Early Civilizations Flashcards
Name two contributions made by the Sumerian civilization.
Cuneiform which is the earliest form of known writing
Ziggurats: temple towers usually pyramid like
Know the difference between pantheism, monotheism and polytheism.
Monotheism: the belief in one god
Polytheism: belief in many gods
Pantheism: a doctrine that describes god with the universe
What two concepts did the Sumerians develop that we still use today?
Division of a circle into 360 degrees
Division of hours and minutes into sixty units
What is a civilization?
Is a complex culture where large numbers of people share a variety of common elements.
What is an empire?
A rule of one people over another
What was the first known empire?
Akkadian empire
What civilization built Old Babylon?
The Amorite civilization
What famous biblical structure was built near Old Babylon?
The Tower of Babel
What was unique about Hammurabi, the 6th Amorite king?
He united the land of Mesopotamia and he had a strict code of laws.
What is unusual about Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt?
The northern region is called Lower Egypt and the southern region is called Northern Egypt.
Name the three periods of ancient Egypt and tell one distinctive characteristic for each.
Old kingdom known as the “Age of the Pharaohs
Middle Kingdom known as the “Age of the People”
New Kingdom known as “The Age Of Empire”
What were two important inventions/ideas that were developed by the ancient Egyptians? Why are they important to us today?
Geometry and astronomy and they are important because geometry helps architects with angles and astronomy helps people with NASA study where objects are in space.
What phoenecia mean?
Traders of purple
What were the Phoenicians known for?
They were the first trading empire and had a famous purple dye that they manufactured.
What is unique about the Phoenician alphabet?
There is a each letter is a sound such as with the English alphabet.
Explain how God used the Assyrians and the Chaldeans to judge Israel.
God gave each empire great military might in their respective time and he used this power to judge the Israelites accordingly when they disobeyed Him.
How and why did God bring judgement on the Assyrians?
God brought judgment over the Assyrians through the Chaldeans because they did not obey what He wanted them to do.
What great empire was built around Babylon during the Chaldean reign and who was the ruler during this period?
King Nebuchadnezzar
New Babylonia
What is diaspora?
Scattering of people
Which leader of which empire was the first to be called great? Why was this? What was unusual about the way he treated conquered nations/people? What two things did he do to help Israel?
Cyrus the great, because he was one of the greatest conquerors
He allowed the nations he conquered to keep their religions and culture
He decreed that the temple of Jerusalem should be rebuilt and that Jews should be returned to do the project
What other well-known Old Testament person (s) was/were from this empire and saved the Jews?
Ester saved the Jews from Haman in the book of Ester
Which people are credited with first using coins?
The Lydians
What was the religion of Persians? What did they believe that was true?
Religion: Zoroastrianism
Believed good and evil
The world is battleground for good vs. evil and that everyone takes place in the battle whether on one side or the other.
Be able to map: The Nile River Mesopotamia Canaan Red Sea Mediterranean Sea Euphrates River Tigris River Fertile Crescent Egypt Sinai Peninsula
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