SS Benchmark

Question 1

A tall four sided pillar with a pointed top was called :

Accepted Answer

an obelisk

Question 2

The two rivers located within the Fertile Crescent are?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 3

Which did food surplus NOT allow:

Accepted Answer

bigger farms

Question 4

Zealots were Jewish rebels that rose up against the Romans.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The Hebrew religion is called:

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 6

Egyptians exported: click all that apply

Accepted Answer

gold and copper

Question 7

When Moses led the Hebrews out of slavery from Egypt, it was called:

Accepted Answer

The Exodus

Question 8

What helped get water to land to water crops?

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 9

The major event in Jewish history was:

Accepted Answer

The Exodus

Question 10

Who was the first female ruler that expanded trade?

Accepted Answer

Queen Hatshepsut

Question 11

What provided water for Egypts water system?

Accepted Answer

The Nile

Question 12

Why did Abraham lead his people out of Mesopotamia and into Canaan?

Accepted Answer

thought he got a message from God

Question 13

Why did the Hebrews migrate out of Canaan?

Accepted Answer

famine, they were starving to death

Question 14

Egyptians imported: click all that apply

Accepted Answer

wood

Question 15

King David was known to be: (pick 2)

Accepted Answer

poet, strong military leader

Question 16

What were Pharoahs believed to be?

Accepted Answer

Gods

Question 17

The 10 commandments were the original source of observing the sabbath.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

The scattering of Jews out of Cannan was called:

Accepted Answer

Diasporo

Question 19

What did Ruth show us? (pick 2)

Accepted Answer

be kind to others, devotion to her family

Question 20

Egyptian writing system was called:

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 21

This was a sacred Jewish text that contained laws and Jewish history:

Accepted Answer

The Torah

Question 22

Ancient Egypt was polytheistic and focused on the afterlife. That means:

Accepted Answer

they believed in more that one god and life after death

Question 23

Who conquered all of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Piankhi

Question 24

Pharoah is often referred to a great house. What would his job be?

Accepted Answer

Egyptian leader

Question 25

Who ordered a 66 foot statue of himself because he was a strong military leader?

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 26

The worlds first writing system is called:

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 27

Moses people wandered the desert for how many years?

Accepted Answer

40 years

Question 28

Why did the egyptians use temples?

Accepted Answer

place to pray

Question 29

King David established ___________ as the capital for the Hebrew settlement.

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 30

The development of agriculture did NOT contribute to:

Accepted Answer

large farms

Question 31

Which city took over Jewish land around 63BC and made them eat pasta?

Accepted Answer

Rome

Question 32

The Nile's yearly _____________ enhanced dry land/support for productive farming.

Accepted Answer

floods

Question 33

Judaism is monotheistic. That means:

Accepted Answer

they believe in one God

Question 34

What did NOT protect Egypt from invaders?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 35

Who ended the the Kush rule over Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Assyrians

Question 36

Papyrus was:

Accepted Answer

long lasting paper like material made from reed

Question 37

Where is Nubia located?

Accepted Answer

North East Africa

Question 38

Describe what a scribe did:

Accepted Answer

write, tracked traded items, kept historical facts

Question 39

What were the stone tombs that served as burial places for important pharoahs called?

Accepted Answer

pyramids

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