Quiz 15.2 Review Flashcards
Monotheism means…
The belief in one god
Who invented the first wheeled vehicles?
Sumerians
Who was King Hammurabi?
A Babylonian king who created one of the first code of laws that provided harsh punishments for certain crimes
Which city is sacred to Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?
Jerusalem
Who is the major figure in the religion of Islam?
Muhammad
The term diaspora means…
The spread of Jewish religion and people throughout the world
Who were the Ottomans?
Turks who took over the Byzantine empire.
What allowed Mesopotamia to become an advanced civilization?
Its location between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers
Which group promoted religious tolerance?
The Ottomans
Cuneiform is…
the writing system of the Sumerians and Babylonians.
Who invented the first wheeled vehicles?
The Sumerians
What is a messiah?
A religious figure who is considered a savior
Who were Sultans?
The leaders of the Ottoman Empire.
