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Ancient Egypt Ch. 2
Ancient Egypt Ch. 2
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Review quiz of Prentice Hall's World History textbook. NOTE: Not teacher made.
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1
Persian emperor _____ set up a government which became a model for later rulers.
Nebuchadnezzar
Assurbanipal
Darius
Hammurabi
2
The word
"
cuneiform"
comes from...
the Latin word cuneus for "wedge"
a thought randomly conceived by a scholar
the Latin word formare for "form"
the name of a Sumerian ruler
3
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river is called...
Asia
Mesopotamia
Egypt
the Nile River Valley
4
David's son _____ turned Jerusalem into the impressive capital of Israel
Solomon
David didn't have a son
David II
Abraham
5
_____ brought riches to Sumerian cities
Trade
gold
marketing
government
6
Which Babylonian god did Hammurabi promote over the older Sumerian gods?
Osiris
Set
Jesus
Marduk
7
Patriarchal society in Israel meant...
Women were granted great power
women could not achieve any honor like that of men
husbands and fathers held great legal and moral authority
men were undermined
8
The pharaoh stood at the _____ of Society in Ancient Egypt
temples
side
bottom
top
9
What was the name of the set of laws Hammurabi enacted in Babylon and Mesopotamia?
Law of the Land
the Constitution
Hammurabi didn't enact any laws
Code of Hammurabi
10
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was...
dumb
unfair
rich
a god
11
What happens to the Nile River every spring?
It dries up
The Amazon joins the Nile
It floods
It freezes
12
The Sumerians were mostly
polytheistic
monotheistic
13
The form of writing invented by Sumerians is called...
calligraphy
hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
cuneiform
14
Only the _____ could conduct certain ceremonies for the sun god _____.
pharaoh, Set
citizens, Osiris
Priest, Isis
pharaoh, Amon-Re
15
Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?
King Tut
They were all male
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
16
Canaan–as noted by the Torah–later became known as _____ under Roman rule.
Jerusalem
Canaan
Palestine
Israel
17
According to Egyptian mythology, ______ ruled Egypt until he was killed by his jealous brother.
Osiris
Tutankhamen
King George III
Set
18
An Egyptian official called _____ forced people to flee into modern-day Syria
King Tut
King Ramses II
Set
Sinuhe
19
Persian kings pursued a policy of _____ of the peoples they conquered.
elimination
value
control
tolrerance
20
What is the "Red Land"?
Irrigated land suitable for crops
A province named "Red"
A desert stretching across North Africa
An area where the ground is red
21
Sumer was divided into
city-states
states
kingdoms
cities
22
Another term for Israelite is...
Hebrew
There is no such thing as an "Israelite"
Catholic
Nazarine
23
Judaism was different from the religions of the nearby regions because it was...
polytheistic
odd
rebellious
monotheistic
24
Who was the most powerful pharaoh of the
New Kingdom
?
King Tut
King Ramses II
there is no such thing as the "New Kingdom"
the New Kingdom didn't use pharaohs
25
The _____ contained spells, charms, and formulas for the dead to use in the afterlife.
Book of Life
Scroll of Secrets
Will of Survival
Book of the Dead
