chapter 2 test Flashcards
What is a ziggurat?
has levels like a cake. In Mesopotamia, a large stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple; dedicated to the city’s chief god or goddess
Why is the Nile so significant?
it was the primary reason their civilizations prospered; served as a form
of transportation, protected the egyptians from invaders, provided fertile
land, etc
what is the torah?
the Jews sacred text. tells the history of the ancient Israelites and their relationship with God. provided the rule of law that the Jews lived by
what was a vizier in ancient egypt?
the chief minister who supervised the government in ancient egypt, was the highest official in the land only under the king. his job is to execute the orders of the king.
a pharaohs right to rule came from the people, but how did they demonstrate to the people that the gods had blessed his reign?
if the nile flooded, then that means the pharaohs reign is being blessed. if it does not flood, then the pharaoh most likely will get rebelled against
what was the basis for israel’s belief in canaan as the “promised land?”
this is because god declared in his covenant with abraham that canaan would one day belong to the israelites
know the correct order of mesopotamian empires
sumerians, akkadian’s, israel, persians
know the achievements of moses, solomon, hammurabi, and ashurbanipal. what are they remembered for?
Moses - led the israelites in their exodus, or departure from egypt, from slavery to freedom
Solomon - build the first temple
Hammurabi - wrote the first written law code called “the code of hammurabi”
Ashurbanipal- founded one of the first libraries and wrote it in cuneiform
consider free will to do good and evil. what similarities are there between judaism and zoroastrianism?
they both have the choice of good or evil. they also both believe in judgement day and heaven and hell
Who was promised to be the Father of a great nation? Know the story of Abraham and his two sons.
Abraham was promised land. He had a son with Sarah and they were old and had a kid. He sacrificed his son.
Who is Osiris? What is he the god of? Also, know who Amon-Re was, Isis and Re.
Most Egyptians related more to the god Osiris and the goddess Isis, whose story touched human emotions such as love and jealousy. Egyptians worshiped a sun god named Re. By the Middle Kingdom, Egyptians associated Re with another god, Amon, and called this great lord of the gods Amon-Re.
Explain the core principles of Zoroastrianism.
On a final judgment day, all individuals would be judged for their actions. Zoroaster chose to worship a single wise god, Ahura Mazda, who ruled the world. Ahura Mazda, however, was in a constant battle against Ahriman, the prince of lies and evil.
What’s the difference between Cuneiform and the Phoenician alphabet?
Cuniform- over 800 symbols
Phoenician- 22 letters that represented consonant sounds
How did Darius unite the Persian empire?
Darius united the Persian empire by implementing a Bureaucracy, which is a system of government through departments and subdivisions administered by officials who followed set rules
why was a writing system valuable to the egyptian government ?
a writing system helped them to write down their beliefs and solidify their nations beliefs as a whole
