The geography, people, and culture of Mesopotamia Key Topic Mesopotamia The FRAME is about . . . The geography, people, and culture of Mesopotamia Details Main Idea Details Main Idea Details Main Idea Details Main Idea Hebrews were the first to become monotheistic T Writing Forms Hebrews Geography Phoenicians E Mesopotamia= Land b/w two rivers Pictograms= Earliest form of writing Settled along the Mediterranean Coast (part of Fertile Crescent) Settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River (part of Fertile Crescent in SW Asia) Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Cuneiform= Sumerian writing Part of the Fertile Crescent Phoenicians were great ship-builders and traders Home to the earliest civilizations Alphabet= Phoenicians Ziggurats= Religious temples in Meso Created the alphabet Founders of Judaism So What? Mesopotamia is the birth-place of some of the earliest civilizations and forms of written language

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Beliefs, traditions, and customs of Judaism: Key Topic The FRAME Routine Judaism is about… How Judaism influenced western civilizations Origins of Judaism: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all trace their roots back to Abraham—Abraham is the father of Judaism Moses gave the Ten Commandments to the Hebrews and led them out of exile The birth place of Judaism is Jerusalem Beliefs, traditions, and customs of Judaism: First monotheistic religion—believe in one god Monotheism of Abraham became the foundation for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam The Ten Commandments was a law code that state the moral and religious conduct of Judaism Sacred text= The Torah: Contains the written records and beliefs of the Jews How did Judaism spread? -Exile: 600 BCE Jews were banished from their home land - Diaspora: Scattering of the Jews

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Egyptian Civilization Key Topic The FRAME Routine Egyptian Civilization is about… Where Egypt is located and the characteristics of the early people that lived there Geography Map Located in Africa Egyptian civilization dates back between 3500-500 B.C.E Nubia was a civilization located on the Upper (Southern) Nile River Nile Delta Nubia Contributions and Culture Hieroglyphics Egyptian rulers were known as pharaohs—hereditary rulers Known for pyramids and mummification of the dead Egyptian form of writing= hieroglyphics