BJU World History Ch. 2

The Bible refers to Cyrus as

Which geographic factor helped preserve the artifacts of ancient Egypt?

To enjoy life after death, Egyptians believed their

A group that ruled Egypt

Known for their purple dye

What discovery enabled Egyptologists to unravel the hieroglyphics?

This civilization was the most inclusive toward the other civilizations

Assyrians were NOT known for

A great female ruler of Egypt was

First known civilization

Which of the following geographic features helped unify Egypt?

Which of the following peoples were NOT polytheistic?

Nebuchadnezzar was king at the height of which empire?

The Epic of Gilgamesh gives an account of what biblical event?

The Epic of Gilgamesh was their greatest preserved literature

The first empire

Why did the twelve tribes of Israel split?

Invented the wheel

First civilization to use coins

The northern region of Egypt was called

Israel's history traces back to the first of their patriarchs -

Which civilization was used by God to protect & provide for His people?

The Pharaoh of the Exodus was probably

The 1677 mile Royal Road belonged to which civilization?

Monotheism means

Jesus and his disciples probably spoke this language

Giza is the location of the

Canaan's famous merchants were the

The Jews' 70 years in Babylon is called

Howard Carter is best known for his discovery of

This civilization provided cedar, gold and other materials for Solomon's temple

Interpreting human events and telling the future based on the positions of the stars is

Egyptians developed paper from this

Chaldeans are also referred to as

Famous for the iron works, including chariots

One theme of Hamurabi's Code was

They used hieroglyphics

Which two rivers cradled the first civilizations?

The ancient religion of the Persians

The probable language of Christ originated with this people

Government by God