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Describes Mesopotamia and the Religion Judaism
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Why was Hammurabi's code important to world history?
t was a set of religious symbols
It was a set of laws
It was a record keeping system.
It was used to record important events
2
What role did farmers and laborers play in the Fertile Crescent?
They conducted religious ceremonies.
They developed irrigation systems.
They made and executed the laws.
They developed written language.
3
Why was this area called the Fertile Crescent?
circular shaped with nutrient-rich soil.
half moon shaped with dry soil
circular shaped with dry soil.
half moon shaped with nutrient-rich soil
4
Which is
NOT
associated with Judaism?
conversion of others
he Ten Commandments
.Yahweh's choosen people
monotheistic belief
5
What is a unique characteristic of polytheism?
belief in the Ten Commandments
belief in the Torah.
belief in one god.
belief in many gods.
6
Which of the following was an effect of early irrigation techniques?
ziggurats to be built
writing develops
allowed religions to form
allowed farming to expand
7
What are the two physical features that form the boundary of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean and Persian Gulf
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
Nile and Euphrates
8
Where did Judaism develop?
North America
Africa
Europe
Middle East
9
What was the impact domestication had on Sumerians?
increased food supply and decreased population
decreased food supply and increased population
decreased food supply and decreased population
increased food supply and increased population.
10
Which civilization is given credit for the first written language?
Hunter-gathers
Phoenicians
Babylonians
Sumerians
11
What was the difference between Judaism and the other religions in the Fertile Crescent?
was a polytheistic.
consisted of a division of labor.
included gods of nature.
was a monotheistic faith.
12
What was the Middle East also known as?
Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent
Nile and the delta region
Sinai Desert and the Red Sea
Tigris and Euphrates
13
According to the writings of Judaism, why is Caanan important?
provided the writing tools for the Ten Commandments.
served as the foundation for the Torah.
helped control the flooding along the Nile.
land given to the Hebrews by God.
14
Why is it beneficial for people to have a set of written laws?
Everyone would know exactly what was against the law
No one would know what was against the law
t allows a leader to rule without the consent of the people
Everyone could change the law and consequences
15
What was the purpose and importance of the Torah?
contained the writings of the Sumerians.
contained the Laws of Hammurabi.
contained the sacred writings of Judaism.
contained the writings of the Babylonians.
16
What do Abraham and Moses have in common?
Created city-states
developed writing tools
Both were hunter-gatherers
both were founders of their religion
17
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of division of labor
building irrigation systems
building ziggurats in temples
traveling nomadic tribes
conducting religious ceremonies
18
Which effect did irrigation have on the settlements in the Fertile Crescent?
farming more productive, which led to a surplus of food.
farming more productive, which led to a lack of food.
farming less productive, which led to a surplus of food.
farming less productive which people living in cities.
19
What was
NOT
an example of a change that resulted from the development of farming?
surplus of food
decreased population
increased population
permanent settlement
20
Which of the following civilizations developed the first alphabet?
Phoenicians
Babylonians
Hebrews
Sumerians
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What type of writing would this be called?
Alphabet
Hieroglyphics
Greek
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