What is one way that Darius united the Persian empire?

standardized coinage and the Persian economy.

In ancient Egypt, the vizier's job was to...

be in charge of the government bureaucracies.

How would you describe the first ancient Jewish Diaspora?

A spreading of Jewish culture & religion throughout the Mediterranean

The Rosetta Stone made it possible...

to read other written documents

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Topic 2 The Ancient Middle East and Egypt

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1
The basis of law and morality for Jews is found in...
The Quran
The land of Canaan
The wailing wall
The Torah
2
Who built the famous "Hanging Gardens" of Babylon?
Ashurbanipal
Nefertiti
Nebuchadnezzar
Abraham
3
The early Sumerian cities were built of ...
bricks of clay
Wood and stone
Marble and granite
carved sandstone
4
Zoroaster advocated for the worship of one god, Ahura Mazda
False
True
5
What is one way that Darius united the Persian empire?
Developed his own system of writing
expanded empire through peaceful means
standardized coinage and the Persian economy.
forced people to adopt Persian religion.
6
The ancient Hebrews were held in slavery in....
Egypt
Babylonia
Ethiopia
Mesopotamia
7
When Sargon, invaded and conquered Sumer, what did he create for the first time?
An Empire
A new language
A new weapon
A new civilization
8
In ancient Egypt, the vizier's job was to...
care for the Pharaoh in the afterlife
build the temples and court buildings
command the armies in battle.
be in charge of the government bureaucracies.
9
The Sumerians invented a form of writing called...
Phoenician
Rosetta
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
10
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
Tiber & Tigris
Tigris & Euphrates
Tiber & Rhone
Nile & Tigris
11
what is known as the Jewish "promised land"
Canile
Canaan
Cromagnon
Mesopotamia
12
How would you describe the first ancient Jewish Diaspora?
A spreading of Jewish culture & religion throughout the Mediterranean
The establishment of the 10 Commandments
The exile of the Hebrews from Egypt
The founding of Jewish culture in Canaan
13
The Rosetta Stone made it possible...
to read other written documents
understand the meaning of life
understand very diverse religions
to explain the Egyptian afterlife

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