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1
Abraham's grandson Jacob, would have
12 sons
and each developed into the
12 Tribes of Israel
.
False
True
2
Which of the following is considered a Mesopotamian contribution?
Plow
Sail
Sundail
Wheel
3
First Emperor/King of Mesopotamia and missing an eye from battle.
Sargon
Ashurbanipal
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
4
Boys and Girls
were both educated to become Scribes.
True
False
5
Which King was a believer in Zoroastrianism?
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar
6
Polytheism is the belief in many gods.
True
False
7
Cuneiform was written using a clay tablet with a reed stylus.
True
False
8
Which Ancient Mesopotamian Empire ushered in the Iron Age?
Egyptians
Chaldeans
Babylonians
Hittites
9
Which ancient Israelite was the
first to travel from Ur to the Land of Canaan
and had
2 sons
?
Moses
David
Joshua
Abraham
10
What is the name of this Hittite weapon?
Cart
Chariot
Wheel
Horse & Buggy
11
Which Mesopotamian King believed in an
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
?
Ashurbanipal
Hammurabi
Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar
12
Which
ancient empire
would go on to enslave the Jewish people?
Assyrians
Babylonians
Persians
Egyptians
13
Alexander the Great would later conquere the Persian Empire.
True
False
14
Mesopotamia is located in the modern country of
Iran
.
False
True
15
Abraham was responsible for the creation of which
3 Abrahamic religions
?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Christianity
16
Which Mesopotamian Empire, under King Darius, would become the largest in History?
Neo-Babylonian
Egyptian
Persian
Assyrian
17
Mesopotamia is the
Cradle of
...
Civilization
Humanity
Life
Agriculture
18
The
Fertile Crescent
closely resembles the shape of which breakfast food?
Bagel
Pop Tart
Hard Boiled Egg
Croissant
19
What modern day country is the Land of Canaan?
Israel
Iraq
Iran
India
20
Which
Social Class
did a Merchant belong to?
King
Nobles
Slaves
Commoners
21
The Code of Hammurabi contained
how many rules
for ancient Mesopotamian society?
168 laws
282 Rules
10 Commandements
332 Priciples
22
Which King was the last King of the
Assyrian Empire
?
Ashurbanipal
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Alexander the Great
23
Nebuchadnezzar
restored
the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem and
freed
the Jewish people from captivity.
False
True
24
Which ancient Israelite freed the Jews from
Egypt
?
Joshua
Jacob
Judah
Moses
25
Mesopotamians used astronomy to measured time by intervals of
60
.
False
True
26
What is considered part of ancient Mesopotamian
systematic farming
?
Drainage ditches
Canals
dams
irrigation
27
The oldest piece of
literature
from Mesopotamia is the...
Torah
Epic of Gilgamesh
Code of Hammurabi
Zend-Avesta
28
What is the name for a Sumerian Temple?
Synagogue
Shrine
Satrap
Ziggurat
29
Mesopotamia is located between which
two rivers
?
Euphrates & The Nile
Nile & Tigris
Red Sea & Suez Canal
Tigris & Euphrates
30
Cuneiform
was developed in which Mesopotamian city?
Akkad
Sumer
Ur
Uruk