Social Studies Unit 2

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

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

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

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.”

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

What led to the conquest of Sumer / Sumeria?

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

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

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?

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

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