Topic 2 Major Test

What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian Empire?A

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

The common set of values and beliefs shared by Judaism and Christianity is known as the:

Outside of Israel, where does the largest number of Jews live today?

How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews of Jerusalem differ from that of the neo-Babylonians?

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

The Phonecian alphabet was based on:

What pattern did the laws in Hammurabi's Code follow?

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

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

What date marks the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora?

"Eye for an eye, unless you are of lower status in the social order" What does this quote tell about Hammurabi's code?

What does the Jewish holiday of Passover commemorate? Choose the TWO correct answers.

Which of the following statements correctly describe the Great Royal Road? Choose TWO correct answers.

Sumer is important in world history because it was:

What led to the conquest of Sumer?

Which of the following are included in the Ten Commandments? Choose the TWO correct answers

Which of the following texts contains commentaries on the teaching of Moses?