Abeka 7th Grade History, Chapter 2 Review 100% Pass

Abeka 7th Grade History, Chapter 2 Review 100% Pass Abraham the father of the nation Israel Sargon the Akkadian king who conquered the Sumerians Sumerians the descendants of those who stayed in the general vicinity of the Tower of Babel after the dispersion, and whose greatest accomplishment was writing Hammurabi the king of Babylon who united all of Mesopotamia under his rule Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Joseph Jacob's son who was sold into slavery by his brothers Middle East a part of the world where the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe meet Ur one of the most important cities of the land of Sumer; the city where God called Abraham to leave Fertile Crescent an area in the Middle East known for its ability to grow crops and its shape like a crescent moon Tigris River one of the two great rivers in the Fertile Crescent. Tigris means "arrow." Euphrates River one of the two great rivers in the Fertile Crescent. Euphrates means "that makes fruitful." Mesopotamia the land between and immediately around the Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers" Canaan the center of the ancient world Megiddo the valley also called Armageddon that will be the last battleground of world history cuneiform wedge-shaped writing polytheist one who worships many gods monotheist one who worships only one god humanist one who makes men into gods Anu the god of the sky ziggurat a tower built in tiers or stages, each stage smaller than the one beneath, all atop a large mound of clay or debris Nanna the moon god that supposedly owned the city of Ur empire rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples bureaucracy a group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern Shamash the sun god who supposedly gave Hammurabi authority to make his code of laws laws rules people follow in living together promulgation making the laws known equality under the law all people who commit the same crime should be punished in the same way Marduk the chief god of Babylon who became the king of all the gods nation-state a nation or people living in its own land with its own government Baal the chief god of the Canaanites dispersion the scattering of people over the earth Israel's conquest of Canaan Canaan, the center of the Ancient World, has had a central and strategic positio in the world; Israel became a nation-state