Social Studies Unit 2

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Look at the timeline of important events in early Jewish history.

 

What date on the timeline marks the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora?

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587 BCE

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Sumer (aka Sumeria) is important in world history because it was...

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The world’s first civilization.

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Which of the following are included in the Ten Commandments? Choose the TWO correct answers.

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  “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.”

• “You shall not lie.”

• “You shall not steal.”

  “You shall obey your spiritual leader.”

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You shall not steal

• You shall obey your spiritual leader.

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When Judaism began, how was it different from other religions in the ancient world?

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Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.

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What led to the conquest of Sumer / Sumeria?

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The fighting among city-states

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What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculptures?

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• Realistic statues of humans

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Which of the following correctly describe the Epic of Gilgamesh? Choose the TWO correct answers.

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• It was written in cuneiform.

• It is a myth, telling the story of a legendary hero named Gilgamesh.

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Read the excerpt from Hammurabi’s Code:

“If a man has knocked out the eye of a patrician [aristocrat], his eye shall be knocked out. . . If he has knocked out the eye of a plebeian [commoner] . . . he shall pay one mina of silver. If he has knocked out the eye of a patrician’s servant. . . . he shall pay half his value.”

What does this quote illustrate about the nature of Hammurabi’s Code?

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The law did not treat all members of society equally.

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What city became the center of Hammurabi’s Mesopotamian empire?

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Babylon

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The official religion of the Persian Empire was Zoroastrianism, whose main belief is...

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The universe is in a struggle between good and evil.