6th T2 Test

Question 1

What was the Exodus?

Accepted Answer

the escape of the Israelites from Egypt

Question 2

money that is used a medium of exchange, usually bills or coins

Accepted Answer

currency

Question 3

How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews of Jerusalem differ from that of the neo-Babylonians?

Accepted Answer

Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem

Question 4

What was one major accomplishment credited to King Solomon?

Accepted Answer

building the First Temple

Question 5

ideas of right and wrong

Accepted Answer

ethics

Question 6

large, pyramid-shaped brick towers used as religious temples

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 7

Which of the following correctly describe the Epic of Gilgamesh? Choose TWO correct answers.

Accepted Answer

it was written in cuneiform, it is a myth, telling the story of a legendary hero named Gilgamesh

Question 8

What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculptures?

Accepted Answer

realistic statues of humans

Question 9

an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory

Accepted Answer

city-state

Question 10

Which of the following are included in the Ten Commandments? Choose the TWO correct answers.

Accepted Answer

“Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.”, “You shall not steal.”

Question 11

a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi's Code

Question 12

communities of Jews living outside of their ancient homeland

Accepted Answer

Diaspora

Question 13

The official religion of the Persian Empire was Zoroastrianism, whose main belief is...

Accepted Answer

the universe is in a struggle between good and evil

Question 14

What date on the timeline marks the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora?

Accepted Answer

C. 722 BCE

Question 15

The Torah is another name for the...

Accepted Answer

first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Question 16

What led to the conquest of Sumer?

Accepted Answer

the fighting among city-states

Question 17

How did the Diaspora change the way Jews worshiped?

Accepted Answer

Synagogues became more important for worship.

Question 18

a good or service produced within a country and sold outside tyhe country's borders

Accepted Answer

export

Question 19

The common set of values and beliefs shared by Judaism and Christianity is known as the...

Accepted Answer

Judeo-Christian tradition

Question 20

a good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country

Accepted Answer

import

Question 21

a state containing several countries or territories

Accepted Answer

empire

Question 22

a weekly day of rest

Accepted Answer

Sabbath

Question 23

a person believed to be chosen by God as a messanger to bring truth to the people

Accepted Answer

prophet

Question 24

The Phoenician alphabet was based on...

Accepted Answer

sounds

Question 25

When Judaism began, how was it different from other religions in the ancient world?

Accepted Answer

Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong

Question 26

What could BEST be inferred from the map?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians traded with peoples in Africa and Europe

Question 27

Which of the following statements correctly describe the Great Royal Road? Choose two correct answers.

Accepted Answer

it allowed the Persians to create the fastest communication system, it was used to transpot trade goods and tribute across the empire

Question 28

What does the Jewish holiday of Passover commemorate? Choose two correct answers.

Accepted Answer

The Exodus, God freeing the Jews from slavery in Egypt

Question 29

Sumer is important in world history because it was...

Accepted Answer

the world's first civilization

Question 30

a system of writing that used triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words, ideas, or sounds

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

6th T2 Test

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6th T2 Test

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