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Judaism was the first religion based on ______________, they belief in one god.

__________ is wedge-shaped, Mesopotamian writing made with a reed stylus.

The capital of the Hebrew lands was ________________.

_____________ are human-made objects (tools, jewlery, toys, coins) that teach about the customs and beliefs of the past.

Egypts's ____________, seas, desert, and mountains, isolated and protected it from invaders.

The Torah, Contains the basic laws of the ________ and traces the history of the Israelites through the 1200's B.C.

The earliest humans were called ____________ because they hunted for wild animals and gathered wild plants for food.

In Mesopotamia, _____________, were combined and controlled by the priests

_____________ was located south Egypt and was a source of great riches for the Egyptian empire.

Mesopotamia means ______________ and is located in the fertile valley between the _______________.

Egyptains spent much of their lives planning to live for eternity because they belived in _____________.

The world is divided into northern, southern, eastern, and western __________.

Early civilizations developed near ____________ which provided food, water, transportation, trade and irrigation.

The behaviors, beliefs, customs, and attitudes of a group of people were called ____________.

The three seasons (flooding, planting, and harvesting) in Egypt were based on ____, the annual flooding of th Nile River

_____________ is the recovery and study of artifacts, ruins, bones, and fossils remaining from the past.

A/an ____________ is an independant, self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villiages and farmlands.

A person skilled at making a particular product by hand (pottery, jewelry, tools) is called an _____________.

The belief in many gods, ___________ was practiced by the sumerians, Egyptians, Hindus, Greeks, and Romans.

The two kingdoms of the ancient Hebrews were ______ and ______.

____________ is believed to have written the Psalms.

A/an __________ is the city-states and nations conquered and run by one ruler.

__________ changed mesopotamia's government of separate rulers for each city-state by creating the world's first empire.

What was it called when the Hebrews left for the promised of Canaan.

The deveopment of ________ and use of ________ were key factors in the survival of early humans.

As early humans settled, they began to control the growth and behavior of plants and animals; this process is called ___

__________________ was the first recorded woman ruler of a nation; she reigned in a time of peace and wealth.

A _________ is a person who does not follow the Jewish belief system.

_______________ is history that took place before the development of writing.

_________ is a system of trade in which people echange goods or services, but do not exchange money.

__________ is stories, myths, and legends that are passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation.

A complex society with a stable food supply, specialization of labor, a government, social levels, and has laws is a ___

Homes and buildings in Egypt were made of ______: more important buildings such as pyramids, tombs were made of _______

The Hebrews were exiled to ___________ when their country was conquered by the babylonian Empire.

_________ ruled Egypt more than 60 years leaving monuments, statues, and memorials in his own honor.

____________ was the most important building in Jerusalem

In Egypt, __________ were symbols used to stand for words or sounds.

______________ was an organized set of laws that established a way of life with law and order for the ancient mesoptamia

A _________ is a professional writer or record keeper.

______ is a long, thin reed growing alongnthe banks of the Nile that was used by the Egyptians to make writing material.

Egypt is located in northeastern Africa along the ____________, the ________________ of Egypt because of food and trade.