World History- Chapter 2: Ancient Middle East & Egypt (3200 BC-500 BC)

Question 1

The scattering of Jews across different parts of the world

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Diaspora

Question 2

The oldest-known peace treaty in history was an agreement between Egypt and the

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Hittites.

Question 3

Why was the god Osiris especially important to the Egyptians?

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He was the god of the Nile.

Question 4

The form of writing composed of wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets.

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Cuneiform

Question 5

Which of the following was a Sumerian innovation that later civilizations built on?

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cuneiform

Question 6

The Jewish holy day of rest and worship

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Sabbath

Question 7

Who made a covenant with God in which Canaan was promised to the Hebrew people?

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Abraham

Question 8

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

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divorce

Question 9

To show the importance of their subject, Egyptian artists typically portrayed pharaohs as

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larger than other human figures.

Question 10

The form of writing in which symbols or pictures represent concepts or sounds.

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hieroglyphics

Question 11

The world's first civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in

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Sumer.

Question 12

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

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the Torah.

Question 13

A major accomplishment during Egypt's Old Kingdom was

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the building of the Great Pyramids.

Question 14

The ruler who created the world's first empire.

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Sargon

Question 15

Ironworking spread across Asia,Africa,&Europe through migration of ironsmiths from what empire?

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Hittite

Question 16

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

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were set down in writing.

Question 17

Religious figure who introduced the idea of a single wise god to the Persian empire.

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Zoroaster

Question 18

Which of the following occurred during Egypt's Middle Kingdom

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Hyksos invaders occupied the Nile delta.

Question 19

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

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They believed in one all-powerful god.

Question 20

Civilizations developed basic algebra & geometry by building on number system first created by

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Sumerians.

Question 21

In the Sumerian civilization, the purpose of a ziggurat was to

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keep the gods and goddesses happy.

Question 22

The Ten Commandments are a set of laws that the Jews believe God gave to them through

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Moses.

Question 23

The female ruler of Egypt who encouraged trade during the New Kingdom.

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Hatshepsut

Question 24

What new war technology did the Hyksos invaders bring to Egypt?

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horse-drawn war chariots

Question 25

Persian thinker Zoroaster spread the idea of

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heaven, hell, and judgment day.

Question 26

Darius I improved economic life in the Persian empire by

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encouraging the development of a money economy.

Question 27

Which of the following best describes the way in which Sumerians viewed the afterlife?

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a grim underworld with no way out.

Question 28

The key to unlocking the meaning of ancient Egyptian writing and language.

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Rosetta Stone

Question 29

In ancient Egyptian society, most people were

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peasant farmers.

Question 30

According to Egyptian beliefs, the pharaohs received the right to rule from the god

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Amon-Re.

Question 31

Iron was important in the ancient world mainly because

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it could be made into harder, sharper weapons.

Question 32

In bureaucracy of Egypt's Old Kingdom, government matters, like taxes were supervised by the

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vizier.

Question 33

The ruler who is thought to have built the Hanging Gardens in Babylon

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Nebuchadnezzar

Question 34

The marshy area formed by silt deposits at the mouth of some rivers.

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delta

Question 35

According to the Torah, who led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt?

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Moses

World History- Chapter 2: Ancient Middle East & Egypt (3200 BC-500 BC)

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World History- Chapter 2: Ancient Middle East & Egypt (3200 BC-500 BC)

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