The Ancient Middle East and Egypt

Question 1

Who was the first ruler to attempt to codify all the laws that would govern a state?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 2

Pyramids are

Accepted Answer

royal tombs for kings

Question 3

This person built the first empire after conquering Sumer

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 4

The Egyptians built the pyramids as places to

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honor and bury their god-kings

Question 5

True or False: Persian rulers were tolerant of the people they conquered

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What is one technique the Assyrians used to ensure their power?

Accepted Answer

They boasted of their brutal treatment of the conquered ppl

Question 7

Who was considered to be the most lethal fighting force in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

The Assyrians

Question 8

Who was responsible for having the Hanging Gardens built?

Accepted Answer

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 9

Who was responsible for the real unification of the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Darius

Question 10

What made the Hebrews unique for their time?

Accepted Answer

They were monotheistic

Question 11

Claiming to be the sun god's equal, Amenhotep changed his name to

Accepted Answer

Akhenaton

Question 12

Who discovered how to extract iron?

Accepted Answer

The Hittites

Question 13

Who freed the Jews from Babylonian Captivity?

Accepted Answer

Cyrus

Question 14

What was an important religious belief system for the ancient Persians?

Accepted Answer

Zoroastrian

Question 15

The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called

Accepted Answer

Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Question 16

Hammurabi's most lasting achievement was

Accepted Answer

in the area of law

Question 17

How did iron working technology spread across Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 18

Who created the alphabet?

Accepted Answer

The Phoenicians

Question 19

A series of rulers that all come from the same family is called a

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dynasty

Question 20

Egyptian pyramid building began during the period of

Accepted Answer

the Old Kingdom.

Question 21

Which of the following IS NOT an important writing to the Jews?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 22

The Rosetta stone was used by scholars to

Accepted Answer

translate hieroglyphics.

Question 23

Queen Hatsheput defied Egyptian tradition when she declared herself a(n)

Accepted Answer

pharaoh

Question 24

Achievements of the ancient Egyptians included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

the development of cuneiform script.

Question 25

Who received the 10 commandments?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 26

Who is the father of the Israelite people?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi's code gave women many rights

The Ancient Middle East and Egypt

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