Ch. 2: Early Civilizations

Question 1

Hieroglyphics come from which ancient civilization?

Accepted Answer

Egyptians

Question 2

Hammurabi's Law Code did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

created confusion

Question 3

The Assyrians were known for their military supremacy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The great female ruler of Egypt was

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 5

Which two rivers cradled the first civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question 6

Which society used the Alphabet?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 7

Hebrews are a Monotheistic religion.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Which one of the following peoples was NOT polytheistic?

Accepted Answer

Hebrews

Question 9

The king at the height of the Chaldean Empire was

Accepted Answer

Babylonians

Question 10

11111;A type of paper created from dried reeds is called

Accepted Answer

papyrus

Question 11

The first empire was

Accepted Answer

Akkadians

Question 12

What geographic factor helped preserve the artifacts of ancient Egyptian rulers?

Accepted Answer

the desert

Question 13

Israel's history can be traced back to

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 14

The Phoenicians consolidated the Hammurabi code of laws.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

What civilization wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Accepted Answer

Amorites

Question 16

Which empire created the wheel?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 17

Law which came out of Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi's Code

Question 18

The Epic of Gilgamesh gives an account of what biblical event?

Accepted Answer

the Flood

Question 19

The Sumerians was the first unified empire joining together in city-states.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called:

Accepted Answer

Fertile Crescent

Questions 20