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This is the belief in one god.
ethical monotheism
polytheism
monothesim
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The Jewish Diaspora started when…
Jews left Egypt
The Babylonians conquered Jerusalem
The Assyrians Conquered Israel
The Kingdom of Israel had a Civil War
3
Who started the Assyrian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
Tilglath-Pileser III
Sargon the Great
Hammurabi
4
Darius created laws that were the same in all territories & divided the empire into provinces with a leader for each.
False
True
5
Ninevah was the center of Hammurabi’s empire.
False
Perhaps
True
Maybe
6
This is the belief in many gods.
ethical monotheism
polytheism
monothesim
7
Mesopotamia means...
best land in the town
land across two rivers
land from the two rivers
land between two rivers
8
Fighting among city-states led to the conquest of Sumer.
False
True
9
Who invented the world’s first alphabet?
Babylonians
Assyrians
Persians and Medes
Phoenicians
10
Who defeated and deported the Northern Kingdom of Israel?
Assyrians
Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians)
Persians
Medes
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What is ethical monotheism and how does it relate to Judaism?
If you commit sins you will not be allowed to go to heaven.
Believed in many gods that each ruled over a part of their life
Believed that you must always listen to your rabbi
1 God who made rules about right & wrong including 10 commandments
12
A common set of values and beliefs shared by Judaism and Christianity.
Jesus tradition
Abraham-Jesus tradition
Yoda-Luke tradition
Judeo-Christian tradition
13
pyramid-shaped brick towers used for worship in Mesopotamia
temple worship things
ziggurat
tower with lots of steps.
pyramid
14
What was the purpose of Hammurabi's Code?
Because Hammurabi wanted to
Everyone else was creating laws
Hammurabi got bored
To make sure everyone in his empire knew the law and to protect the weak
15
Who led the Persians and led them to victory over the Medes?
Sargon the Great
Tilglath-Pileser III
Hammurabi
Cyrus the Great
16
Cuneiform is a a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped wedges
True
False
17
The spreading of cultural traits from one culture to another is known as:
Cultural Expansion
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Blending
Cultural Shift
18
a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire
Hammurabi's Code
Laws of Bablyon
Ur-Nammu Law Code
Laws of the Tablet
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This is the belief that there is ONLY one God.
ethical monotheism
polytheism
monothesim
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Judaism is different from the other ancient religions because...
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong
Judaism said there were many gods
Judaism said the other religions were too old
Judaism said the gods gave them their laws
21
The oral teachings that were passed down by Pharisees
Torah
Long Sermons
Bible
Talmud
22
Who conquered the Neo-Babylonians?
Assyrians
Sumerians
Medes and Persians
Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians)
23
Hammurabi's Code established the rule of law by creating laws for everyone and everyone knew them
False
True
24
area of the Middle East that stretches in a large,crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
fertile andor
fertile cynlinder
fertile moon
fertile crescent
25
How were religion and government related in ancient societies?
Priests chose kings and kings respected priests becuase they needed them
Priests visited the kings when needed
Priests and kings were related to each other
Kings went to the temple to worship
26
Sumer important to world history because it was the world's first civilization.
History is the best class
True
Mr. Stetz is a beast
False
27
Who ruled the Babylonian Empire (the first one)?
Sargon the Great
Hammurabi
Tilglath-Pileser III
Cyrus the Great
28
Who was the first ruler to unite the city-states of Mesopotamia?
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
Sargon the Great
29
Who defeated and deported the Southern Kingdom of Judah?
Medes
Assyrians
Persians
Chaldeans (Neo-Babylonians)
30
This was written in cuneiform and is one of the first literary pieces written in cuneiform.
Epic of Hammurabi
Epic of Bablyon
Epic of Gilgamesh
Epic of Sumer
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The Jewish holiday that celebrated the Exodus and God freeing the Jews from slavery in Egypt.
Day of Atonement
Pentecost
Passover
Purim
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The wheel, irrigation, the wooden plow, cities, cuneiform, bronze, & the sail are Sumrian inventions/achievements.
True
False
