Mesopotamia and Egypt Review

Question 1

What technological innovation did the Assyrians contribute to human development?

Accepted Answer

Glass blowing

Question 2

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 3

What unique characteristic distinguished Akhenaton's religious approach?

Accepted Answer

Monotheism

Question 4

How did the Persian Empire manage its territories as it expanded?

Accepted Answer

Be creating a standardized bureaucracy

Question 5

How did the Code of Hammurabi approach legal punishments?

Accepted Answer

Based entirely on social status

Question 6

What major innovation did the Sumerians develop to help with transportation?

Accepted Answer

The wheel

Question 7

What was the primary role of the vizier in Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

To act as the chief judge and advisor to the pharaoh

Question 8

Egyptian writing system

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 9

What was the bazaar?

Accepted Answer

Covered market

Question 10

What religious belief characterized Sumerian society?

Accepted Answer

Polytheism

Question 11

What was the significance of the Royal Road in Persia?

Accepted Answer

Facilitated unity and communication

Question 12

What geographic feature protected Egypt from invasions?

Accepted Answer

The Western and Eastern deserts

Question 13

What technological breakthrough made the Hittites militarily powerful?

Accepted Answer

Iron extraction and manufacturing

Question 14

Who is the 'Father' of the Israelites?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 15

Which significant diplomatic achievement occurred during the New Kingdom

Accepted Answer

First known peace treaty with the Hittites

Question 16

Why is King Tutankhamen so famous today?

Accepted Answer

his tomb was full of fabulous treasures when it was discovered

Question 17

Monotheistic means

Accepted Answer

belief in one god

Question 18

What was the Phoenicians' most lasting cultural contribution?

Accepted Answer

The basis for modern alphabet

Question 19

Which pharaoh ruled for 67 years?

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 20

What made Cyrus the Great different from other ancient conquerors?

Accepted Answer

His tolerance for other people's customs

Question 21

Why were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon supposedly built?

Accepted Answer

A gift for the king's wife

Question 22

What was the basic political unit in Sumer?

Accepted Answer

City-state

Question 23

What principle did Hammurabi's civil laws emphasize regarding family structure?

Accepted Answer

Orderly Household for Imperial stability

Question 24

How did Sumerians respond to environmental challenges?

Accepted Answer

Develop complex irrigation systems

Question 25

What significant achievement made Sargon historically important?

Accepted Answer

Creating first known Empire

Question 26

What does the term "Mesopotamia translate to?

Accepted Answer

Between the Rivers

Question 27

During which period did Egypt reach the height of its power, going to the Euphrates

Accepted Answer

New Kingdom

Question 28

Why was the Fertile Crescent an attractive location for early civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Fertile soil for agriculture

Question 29

In Mesopotamian society, what was the primary role of a scribe?

Accepted Answer

C) Record keeper

Question 30

How did conquered peoples contribute to Assyrian civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory tribute payments

Question 31

Which environmental challenged did early Sumerian settlers face?

Accepted Answer

Massive spring flooding

Question 32

What transformed Sumerian leadership from community leaders to hereditary rulers?

Accepted Answer

Competition between city-states

Question 33

According to the Torah, the Ten Commandments were moral laws given to?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 34

How did the annual flooding of the Nile benefit Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Cultivated the land for farming

Question 35

What unique governmental feature did Assyrians develop?

Accepted Answer

Extensive laws regulating royal household

Question 36

Who created cuneiform?

Accepted Answer

The Sumerians

Question 37

How did the Cult of Osiris impact Egyptian Society

Accepted Answer

It allowed more people entry into the afterlife

Question 38

WHICH PERIOD WERE THE PYRAMIDS MOST POPULAR DURING?

Accepted Answer

OLD KINGDOM

Question 39

What happened to the Kingdom of Israel in 586 BCE?

Accepted Answer

It was conquered by Babylonia.

Question 40

how many social classes were in Sumerian society?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 41

What famous legal principal emerged from the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

An eye for an Eye

Question 42

What leads to the division of Israel into two kingdoms?

Accepted Answer

David's son Solomon dies and there are disagreements about how to govern

Question 43

How did Sumerians acquire slaves?

Accepted Answer

Beat up another town in war.

Question 44

What is the Torah?

Accepted Answer

The Jewish Holy Book

Question 45

What was the significance of the ziggurat in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Temples built for local gods

Question 46

How did Emperor Darius organize the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

He divided the empire into provinces (satrapies)

Question 47

How did the Nile River's geography influence Egyptian Civilization?

Accepted Answer

It flows north, dividing regions into Upper and Lower Egypt

Question 48

What economic innovation did King Darius introduce?

Accepted Answer

Minted coins

Question 49

What was the primary occupation of the Phoenicians?

Accepted Answer

traders

Question 50

Which female Pharaoh was known for encouraging trade

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

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