Chapter 2 Review Sheet 3 Of 3 Flashcards
Why did Nebuchadnezzar build the hanging Gardens of Babylon?
His wife was home sick
How did Persian emperor Darius improve trade under his rule?
Set up a common set of weights and measures
Repaired roads
What did Phoenician traders developed to help them do business?
An alphabet using symbols to represent sounds
Which leader united the Hebrew tribes into a single nation?
David
How did the Jewish view of God differ from the believes of most people in the ancient world?
Jews believed in one God (monotheistic)
How did most Jewish laws treat women?
Under law, women were protected by men
What was the color of ethics preached by many Jewish prophets?
They preached personal morality and social justice
One reason for the development of an early civilization in the Tigris – Euphrates river valleys was that…?
Periodic flooding left rich soil, ideal for farming
How were the early civilizations of the Nile river valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley similar?
They were dependent on fertile land
They were developed along rivers
Which geographic factor was most important to the development of the early river valley civilizations?
Fertile soils for farming
