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Professional record keepers
Ziggurats
Barter
Cuneiform
Scribe
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Fertile, black mud from rivers.
Dirt
Silt
Soil
Compost
3
Egyptian god kings are called
Tutankhamun
Ka
Ahmenra
Pharaohs
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Which empire destroyed Judah and Solomon's temple?
Assyrian
Persian
Babylonian
5
Which one of the following statements is NOT true about Sargon?
He created the world's first empire
His dynasty lasted 200 years after his death
He was from Akkad
He was unable to conquer Sumer
6
Which one of the following is NOT true about Hammurabi's Code?
It was kept secret so only the upper class could see
It set different punishments based on social class and gender
The laws covered all aspects of life
It was engraved in stone
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Elaborate tombs built for the kings of Egypt
Sphinx
Ziggurats
Pharaohs
Pyramids
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Which statement BEST describes hieroglyphics?
Numbers represent letters, and ideas
Pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds
Wedge shapes represent numbers
Letters represent sounds and vowels
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Which Egyptian Kingdom lasted between approx. 2040-1649 B.C., and included an improvement of trade and irrigation?
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
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Independent states under the control of one leader
City-State
Empire
Dynasty
Polytheism
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Government based on religious authority
Democracy
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Theocracy
12
Which empire destroyed the Babylonians and freed the Hebrews from captivity?
Assyrian
Babylonian
Persian
13
Which one of the following is NOT an Egyptian god?
Amon-Re
Osiris
Ka
Isis
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Which book of the Bible tells the story of the Hebrews fleeing Egypt?
Genesis
Deuteronomy
Exodus
Leviticus
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Land formed by silt deposits at the mouth of a river
Isthmus
Delta
Peninsula
Archipelago
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Ancient Egyptians are renowned for all of the following EXCEPT
Calender with 365 days/12 months
Skilled engineers and architects
Unparalleled warfighting
Medicine
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The "land between rivers"
Euphrates
Sumer
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
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A series of rulers from a single family
Dynasty
Polytheism
City-State
Empire
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Which Egyptian Kingdom ended after the power of the Pharaoh declined around 2180 B.C.?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
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Which Egyptian Kingdom began after an occupying force was driven from Egypt?
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
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An arc of land between the Persia Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
Euphrates
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
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An independent political unit made up of a city and the surrounding land
City-State
Empire
Cultural Diffusion
Dynasty
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Which of the following would be considered middle class in Sumerian society?
High Priest
Slave
King
Artisan
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Writing system meaning "wedge-shaped"
Cuneiform
Scribe
Barter
Ziggurats
25
Which river is considered vital to Mesopotamian civilization
Indus
Nile
Tigris
Ganges
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Which one of the following people was NOT a prominent Israelite King?
Saul
David
Solomon
Moses
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Which empire destroyed Israel after they stoped paying tribute?
Assyrian
Persian
Babylonian
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Pyramid shaped temples/monuments
Scribe
Ziggurats
Barter
Cuneiform
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Tribute is when a weaker group pays a stronger group in exchange for peace.
False
True
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Trading goods and services without money
Cuneiform
Scribe
Ziggurats
Barter
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Which River is vital to the survival of Egyptian civilization?
Indus
Yellow
Nile
Tigris
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Which Egyptian Kingdom oversaw the building of the pyramids?
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
33
Which one of the following statements about the Phoenicians is FALSE?
They were skilled ship builders
They created the alphabet
They were seafaring traders
They practiced human and animal sacrifice
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This person united the upper and lower kingdoms of Egypt around 3000 B.C.
Menes
Thusmose III
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
