WH Topic 02: The Ancient Middle East and Egypt

Which is the ancient Middle East is a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks?

Who was the second king of the Israelites?

Which is a writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound?

Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?

Egypt became monotheistic during the reign of

Who replaced David as king of Israel?

Which was the spreading of Jews beyond their historic homeland?

Who is considered the father of the Israelites?

Which is a binding agreement?

Which of the following Egyptian pharaohs was a female?

Which is a name given to a ruling family?

Which is a title for the rulers of ancient Egypt?

What was the purpose of the Egyptian bureaucracy?

Who did the cities of Mesopotamia first turn to for protection from other city-states?

What is the correct order of the three main periods that scholars divide ancient Egypt into?

Sumerian writing is called

Which civilization gained their fame from sailing and trading?

Which is preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth?

Which civilization conquered Israel and Judah?

The Phoenicians’ most significant achievement was the development of cuneiform.

Who was the first to form an empire in Sumer?

The Sumerians practiced polytheism.

Who was the first king of Israel?

The Assyrians were known for the kindness they showed to the people they conquered.

Which is a spiritual leader who interprets God's will?

What two areas made up Egypt before it was united?

What was build upon the top of some of the ziggurats?

What religion arose in parts of Persia during the reign of Cyrus?

All Egyptians were mummified at death.

Egyptians developed hieroglyphics as their first writing system.

What document helped shed light on the way the Bible and Torah were transmitted to us?

Which is a plant used to make a paper-like writing material in ancient Egypt?

Which of the following is the most sacred text of Judaism?

Who supposedly had the famous Hanging Gardens built?

Israel split into two kingdoms because

Who did Zoroaster claim was in constant battle with each other?

The Talmud is the most sacred text of Judaism.

Which term means believing in one God?

Mesopotamia is a larger geographic area than the Fertile Crescent.

Israel split into two kingdoms called Canaan and Judah.

What was the Sumerian number system based on?

The first civilization arose in Mesopotamia because