Ancient Middle East (Mesopotamia) and Egypt Assessment Review

In which period did Egyptian pharaohs have absolute power and were considered gods on Earth?

Of this list _____________________ were considered elite members of ancient Egyptian society.

The _________ were the 1st people(s) to exploit the use of iron weapons to build their empire.

What modern-day country lies in much of what was known as Mesopotamia?

The delta area of the Nile that empties into the Mediterranean Sea is known as _______________.

This natural material was mixed with desert sands to make Mesopotamian "soil" very fertile.

In ancient Egypt, the main duty of the vizier was to...

How did the religious beliefs of the ancient Hebrews differ from those of other nearby peoples?

After this famous ancient leader died in 1750 B.C. the Babylonian empire would soon crumble.

The Pharaoh, _______, was the first female Egyptian leader.

Which of the Egyptian social classes did the viziers belong in?

What specialty item did the Hittites trade with other Mesopotamian groups?

the historical spreading of the Jews beyond their historic homeland is called the ____________.

Who is (was) considered the greatest leader of the ancient Akkadians?

Why did Egyptian priests leave copies of The Book of the Dead inside of Pyramids?

The maincrop(s) grown by many of the Mesopotamian people(s) was/were _______________________.

The belief in many gods/goddesses is known as ____________.

The triangular area of marshland formed by silt deposits at the mouth of some rivers?

Egyptian women generally __________________.

Which two rivers make up the "Fertile Crescent" of Mesopotamia?

The source of ancient Egypt's greatness is ____________________.

Who was in charge of pleasing the Egyptian gods to prevent famine, or other natural disasters?

Which of the following statements best describes the Israelites?

The Sumerians discovered that when ___________ is added to copper, it makes bronze.

Around 3100 B.C. the king of Upper Egypt, __________ united the two regions of Egypt together .

Which of the Mesopotamian groups is credited with creating the world's first writing system?

The first Mesopotamian language used pictograms and historians call it _______________________.

A ziggurat was a _____________ often built atop a massive stepped tower.

In which of the time periods did Egypt's military conquer new lands and gain much new wealth?

Which of these is considered the world's first known city (or, city-state)?

Which Mesopotamian King lead a coalition of his people to overtake the Assyrians in 612 B.C?

The waters of the Nile flooded annually during __________________________.

The (a) holy day for rest, worship, and spending time with family practiced by Jews

The ancient Assyrians practiced _________________.

Egyptian _____________wrote down detailed accounts of such items as the amount of grain stored.

David established _______________ as the capital of ancient Israel.

The key(s) to unlocking the mysteries of ancient Egypt's history was to ____________________.

Which of these animals did the Chaldeans domesticate (tame) and use for farming and traveling?

When the Israelites escaped Egypt in 1250 B.C. they resettled in ______(in present day Israel).

The land known as "Mesopotamia" was named that by the Ancient Greeks. What is its meaning?

Upper Egypt refers to _________________________________.

The religion practiced by the ancient Israelites (or, Hebrews) is ____________________?

The basis for Jewish teachings about the rule of law is found in the...

Ancient Hebrew is classified as this type of language.

Which statement best describes the ancient Egyptian period known as the Old Kingdom?

Physicians, merchants, craftsmen, and scribes occupied the ______________ of Egyptian society.

Which Age(s) did the Hittites develop during?

The Sumerians (as well as several other Mesopotamian groups) wrote on _________________.

Which of these two tools did the Akkadians use frequently?

a binding agreement; specifically, and/or the binding agreement God made with Abraham

The ____________ overran the Sumerians in 2340 B.C. and set up the world's first empire.

Egyptian pharaohs believed that their right to rule came from the...

This famous ancient list of rules continues to influence world laws today (esp. in the U.S).

The ancient Phoenicians were very skilled _________________________.