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World History Chapter 2-BJU
World History Chapter 2-BJU
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1
When people who have a common background or beliefs are scattered, it is known as ___________.
Covenant
Caravan
Cuneiform
Diaspora
2
What did the Phoenician alphabet make it easier for people in the ancient world to do?
Learn to read and write
Learn cuneiform
Hire Scribes
Teach cuneiform
3
What were the Israelites know for that made them unique among ancient people?
They worshipped many gods
They worshipped one god
They did not have a written Bible
They made purple dye from snails
4
Who is the leader that led the Hebrews from Mesopotamia to Canaan?
Abraham
King David
Moses
Hammurabi
5
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Between the Nile and Euphrates Rivers
Between the Red Sea and Nile River
Between the Nile and Tigris Rivers
6
Why did civilizations develop in the Fertile Crescent?
It was abundant in bronze
The rivers created a rich farmland
The area was difficult to defend
The Nile River made it prosperous
7
Temple towers built at Mesopotamia were called _____.
ziggurats
Kush
cuneiform
empire
8
Which co-ruler of the Chaldean empire used the golden vessels taken from the temple of God?
Nebuchadnezzar
Belshazzar
Sennacherib
Cyrus
9
What is the land known as the promised land?
Tyre
Egypt
Assyria
Canaan
10
One of the oldest literary works we still have today is ______.
Pride and Prejudice
Animal Farm
To Kill a Mockingbird
Epic of Gilgamesh
11
What were the names of Abraham's two sons?
Ivan and Ishmael
Ishmael and Iran
Isaac and Ishmael
Isaac and Ivan
12
If a person believes in many gods, this is an example of ___________.
Polytheism
Onlytheism
Monotheism
Tritheism
13
If you are looking for a market to buy different types of goods, you should look for a _______.
Bazaar
Battering Ram
Fertile Crescent
Empire
14
Which of the following was one of the major events in the history of the Israelites?
The conquest of Egypt
The discovery of cuneiform
The settlement of Canaan
The founding of Tyre
15
Why was Hammurabi's code so significant?
The laws equally applied to all citizens
It is the first written laws
It was a very important oral tradition
Everyone is the world followed it
16
Which group of people were known as the purple people?
Hebrews
Phoenicians
Hittites
Arameans
17
A/an _______________ is a promise made by the Jewish God.
Diaspora
Caravan
Covenant
Code
18
What Egyptian pharoah was known as the Napoleon of Egypt?
Ramses II
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
Khufu
19
What is the lengua Franca of today?
Spanish
English
French
Aramaic
20
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
Land between the Nile
Land between the rivers
Holy land
Fertile land
21
The _______ is a region in Southwest Asia that is credited to having the first civilizations.
The Fertile Crescent
Egypt
Sumer
Canaan
22
Which of the following did the Phoenicians do to help spread alphabet in the Mediterranean Sea?
Control the supply of purple dye
Use ships to trade goods
Tell tales of monsters in the oceans
Conquer the land west of the Red Sea
23
Where did writing first develop?
Phoenicia
Mesopotamia
Canaan
Assyria
24
Who is the leader who led the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan?
Hammurabi
King David
Moses
Abraham