MidTerm Review for Unit 2: Middle East & Ancient Egypt

Question 1

True or False: Anyone could go into the top of the ziggurat.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

What is the land where most early human civilizations developed?

Accepted Answer

Fertile Crescent

Question 3

True or False: Egyptians did not need to live near the Nile River.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

The pharaohs organized a strong centralized government during what period

Accepted Answer

Old Kingdom

Question 5

A ruler who takes over many cities creates a(n).......

Accepted Answer

Empire

Question 6

The belief in one god is known as

Accepted Answer

monotheism

Question 7

In ancient Egyptian society, most people were

Accepted Answer

Peasant farmers

Question 8

Laws that have to do with contracts, taxes or marriage are called

Accepted Answer

Civil Laws

Question 9

Which of the following would be covered under the criminal law section of Hammurabi's Code?

Accepted Answer

Murder

Question 10

What job would a "scribe" have?

Accepted Answer

Write important documents

Question 11

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are also known as

Accepted Answer

The Torah

Question 12

This was an age of conquest for Ancient Egyptians where their empire stretched

Accepted Answer

New Kingdom

Question 13

The Ten Commandments are laws that the Jews believe God gave them through

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 14

What was the world's first monotheistic religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 15

What area means "The Land Between Rivers"?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 16

How did the beliefs of the Israelites differ from those of most nearby peoples?

Accepted Answer

They believed in one god

Question 17

In Ancient Egypt, government matters like tax collection and irrigation were supervised by

Accepted Answer

Vizier

Question 18

What was a major accomplishment during Egypt's Old Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Building the great pyramids

Question 19

Which groups made up the base of both the Mesopotamian & Egyptian social orders?

Accepted Answer

Peasant Farmers & Slaves

Question 20

Where did the world's first civilization develop?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 21

Hammurabi's Code was important because it was the first time a state's laws

Accepted Answer

Were put into writing

Question 22

Laws that deal with robbery, assault or murder are

Accepted Answer

Criminal Laws

Question 23

Which of the following would be covered under the civil law section of Hammurabi's code?

Accepted Answer

Divorce

Question 24

What was the purpose of a ziggurat in Mesopotamian society?

Accepted Answer

It was the home of their Gods

Question 25

What occurred during Egypt's Middle Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Hyksos invaders occupied Nile delta

Question 26

Who led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 27

The two rivers that make up the borders of Mesopotamia are....

Accepted Answer

Tigris/Euphrates Rivers

Question 28

The belief in many gods is called

Accepted Answer

polytheism

Question 29

Who was the female ruler of Egypt that encouraged trade during the New Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 30

What is the scattering of the Jews across different parts of the world down as?

Accepted Answer

Diaspora

Question 31

True or False: Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

True or False: The ziggurat was a place of worship

Accepted Answer

True

Question 33

What was the purpose of a ziggurat in a Sumerian civilization?

Accepted Answer

Provide home for gods & goddesses

MidTerm Review for Unit 2: Middle East & Ancient Egypt

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MidTerm Review for Unit 2: Middle East & Ancient Egypt

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