israel
Abraham was a shemite who lived in Ur which was…
one the most important cities in the land of Sumer
… was known as the… because of its ability to grow crops and because of its crescent shape
the fertile crescent
which two rivers made the land fertile
the tigris and euphrates rivers
what is the meaning of euphrates?
euphrates means that makes fruitful
tigris means…
arrow
what was the land that lied between the tigris and euphrates river?
mesopotamia
land between rivers was also called…
mesopotamia
Sumer lied in a place between akkad and the Persian gulf called..
Shinar
the great Akkadian king Sargon conquered the Sumerians for…
200 years
what was the Sumerians greatest accomplishment?
the Sumerians appear to have been the first people after the flood to have used writing
what did the Sumerians use to write?
they used a stick or stylus
the Sumerians wrote using a wedge shaped writing. what was that wedge shaped writing called?
cuneiform
