1. Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent Chapter 2

2. What is the name of the alphabet that made it easier for people in the ancient world to read and write?  Phoenician Alphabet

3. Name the two rivers where Mesopotamia was located?  Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

4. In 612 B.C., they conquered the Assyrians?  The Medes and the Chaldeans

5. This city became an important trade center because it was located between two cities, north and south.  Babylon

6. This is the area where writing first developed?  Mesopotamia

7. The cities of Sumer were separated by long stretches of desert land, therefore they developed into……  City-states.

8. What did the Babylonians and the Israelites have in common?  They both lived according to a code of laws

9. What are the names of Mr. Huebner’s sons?  Erin  Brigid

10. What were the Israelites known for that made them unique among the ancient peoples?  Belief in one god

11. Each Mesopotamia city- state had their own_____, although, they shared language.  God or Goddess

12. ______ was the first written set of laws and applied to all citizens.  Hammurabi’s Code

13. What was one of the most important advantages of the Phoenician alphabet?  It was simpler than cuneiform.

14. Name one of the major events in the history of the Israelites?  the settlement of Canaan

15. ____ is a time when people starve because there is a so little food?  Famine

16. Symbols for writing that represent sounds are called..  the alphabet.