History Test Ch. 2 Review

a city likely named after Babel

a famous citizen of Ur, God promised the land of Canaan to him

the Sumerian moon god

The Fertile Crescent is also known as this because Earth's earliest people lived here

a belief that is based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth

people who have developed their God-given natural abilities

the river whose name means "that which makes fruitful"

the mountain upon which Noah's ark came to rest

the river whose name means "arrow"

where a sacrifice is made, found at the top of a ziggurat

this means land between the rivers

the two most important Sumerian inventions

the king who ordered the ziggurat at Ur to be built

a queen whose tomb was discovered in ancient Ur

people who remained in the area of the Tower of Babel

the only completely accurate record of ancient history

an the most common instrument used to stamp an article or document

the archaeologist who discovered evidence of a great flood

the architectural structures that were first built by the Sumerians

the Sumerians were the first people after the Flood who developed and used this

tall temple built by the Sumerians

supplying land with water by means of ditches or sprinklers

digging up and studying the remains of ancient civilizations

wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians

this area of land has rich soil and is shaped like a moon