Unit 2 chapter 2 Bayou Bridges Vocabulary quiz

the religious belief in only one God

• polytheism

• monotheism

• onetheism

• Tanakh

the collection of Jewish holy writings; sometimes

called the Hebrew Bible

• sciptures

• papyrus

• Tanakh

• hieroglyphics

an extreme shortage of food that results in

widespread hunger

• famine

• famished

• family

• famested

someone chosen by God to bring a message to

people

• papyrus

• pharaoh

• priest

• prophet

the story of the Israelites’ escape from ancient Egypt;

a departure of a large group of people, especially

migrants

• exile

• exiting

• Exodus

• exciting

the state of being made to live outside a place as a

form of punishment

• Exile

• Exodus

• Exiting

• Exciting

What characteristic of civilization does the following example show?

Mesopotamia was organized in city-states; the built walls of brick around cities and levees to hold floods back.

• Technology

• Surplus food

• Infrastructure

• Government

What characteristic of civilization does the following example show?

Flooding allowed for successful farming; they needed containers for the extra food.

• Infrastructure:

• Stable food supply:

• Specialization:

• Belief systems:

What characteristic of civilization does the following example show?

Sumerians developed cuneiform.

• Technology

• Job specialization

• Shared Communication

• Government

Would you rather.....

• Be required to answer a riddle correctly to enter a door

• Sing a song from beginning to end to use any electronics