Chapter 2 Review #beatrischavarria

Question 1

Strong leaders of the Civilizations united the farming villages into what?

Accepted Answer

Monarchies or Kingdoms

Question 2

A group of nomatic people that migrated to Mesopotamia, alongside people already living there.

Accepted Answer

Sumerian

Question 3

When did Sumerian city-states begin to fall to invaders.

Accepted Answer

2300 BCE

Question 4

How did the phoenicians first use the alphabet they created

Accepted Answer

To facilitate their wide ranging, trade based empire

Question 5

The Persian Empire was defeated in 331 BCE by

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 6

What was Hammurabi's code based off of

Accepted Answer

You get what you give (eye for an eye)

Question 7

What helped people to start developing and settling into communities

Accepted Answer

Development of agriculture

Question 8

How are the religions Judaism Christianity, and Islam similar

Accepted Answer

All began monotheistic

Question 9

What might the Chinese use oracle bones to help them answer?

Accepted Answer

When they should attack an enemy

Question 10

The year 539 BCE was a key date in Middle Eastern history, why?

Accepted Answer

Jews rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem

Question 11

What was the third civilization on the rise?

Accepted Answer

Indus river valley

Question 12

China reached its greatest geographic extent up through 600CE under

Accepted Answer

Han Dynasty

Question 13

Where is the Mesopotamia Civilization located?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 14

The royal road of the Persians exemplifies

Accepted Answer

Skill at managing a large diverse empire

Question 15

Where were the first four civilizations developed

Accepted Answer

They all formed in river valleys

Question 16

The alphabet was created by the..

Accepted Answer

Phonecians

Question 17

Did the Sumerian women have some freedoms

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Egypts periods of stability and pros generally happened when Egypt...

Accepted Answer

Was ruled by a strong central government

Question 19

What kind of soil is good for growing crops

Accepted Answer

Fertile

Question 20

What religion were ancient Egyptians

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic

Questions 20