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The World: Ch 2 Mesopotamia
What was the Fertile Crescent?
What is Judaism known for being?
The World: Ch 2 Mesopotamia
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What is Judaism known for being?
A religion that worshiped nature
One of the first monotheistic religions
A polytheistic religion
The largest religion in the ancient world
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What was the Fertile Crescent?
.An island in the Mediterranean
A fertile land between two rivers
A mountainous area
A desert region
3
How did people solve the water problem for farming?
They moved to a different region
They developed a system of irrigation
They prayed for rain
They only grew drought-resistant crops
4
What helped spread Mesopotamian culture to other parts of the world?
Religion
War
Technology
Trade
5
Who founded the first Babylonian Empire?
Abraham
King David
Nebuchadnezzer II
Hammurabi
6
What is Divine Kingship?
A system where people elected their kings
A belief that kings could perform miracles
Kings who were actually gods
The idea that kings were chosen by the gods to rule
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What did Abraham agree to practice when he made the covenant with God?
Polytheism
Atheism
Monotheism
Pantheism
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What was cuneiform used for?
Only for religious texts
For many things such as business and literature
To plan war
Only the king could write
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Why did early settlers choose the Fertile Crescent?
It had a cold climate
It was close to the ocean
There was plenty of fresh water
It had abundant gold deposits
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What allowed people to leave farming and do other jobs?
Government orders
The invention of money
A surplus of crops
The arrival of foreign traders
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What was Solomon's Temple built to house?
The army's weapons
The king's treasures
The Code of Hammurabi
The Torah
12
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
A set of laws to protect people
A collections of myths and legends
A religious text
A guide for farming techniques
13
Who united the Hebrew tribes and formed Israel?
Solomon
King David
Nebuchadnezzar II
Abraham
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Which civilization placed a higher value on war and conquest?
Hebrews
Assyrians
Babylonians
Sumerians
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What was a characteristic of Sumerian city-states?
They were built entirely underground
They were surrounded by walls
They had no religious buildings
They were located on mountaintops
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What challenge did farmers face in the Fertile Crescent?
Too much rainfall
Frequent earthquakes
Dangerous wildlife
Little rainfall for long periods
17
What significant contribution did the Lydians make?
They invented the wheel
The minted the region's first coins
They built the first pyramids
The created the first written language
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How did Sumerian writing evolve?
From alphabets to hieroglyphics
From cave paintings to modern letters
From picture writing to cuneiform
From cuneiform to picture writing
