Ancient Civ Review

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

The "scattered" Jewish communities outside the homeland.

Sacred building of worship for Jews (Judaism)

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

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

The first written law was given by this King of Babylon

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

A type of government lead by a religious leader.

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

Means the “land between two rivers”

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

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

All are part of the 10 commandments, EXCEPT

A great capital of the Assyrian empire is:

Whose empire was known as the land bathed in blood?

The Assyrian king who conquered the northern 10 tribes of Israel

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

Belief of Jews to return to their homeland.

Title that means "great house of the king"

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

The Persians developed an elite military unit known as the:

Who was the first civilization to build an empire?

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

The earliest form of writing is _______________

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

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

The name of the Jewish god is:

Who developed the alphabet we still use today?