medetranian civiligations
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Why were snails important to the Phoenicians? *** | they gave us purple dye |
| Why was Tyre a wealthy city? | Tyre was a wealthy city because ships from Tyre sold the purple cloth at extremely high prices. The profits helped make Trye a wealthy city. |
| Besides snails used to dye cloth what other resource did the Phoenicians have? *** | Besides the snails, Phoenicia also had a great amount of dense cedar forests. |
| Who controlled trade throughout the Mediterranean Sea? *** | The Phoenicians |
| What kept other people from competing for trade in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean? | Stories of terrible monsters in the ocean kept other people competing for trade in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. |
| What type of goods were sold at Phoenician markets? | foriegn foods such as figs olives honey and spices. Animals such as giraffes warthhogs and bears |
| How many symbols were there in the Phoenician alphabet? | There were 22 symbols in the Phoenician alpabet. |
| What forms the basis of many alphabets today? *** | the phoenician Alphabet |
| How did the alphabet affect trade? *** | The alphabet simplified trade between people who spoke different languages. |
| How did trade affect the spread of the alphabet? *** | Trading helped the alphabet to spread all over. |
| What group of people settled in the land south of Phoenicia? | The Hebrews settled in the land south of Phoenica. |
| Hebrews were later called *** | Isrealites |
| Stories about the Israelites can be found in the Hebrew Bible called the | The Torah |
| When did Abraham live? | 2000 and 1500 B.C. |
| The Israelites trace their beginnings to this area of land. | Mesopotamia |
| What is monotheism? | belief in one God |
| Who taught the Israelites monotheism? | Abraham |
| Mono is the Greek prefix for *** | one |
| The Torah says that God told Abraham to leave this land | Mesopotamia |
| Abraham led the people to this land. | Aberham led the people to Canaan. |
| What is a famine? | A famine is a time when there is so little food that many people starve. |
| Why did the Israelites flee south to Egypt? | a famine struck there land |
| Why did the Egyptian King force the Israelites into labor? | He grew suspicious of their power. |
| Who led the Israelites out of Egypt? | Moses |
| What is the Exodus? *** | When Moses lead the jews from slavery |
| Where did the Israelites wander for 40 years? | The desert of the Sinai Peninsula. |
| What did God give the Israelites while in the desert? | The Ten Commandments. |
| Did Israelites ever return to Canaan? | Yes. |
| As the Israelites moved north they united under their first king. Name this king. | King Saul |
| Which King established the capital city in Jerusalem? | King David |
| Who was Davids son? | Solomon |
| After Solomons death the country was split into 2 kingdoms. Name them. | Israel and Judah |
| Who conquered the Israelites and gained control of Judah? | Assyria |
| What does exile mean? | To force people to live in another place or country. |
| Why did the Assyrians exile the Israelites? | they resisted Assyrian rule |
| By 612 B.C. who conquered the Assyrians? | Chaldeans |
| In 587 B.C. the King of Judah reveled against the Chaldeans. King Nebuchadnezzar responded by destroying this capital city. | Jerusalem |
| King Nebuchadnezzar exiled the people of Judah to | Babylonia |
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