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A complex society that has cities, governments, labor, religion, and writing is called a
Civilization
Vedas
Cuneiform
Torah
2
The first form of writing introduced by the Sumerians, characterized by pressed wedges and shapes into wet clay was
Heiroglyphics
Calligraphy
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
3
The set of laws that Hebrews were expected to follow given by God to Moses were called
The Code of Hammurabi
The Eight fold Path
The 10 Commandments
The Koran
4
The first five books of the Old Testament which outline the Covenant and early history of the Jewish people is called
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Code of Hammurabi
The Torah
The Epic of Gilgamesh
5
By which two rivers did the Mesopotamian Civilizations thrive and prosper?
Huang He and Yangtze Rivers
Thames and Nile Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Indus and Ganges Rivers
6
The first recorded system of laws in human history is named after
King Hammurabi of Babylon
Sargon of Akkad
Frodo Baggins of the Shire
King Tut of Egypt
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Who is considered to be the patriarch/founder of Judaism?
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
Isaac
8
The worship of more than one god is called the practice of
Monotheism
Polytheism
Atheism
Buddhism
9
The stone temples as depicted below where religious Mesopotamian priests lived and performed services were called
Pyramids
Mosques
Cathedrals
Ziggurats
10
Which is a major characteristic of Judaism?
worshiping many gods
praying five times a day
following the Eightfold Path
belief in a single all powerful God