Ancient Middle East Chart Activity

Question 1

This civilization was the first to domesticate the honey bee.

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Hittites

Question 2

In this civilization, women from the palace were forced to wear veils in public.

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Assyrians

Question 3

This civilization developed and alphabet system of 22 symbols that stood for consonant sounds.

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Phoenicians

Question 4

This civilization developed a monotheistic religion that believed in good/evil and heaven/hell.

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Persians

Question 5

Darius I unified this empire in 522 BC.

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Persians

Question 6

They spread culture through trade and are sometimes called the "Carriers of Civilization".

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Phoenicians

Question 7

This civilization made improvements to horse-drawn chariots, making them more effective.

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Hittites

Question 8

This civilization is thought to be among first to master the use of iron for weapons.

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Hittites

Question 9

Of the four civilizations below, this was the oldest, dating back to 1595 BC.

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Hittites

Question 10

This civilization made a very expensive and very popular purple dye from sea snails

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Phoenicians

Question 11

This civilization was very tolerant of the beliefs and practices of the people they conquered.

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Persians

Question 12

This civilization used sand from its coast to make, then trade, glass.

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Phoenicians

Question 13

This civilization invented the first postal system

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Assyrians

Question 14

This civilization set up colonies around the Mediterranean, from N. Africa to Sicily to Spain.

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Phoenicians

Question 15

This civ was the 1st to sign a peace treaty, after fighting Egypt in the Battle of Kadesh.

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Hittites

Question 16

This civilization earned a reputation for being some of the most feared warriors of all time.

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Assyrians

Question 17

This civilization mastered ship-building and used the sea to become a powerful trading empire.

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Phoenicians

Question 18

This civilization created the first Human Rights Charter

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Persians

Question 19

This civilization encouraged the use of coins so they could move away from a barter economy.

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Persians

Question 20

This civilization, led by King Cyrus the Great, defeated the Babylonians in 539 BC.

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Persians

Question 21

This civilization founded one of the first, and largest, libraries of the ancient world.

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Assyrians

Question 22

The former Minnesota North Stars hockey franchise owes their team name to this civilization.

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Phoenicians

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