Fertile Cresent 2

Question 1

A loose soil carried by the river water. It made the land fertile for farming.

Answer 1

silt

Question 2

means the land between the rivers.

Answer 2

Mesopotamia

Question 3

The two rivers between Mesopotamia are the __________and ___________

Answer 3

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 4

long time without rain

Answer 4

drought

Question 5

Walls built to hold back the water of rivers or keep the river water within its banks

Answer 5

leeves

Question 6

A system of canals that brings water to fields/crops

Answer 6

irrigation

Question 7

the wearing away of soil or land

Answer 7

erosion

Question 8

A strip of well-watered land in the middle east that is shaped like a cresent moon is

Answer 8

Fertile Cresent

Question 9

droughts can cause widespread lack of food which is called a

Answer 9

famine

Question 10

Sumerian or Babylon temples are called

Answer 10

ziggurat

Question 11

a city that is located a little upstream from Sumer. It is also called Babel

Answer 11

Babylonian

Question 12

Babylonian King Nebuchanezzar built a beautiful palace for his wife Amytis and it is the second oldest of the Ancient Wonders of the World. It is known as the ______________

Answer 12

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Question 13

historians have learned that the ___________were the first people to write down their laws

Answer 13

Babylonians

Question 14

One of the greatest lawgivers of ancient history was the ruler ______________

Answer 14

Hannurabi

Question 15

The worlds first effort to record laws was known as the _________________

Answer 15

code of law

Question 16

He was a great Hebrew leader. He was born to UR. Married Sarah and had a son Isac.

Answer 16

Abraham

Question 17

Much of what we know about the ancient Hebrews comes from their sacred writings recorded in the

Answer 17

Hebrew bible

Question 18

located in the western part of the fertile crescent between the Jordan River and the Mediterannean Sea and also became home of the ancient Hebrews.

Answer 18

Canan

Question 19

According to the bible, the Hebrews lived in Canan until a famine struck and forced them to move to the land of ___________for food

Answer 19

Egypt

Question 20

God gave Moses the laws that are known as the

Answer 20

ten commandments

Question 21

when farmers produce more food than people need it is called a

Answer 21

surplus

Question 22

the belief in one god

Answer 22

monotheism

Question 23

List the 3 great religions that developed in this area of Jerusalem

Answer 23

Christanity, Judiasm, Islam

Question 24

A wise Hebrew ruler whose name means “peace”

Answer 24

King Soloman

Question 25

_______________was a powerful king and his capital was Babylon

Answer 25

Hammorabi

Question 26

An official writer is a

Answer 26

scribe

Question 27

A scribe used _________to write on

Answer 27

stylus

Question 28

BC means

Answer 28

before christ