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Questions about the Fertile Crescent Civilizations. #mesopotamia #sumer #babylon #persia
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1
Which river valley civilization is represented by the number 9?
Mesopotamia
China
India
Egypt
2
Which river is represented by number 15?
Euphrates
Tigris
Indus
Huang He
3
It means that all power was located in one person--a king or emperor--and in one place.
sacred
centralized
covenant
rigid
4
What is the term for a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding villages?
state
empire
city-state
empire-state
5
A king rules a land with the religious leaders support and enforces their Gods' rules. Term?
monarchy
oligarchy
dictatorship
theocracy
6
This word describes strict social classes where people could not move freely between classes.
centralized
covenant
sacred
rigid
7
What was the Exodus?
escape from Egypt by the Jews
escape from Babylon by Christians
escape from Mesopotamia by the Persians
escape from the Holy Land by the Jews
8
Which empire was known for having fierce warriors, inventing chariots, and tablet libraries?
Phoenicians
Sumerians
Babylonians
Assyrians
9
Where can Mesopotamia be found?
SW Asia
Eastern Asia
NE Asia
Central Asia
10
Which Mesopotamian civilization had the FIRST written code of law?
Phoencians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Hebrews
11
Which language is NOT matched correctly with its civilization?
Egypt::Linear B
Sumer::Cuneiform
Phoenicia:: Alphabet
12
Jews believe that God gave laws to the prophet Moses to share with his people. Their name?
Torah
New Testament
Ten Commandments
Bible
13
What did the Sumerians build that were temples for the chief god or goddess of the city?
ziggurats
Stonehenge
pyramids
Kaaba
14
Which seagoing civilization developed along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea?
Sumeria
Persia
Akkad
Phoenicia
15
The Torah and the Zend Avesta are examples of
epic poetry
pictograms
holy books
cuneiform
16
Sumerians invented the earliest known form of writing called
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Calligraphy
17
How did the Jewish view of God differ from the beliefs of most people in the ancient world?
They did not believe in God
They believed in nature spirits
They were monotheistic
They were polytheistic
18
The first story ever written and gives us a view into the lives and beliefs of the Sumerians.
Egyptian Book of the Dead
Dead Sea Scrolls
The Songs of Babylon
The Epic of Gilgamesh
19
Which civilization practiced Zoroastrianism?
Persia
Hebrews
Assyria
Babylonia
20
Which civilization was known for its tolerance of conquered people?
Persians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Egyptians
21
City-states, kingdoms, and empires in Mesopotamia were usually led by
hereditary rulers
elected rulers
the people
business leaders
22
What term is used to described the
forced migration
or
scattering
of a group of people?
covenant
theocracy
rigid
diaspora
23
Between which two rivers was Mesopotamia located?
Tigris and Huang He
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Huang He
Nile and Indus
