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World History - Topic 2 (Ancient Middle East and Egypt)
World History - Topic 2 (Ancient Middle East and Egypt)
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1
Which ancient civilization developed the first alphabet?
Hittites
Persians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
2
Due to his military achievements and artistic legacy, no other pharaoh is admired as much as...
Tutankhamen
Akhenaten
Ramses the Great
Hatshepsut
3
Why was Judaism different from other religions of the time?
followers believed in a form of afterlife
it had no sacred text or book
it was monotheistic
it was polytheistic
4
Which system of laws guided the ancient Jews in setting up a society and government?
Hammurabi's Code
Ten Commandments
Constitution
Ten Commitments
5
Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?
The kingdom was small enough to be ruled by a single person
Egyptians used a strong military to maintain power
they ruled using terror
Egyptians believed the pharaohs were gods in human form
6
What were the earliest forms of writing used for?
texting and snapchatting
government and business record-keeping
personal communications
literature
7
The Assyrians were especially known for...
establishing a monotheistic religion.
allowing their conquered to keep their customs and beliefs
developing the first known system of writing.
using terror to govern the people they conquered.
8
____ is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The Arabian Peninsula
The Zagros Mountain Range
Mesopotamia
The Fertile Crescent
9
Ancient Egyptians developed a form of picture writing called...
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
elamite script
pictographs
10
Who wrote the first codified set of laws?
Hammurabi
Darius I
Sargon I
Ramses the Great
11
The Fertile Crescent stretches from the Persian Gulf to the _______.
Black Sea
Greek peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
12
In Egypt's Old Kingdom, what was the role of the vizier?
leaders of the temples
preparing bodies for the afterlife by mummifying them
farming the land
managing government matters such as tax collection
13
The Israelites believed that God made a contract with them called a(n)
prophet
covenant
alphabet
law
14
In ancient Egypt, most people were...
viziers
merchants
pharaohs
peasant farmers
15
Why is King Tutankhamen the most well known pharaoh in the modern day?
his military successes were greater than any other pharaoh
he helped expand Egyptian culture throughout the world
he created the first monotheistic religion
his tomb was found in 1922, was untouched for 3000 years
16
Which ancient civilization developed the first system of writing?
Sumerians
Persians
Egyptians
Babylonians
17
She is considered the longest reigning female pharaoh
Menes
Ramses
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
18
Why did Egyptians bury possessions with their dead?
to sustain the ka in the afterlife
because Egyptians did not pass possessions to family members
to display the family's wealth and privelege
so the ka would recognize the body
19
Which organ was usually left in the body during mummification?
stomach
liver
kidneys
heart
20
What did the Persians use to communicate throughout their very large empire?
a complicated series of smoke signals
an alphabet that consisted of 22 letters
well maintained roads and rest stations
AOL instant messenger
21
The _____ conquered the Egyptians during the Middle Kingdom, using new war technology.
Assyrians
Sumerians
Persians
Hyksos
22
Ziggurats were a central feature of ____________ city-states
Sumerian
Persian
Egyptian
Babylonian
23
In ancient Egypt, the ___ was a spiritual part of a human that continued to live after death
ka
aton
ba
akh
24
Which of the following is NOT a period of ancient Egypt?
Menes Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
25
The richest account of Mesopotamian myths and legends appear in a poem called...
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epigoni
The Illiad
The Odyssey
26
After conquering the Sumerians, the Akkadians, under Darius I's leadership, created...
the first ziggurats.
the world's first empire.
the first war chariots used in battle.
a road from present day Turkey to China.
27
Which Egyptian pharaoh believed that Egyptians should only worship one god?
Menes
Ramses
Akhenaton
Cyrus
28
The _____ is the most sacred text of Judaism.
Bible
Rig Veda
Torah
Koran
29
Who is the father/founder of Judaism?
Abraham
Job
Jesus
Moses
30
What event marked the beginning of ancient Egyptian history?
the Nile river flooded for the first time
the great pyramid was built in Giza
Ramses defeated the Hyksos
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt
