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Review for chapter 2 test Mesopotamia
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1
What kingdom did David form by uniting the Hebrews?
Israel
Judah
Canaan
Carthage
2
What did the Lydians contribute that still exists today?
trade
coins
books
paintings
3
What did Abraham's covenent with God say he would practice?
unitheism
polytheism
multitheism
monotheism
4
What do you call a ruling family?
descendant
ancestor
empire
dynasty
5
A group of people who live in a complex, organized society are called?
city-state
society
civilization
village
6
What was the PURPOSE of the code of Hammurabi?
enforce punishments
protect property
teach good business
protection for the people
7
Why did people first settle in Mesopotamia?
low rainfall
plenty of wild game
plenty of fresh water
many trees
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What technology was developed by the Mesopotamians?
class system
system of writing
steel plow
farming
9
What was an advantage of cuneiform writing?
royalty used it
created a permanent record
prettier
simpler
10
What was
NOT
a characteristic of Sumerian culture?
built walls around cities for protection
ziggurats
worship only one God
mud-brick homes
11
Which word describes the first people to settle in the Mesopotamia region?
roamers
farmers
hunter gatherers
hunters
12
Describe the rule of Nebuchanezzar?
great and glorious
small and famous
wealthy and conquered
weak and overcome
13
What was the purpose for Solomon's temple?
Remember history
a house for God
Solomon's Palace
house the Torah
14
A professional writer is a ?
scribe
king
artisan
cuneiform
15
The practice of worshiping many gods?
judaism
polytheism
covenant
monotheism
16
What made farming successful in Mesopotamia?
waiting for rainy season
domesticated crops
migration
developed irrigation
17
How did Sumerians advance their civilization?
had writing, religion, and technology
ability to farm
became strong
became smart
18
What effect did the Phoenicians trading have on the world?
people live in peace
lands were conquered
fewer people battled
good and ideas were spread
19
Practice of owning another person is known as?
slavery
polytheism
conquest
barter
20
Who ruled Babylonia and created a code of laws?
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylon
