Ancient Civ Review

The Assyrian king who conquered the northern 10 tribes of Israel

Egyptian symbols that stood for objects, ideas, and sounds were __________________.

Why are people in the Middle East crowded in some places, but have areas that no one lives in?

A type of government lead by a religious leader.

This Hebrew ‘lawgiver’ led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt:

This ancient civilization was the first to master iron-making.

The name of the Jewish god is:

In the Persian empire, Darius appointed ________ to govern his provinces.

Sacred building of worship for Jews (Judaism)

A great capital of the Assyrian empire is:

The "scattered" Jewish communities outside the homeland.

The first civilizations to appear in the Middle East were the Egyptians and the ______________.

The first written law was given by this King of Babylon

Which of the following major religions DID NOT originate in the Middle East?

Trade through the Middle East made it a crossroads for all these continents, EXCEPT:

The Persians developed an elite military unit known as the:

The earliest form of writing is _______________

97% of this civilization's population resides along the Nile River

All are part of the 10 commandments, EXCEPT

This Hebrew King of (ancient) Israel built Jerusalem into a great city:

Whose empire was known as the land bathed in blood?

Title that means "great house of the king"

Belief of Jews to return to their homeland.

Who developed the alphabet we still use today?

These were towering temples at the center of city-states in Sumer called:

Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent was one of the earliest cradles of civilization because of:

Means the “land between two rivers”

Who was the first civilization to build an empire?