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Ch. 2 Fertile Crescent
Ch. 2 Fertile Crescent
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1
The first monotheistic religion is
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
2
Why are fossil fuels important to middle east countries today?
They specialize and trade
They struggle growing crops, but have plenty of fossil fuels
Their labor force depends on selling it
Fossil fuels are their best export
3
Judaism influenced which two other major religions?
Christianity and Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
Hinduism and Christianity
Islam and Hinduism
4
Which describes the Phoenician Alphabet?
It matched symbol to sound.
It was wedges and lines that represented objects.
It was pictures that represented objects.
It was very difficult to learn.
5
The first organized list of laws was called
Divinci's Code
Napoleonic Code
Hammurabi's Code
Justinian's Code
6
All are reasons empires don't seem to last long EXCEPT:
The larger the empire grows the harder it is to manage
Diverse cultures are always tolerant of one another
Leaders die and are hard to replace
Diverse cultures are hard to unite
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The Phoenicians are known for all of the following EXCEPT:
Gaining wealth from selling dye from snails and timber
Conquering Babylonia
Creating the first Alphabet
Becoming a sea trading power
8
When Jews were exiled, they kept their traditions and established many towns. This is called
Covenant
Assimilation
Diaspora
Winning
9
The religious text of Judaism
Torah
Bible
Vedas
Quran
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An organized list of laws
Alphabet
Code
Book
Cuneiform
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A large territory controlled by one government
Village
Empire
Town
City state
12
Which was NOT a major event in the history of the Israelites?
Moses of given the Ten Commandments
Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt - Exodus
Abraham was told to spread the word of the one true God
Jesus became the messiah of the Jews
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A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Empire
Civilization
City State
Village
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Which is essential for a civilization?
Advanced Cities
Writing system/record keeping
Government
Laws
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Hammurabi did all of the following to create a stable empire EXCEPT:
Created the first monotheistic religion
Built a road system to help manage Babylonia
Built large and grand cities
Created a code of laws for all citizens to follow
16
The region between two rivers is called
Assur
Sumer
Baylonia
Mesopotamia
17
The founder of Judaism was
Moses
Nebbechenezzar
Abraham
Hammurabi
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The first form of writing using lines and wedges was called
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
Greek
Alphabet
19
The natural resource that is the source of conflict in the middle east today is
Oil
Water
Aluminum
Timber
20
Which is true of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
They flood predictably
They flood undpredictably
They are full of salt
They don't flood at all
21
All were reasons the first civilizations began near rivers EXCEPT:
Provided fertile soil
Frequent flooding was desirable
Provided fresh water
Provided trade and travel routes
