Unit 2: Middle East & Ancient Egypt

Question 1

The Ten Commandments are laws that the Jews believe God gave them through

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 2

Ironworking spread across Asia, Africa and Europe from what empire?

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Hittite

Question 3

What war technology did the Hittites use to conquer neighboring civilizations?

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Horse-drawn chariots

Question 4

Hammurabi's Code was important because it was the first time a state's laws

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Were put into writing

Question 5

The pharaohs organized a strong centralized government during what period

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Old Kingdom

Question 6

What is the marshy area formed by silt deposits at the mouth of some rivers called?

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Delta

Question 7

Who was the ruler who rebuilt Babylon & thought to have built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

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Nebuchadnezzar

Question 8

This was an age of conquest for Ancient Egyptians where their empire stretched

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New Kingdom

Question 9

What was the key to unlocking the meaning of ancient Egyptian writing?

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Rosetta Stone

Question 10

The belief in many gods is called

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polytheism

Question 11

Who made a covenant with God in which Canaan was promised to the Hebrews?

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Abraham

Question 12

Ancient Egyptians used this for everyday writing

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Papyrus

Question 13

Laws that deal with robbery, assault or murder are

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Criminal Laws

Question 14

What was the purpose of a ziggurat in a Sumerian civilization?

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Provide home for gods & goddesses

Question 15

The belief in one god is known as

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monotheism

Question 16

Who led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt?

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Moses

Question 17

Where did the world's first civilization develop?

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Sumer

Question 18

True or False: Anyone could go into the top of the ziggurat.

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False

Question 19

Why did Egyptians believe that mummification was necessary?

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They needed their bodies in the afterlife

Question 20

What was the god Osiris important to Egyptians?

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He was ruler of the underworld & Nile

Question 21

What is the scattering of the Jews across different parts of the world down as?

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Diaspora

Question 22

According to Egyptian beliefs, the pharaohs received the right to rule from the god

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Amon-Re

Question 23

Which of the following would be covered under the civil law section of Hammurabi's code?

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Divorce

Question 24

Laws that have to do with contracts, taxes or marriage are called

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Civil Laws

Question 25

This is the Jewish holy day of rest and worship.

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Sabbath

Question 26

True or False: God told Abraham of a special relationship with him and his descendants

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True

Question 27

What occurred during Egypt's Middle Kingdom?

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Hyksos invaders occupied Nile delta

Question 28

True or False: The Phoenician alphabet had symbols that represented basic sounds

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True

Question 29

Who was the female ruler of Egypt that encouraged trade during the New Kingdom?

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Hatshepsut

Question 30

True or False: Egyptians did not need to live near the Nile River.

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False

Question 31

True or False: The Egyptians did not remove internal organs before mummifying their dead.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

How did Darius improve economic life in the Persian Empire?

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Encouraging money economy

Question 33

The Egyptian form of writing where symbols or pictures represent concepts or sounds is called

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Hieroglyphics

Question 34

Which groups made up the base of both the Mesopotamian & Egyptian social orders?

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Peasant Farmers & Slaves

Question 35

Who was the ruler that created the world's first empire?

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Sargon

Question 36

Who was Amon-Re?

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Sun God

Question 37

What does it mean that the Israelite society was patriarchal?

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Headed by men

Question 38

True or False: The ziggurat was a place of worship

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True

Question 39

This religious figure introduced the idea of a single wise god to the Persian Empire

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Zoroaster

Question 40

In Ancient Egypt, government matters like tax collection and irrigation were supervised by

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Vizier

Question 41

True or False: One of the focuses of the 10 Commandments was duties toward God.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

In ancient Egyptian society, most people were

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Peasant farmers

Question 43

What was the Sumerian form of writing that used wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets called?

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Cuneiform

Question 44

Who did ancient Egyptians believe was the goddess that taught women to care for children?

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Isis

Question 45

How did the beliefs of the Israelites differ from those of most nearby peoples?

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They believed in one god

Question 46

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are also known as

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The Torah

Question 47

Which of the following would be covered under the criminal law section of Hammurabi's Code?

Accepted Answer

Murder

Question 48

True or False: Egyptians did not believe in an afterlife

Accepted Answer

False

Question 49

What was a major accomplishment during Egypt's Old Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Building the great pyramids

Question 50

What was the world's first monotheistic religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

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