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1
Which of the following texts contains commentaries on the teachings of Moses?
The Writings
The Talmud
The Torah
The Hebrew Bible
2
Who was Darius the Great?
A famous slave
A Persian Ruler
A Pharoah
A woman who won power
3
This was the official religion of the
Persian Empire
Judaism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
4
This was the main belief of zoroastrianism
It's important to worship many gods
The universe is a struggled between good & evil
Be humble
Respect each other
5
What is cuneiform printing?
Symbols that are incomprehensible
Writings with shapes
One of the oldest forms of writing that means "wedge-shaped"
Writing on papyrus
6
One of the major events in the history of the Israelites was
The settlement fo Canaan (kay-nan)
The conquest of Egypt
The founding of Tyre (tai-ur)
The discovery of cuneiform
7
Phoenicians traded with people in these two modern-day continents
Asia and Australia
Africa and Europe
Aisa and North America
North & South Amierca
8
What is a colony?
An area under the full or partial political control of another country
A plantation
An island nation
An outpost
9
What were the Israelites known for that made them unique among ancient peoples?
They made purple dye from snails
They worshipped many gods
The worshipped one God
They did not have a written bible
10
When Judaism began, how was it different from other religions in the ancient world?
It has sacred texts.
It held that there is good and evil in the ancient world
It did not instruct its followers about daily life
It said there was one God who set laws about right & wrong
11
Hammurabi’s Code was significant because…
The laws applied equally to all citizens
Everyone in the ancient world followed it
For the first time laws were written down
It was part of the oral traditions of Babylonia
12
What is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
Samesies
Justice
Equality
Fairness
13
Why did priests play an important role in Sumerian city-states?
They were the only ones that could read
Sumerians believed that only priests could communicate with the gods
They were very wealthy
They were all-knowing
14
Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because
The area was difficult to defent
It was an important mining area
The rivers there created very rich farm land
The Nile made it a prosperous area
15
What was the world's first civilization?
Egypt
India
China
Sumer
16
What is the action of buying & selling goods and services?
Bargaining
Buying
Trade
Barter
17
What helped southern Mesopotamia to be so successful?
Democracy
Chocolate
Irrigation
Musical Expertise
18
Which of the following did the Greeks adapt from the Phonicians?
Art & architecture
Iron Weapons
The idea of democracy
Writing system and weights & measures
19
What was the official religion of the Persian Empire?
Zoroastrianism
Wiccan
Hinsuism
Christianity
20
Why did Assyrian rulers assign a governor to each province in far away lands?
To keepo powerful governors from competing for the throne
To keep control of distant lands
To encourage trade
To allow provinces to become separate empires
21
Where did writing first develop?
Phoenicia
Canaan
Mesopotamia
Assyria
22
Cities in Sumer (soo-mr) remained politically independent and…
They were ruled by one king and one king
They were frequently destroyed by floods
They developed into separate city-states
They united under one government
23
What rivers made Mesopotamia prosperous?
The Nile & Euphrates Rivers
The Red Seas
The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
The Nile & Tigrist Rivers
24
Which of the following was the first written set of laws?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Hammurabi’s Code
The Ziggurat of Ur
The Ten Commandments
25
What are cylinder seals?
Cuneiform Printing
A small round cylinder engraved with writing or figurative scenes
Vintage Ivory
A stone or wooden slab
