World History Chapters 1 - 4

What geographic feature had the most influence on ancient Egypt?

Type of writing invented by the Egyptians

What is the 1st commandment?

solid tower with stages built by the Sumerians

Cruel civilization which conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 721 B.C.

What did God create on the 5th day of Creation?

Cyrus the Great and Darius I are kings of this massive Mesopotamian empire

Which is NOT one of the Ten Commandments?

What religion did the Persians follow?

Which area is known as Lower Egypt?

What theory does materials scientist Davidovits have about how some of the pyramids might have been built?

Belief that there is only one god.

A sacred, irrevocable agreement

The belief that something contains both good and evil.

What is often used for dates now instead of B.C. & A.D.?

Where was the ancient wonder Pharos Lighthouse located?

King who first unified Upper & Lower Egypt

The Sumerians invented this type of writing on clay tablets.

The general who took over Egypt after Alexander the Great died

Assyrian king who conquered the Northern kingdom, but failed when attacking the Southern kingdom.

What does A.D. stand for?

This Persian king allowed the Hebrews to return home to rebuild their temple.

Which Greek leader conquered Egypt in 332 B.C.?

The belief in many gods.

What direction does the Nile flow?

What invention allowed the Hittites to conquer Babylon?

Who was the last of the Egyptian pharaohs?

Which of Noah's grandsons founded Egypt?

Babylonian king who wrote a strict code of laws

Who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt?

Foreign invaders who took over Egypt without a fight (maybe right after the Exodus, since Egypt's army was gone)

Which animal was NOT on the Ishtar Gate entrance to Babylon?

Where is Egypt?

King of Babylon who forced the people to worship a huge statue of himself

Which king of Israel built the great Temple at Jerusalem?

This civilization destroyed Jerusalem and took many young men (including Daniel) into captivity.

The first civilization in Mesopotamia

Supreme god of the Babylonians; also called Bel or Baal

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Which was NOT one of the 10 Plagues of Egypt?

What ancient city was 14 miles along each side and had a huge wall which chariots could drive on.

Who were Osiris and Isis?

The first king of Israel

Where was Moses when he received the 10 Commandments from God?