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Who does the Field Hockey team play today?
What two teams are in the World Series?
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What two teams are in the World Series?
Mets and Royals
Yankees and Giants
Phillies and Rays
Dodgers and Twins
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Who does the Field Hockey team play today?
North Penn
Spring Ford
PV
OJR
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Who beat the Eagles yesterday?
Redskins
Panthers
Cowboys
Giants
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What does this map show?
The development of monotheism
The movement of Islam
The spread of Christianity
The development of Judaism
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the Sumerian Temple
Ziggurat
Sphinx
Cuneiform
Pyramids
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The scattering of the Jews throughout the world
migration
emigration
social organization
Diaspora
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The Code of Hammurabi was animportant achievement because
. it blended many other codes of laws into one.
it was the last code of laws ever established
It established a single system of justice foreveryone
It ensured hte empire would remain peacefuland prosperous.
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TheSumerian civilization was important to the Middle East because
thepeople raised grain and dates
.the people were polytheistic
itdeveloped in the Nile Valley
itsachievements were passed on to later people
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The head of the Roman Catholic Church
Pope
Rabbi
Priest
Imam
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A large town with its own government; common in the Ancient Middle East
empire
Pope
Diaspora
city-state
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The Hittites are best known in history for their
system of government
mastery of iron
system of writing
uniform system of currency
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Whichstatement best explains why the Middle East ishome to many ethnic groups?
Inancient times, Greeks and Romans settled in the regions
Threemajor religions developed in the Middle East.
Mostpeople in the Middle East speak Arabic
Many groups invaded/migrated to the Middle East.
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According to Christianity, what is theimportance of the resurrection and ascension of Jesus
It lead to the founding of Islam
It is the basis for the Christian beliefs aboutJesus
It signifies the beginning of the Old Testament
none of the above
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Sacred book of Judaism, contains Jewish laws and history
Koran
Torah
Vedas
Bible
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Which of the following was NOT a factor in thethriving trade in the Persian Empire?
well-organized government
well-builtroads
all people in the empire spoke the same language
uniform system of coinage throughout the region
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The wedge shaped writing of the ancient Sumerians
papyrus
heiroglyphics
cuneiform
ideographs
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Which NOT an element of culture?
Religion
Form of Government
Athletics
Economic Systems
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fertile areas in the desert
Mesopotamia
City-States
Diaspora
Oasis
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Where does ISIS operate
Middle East
South Africa
China
Canada
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anointed one; the savior
Monotheism
Torah
Polytheism
Messiah
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The blending of Greek culture with the culturesof the Middle East is known today as
Hellenistic civilization
Zoroastrianism
Sumerian civilization
Eagle Nation
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Howdid the emperor Constantine influence the development of Christianity?
Hetook control of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Heconverted to Christianity
He persecuted the Christians severely, killingthousands.
Heordered the death of Jesus
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The population of the Middle East is unevenly distributed because
limited transportation makes it difficult forpeople to move
many of the people who live in the area arebitter enemies
water availability forces people to live in specific areas
most people in the area are poor and cannot afford to move
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people were attracted to Christianity because
itdid not require people to obey any special laws
it allowed people to keep their traditional belief
ittaught that anyone could achieve salvation
itsteachings grew out of Judaism
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One major difference betweenJudaism and other ancient religions of the region is that
Judaism set rules for human behavior
Jewsbelieve that people had to choose between good and evil
Jewsdid not try to convert others to their beliefs
Jews believe in only one god
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What ancient civilization developed an alphabetthat evolved into the one we use today?
Persians
Hittites
Sumerians
Phoenicians
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Which statement about the Fertile Crescent is accurate?
It is home to Iranian and Anatolian Plateaus
It was protected from invasion, strongempires emerged there.
Itwas located in the Arabian Peninsula
Richsoil and water made it a center of early civilization.
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TheMiddle East's designation as a "culturalcrossroads" developed as a result of the region's
religiousunity
.geographic location
politicalstability
technologicalachievements
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The land between the Rivers; home of earliest civilizations
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Maghreb
Cuneiform
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What is the purpose of the Apostles’ Creed?
statement of Hindu beliefs
statement of Jewish beliefs
. statement of Christian beliefs
statement of Muslim beliefs
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What made the Middle Eastsuch a significant area of cultural diffusion
The countries in the area sit atopvaluable oil reserves
The earliest civilizations in the world arose inthe area
The area brought many cultures in contact withone another
Ideas and inventions that weuse today originated in the area
