World History Unit 1 (Chapter 2)

Who was the Babylonian's primary god?

The Phoenicians created an alphabet system that the Greeks later adopted and modified.

Who was the leader of the Chaldeans?

Who was considered the greatest Egyptian god?

What role did the pharaohs in Egyptian culture NOT fulfill?

All of the following are Egyptian kingdoms EXCEPT?

What is the set of 282 laws that governed Babylonian society?

A form of government where a leader rules over many people and their territories is what?

Who was the first king of Israel?

What is the Sumerian form of writing called?

Who the main leader of the Hebrews?

Who was the leader of the Babylonians?

What were the Sumerians most striking buildings?

Who was the most important part of the Assyrian government?

Who was the first civilization to use coined money, thus creating a money economy?

A form of government that consisted of a town or city and its surrounding land is called what?

What pharaoh created the dynasty concept where only family members would succeed them?

What civilization was known for using shellfish (murex) to create a purple dye?

What type of language did the Akkadians speak?

All of the following are names of the Fertile Crescent EXCEPT:

What is the length of the Nile River?

In the Chaldean civilization, the king's palace had beautiful gardens called Hanging Gardens.

What is the land bridge that connects Africa and Asia?

Which one is NOT a building material from the Nile River?

The Sumerians did not believe in rewards and punishments after death.

What invention did the Sumerians make in architecture?

What civilization was the first to make use of a calvary?

The Persians are known to be one of the first civilizations to treat their subjects fairly.

Who was the most powerful Akkadian king (2350 B.C.-2300 B.C.)?

What is the Egyptian written language?

All of the following were considered powerful leaders in Persia EXCEPT:

Pharaohs considered themselves as divine beings/gods.

The Sumerians were a polytheistic society.

The Assyrians had a de-centralized government unlike many other ancient civilizations.

Who was the only group allowed in Sumerian education?

Who is the Egyptian judgement god?

Who turned the Persians from a polytheistic to a monotheistic society?

What did the Egyptians write on?

Egypt viewed women in many ways like men in relation to legal rights.

The Persians most well known road system (1,250 miles long) was called what?

Who in the civilization betrayed the Chaldeans by working with the Persians?

Where are the best known pyramids located?

The Nile River can be traveled on both northward and southward.

The Egyptian process of preserving the body is called what?

The Phoenicans didn't believe in an afterlife and at times sacrificed their kids for favor.

How many cataracts does the Nile River have?

All of the following are Sumerian inventions EXCEPT:

Which Egyptian pharaoh tried to create monotheistic Egyptian society?

The Hebrews greatest contribution to the world was the creation of ethical monotheism.

The Babylonians traded with all of the following EXCEPT: