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1
What innovations helped the Assyrian empire become a great military power? Select the two correct answers.
use of cavalry and chariot forces
creation of a large, powerful navy
development of iron
use of archers
2
Where was the ancient region of Mesopotamia located?
Africa
Europe
South America
Middle East
3
What was the
third
Abrahamic religion to emerge?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
4
What is the Babylonian King Hammurabi most remembered for today?
his public works projects
his great wealth
his code of law
his military conquests
5
Which statement(s) best describe the Persian empire? Select the two correct answers.
It was the oldest and smallest of the ancient Mesopotamian empires.
It created a postal system that used horsemen as messengers.
It conquered most of what is now known as Western Europe.
It established a highly skilled professional army built around elite units.
6
The Fertile Crescent includes which two rivers?
Huang He and Yangtze
Amazon and Rio Grande
Mississippi and Missouri
Tigris and Euphrates
7
What did Phoenician traders spread throughout the Mediterranean region? Select the two correct answers.
standardized weights and measures
monotheistic religious beliefs
alphabet with 22 characters
cuneiform symbols
8
Which statement best describes the beliefs of Zoroastrianism?
Good and evil are human ideas that do not influence the universe.
Good and evil constantly struggle for control of the universe.
Humans have no role to play in the struggle between good and evil.
There is just one supreme god, and he has an evil opposite.
9
The worship of many different gods and goddesses is called
buddhism
monotheism
polytheism
hinduism
10
Which early civilization most relied on seaborne trade routes?
Egypt
Phoenicia
Sumer
Persia
11
What was the
first
Abrahamic religion to emerge?
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
12
What was the
second
Abrahamic religion to emerge?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
Buddism
13
Which event most directly involved the Israelites' escape from Egypt?
Rosh Hashanah
exodus
Babylonian captivity
diaspora
14
What was the world’s first system of writing called?
Sanskrit
Arabic
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
