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World History - Topic 2 (Ancient Middle East and Egypt)
World History - Topic 2 (Ancient Middle East and Egypt)
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1
The Israelites believed that God made a contract with them called a(n)
covenant
alphabet
law
prophet
2
The _____ conquered the Egyptians during the Middle Kingdom, using new war technology.
Persians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Hyksos
3
What were the earliest forms of writing used for?
texting and snapchatting
government and business record-keeping
literature
personal communications
4
Why is King Tutankhamen the most well known pharaoh in the modern day?
he helped expand Egyptian culture throughout the world
he created the first monotheistic religion
his military successes were greater than any other pharaoh
his tomb was found in 1922, was untouched for 3000 years
5
____ is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The Fertile Crescent
The Arabian Peninsula
The Zagros Mountain Range
Mesopotamia
6
She is considered the longest reigning female pharaoh
Tutankhamen
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses
7
The _____ is the most sacred text of Judaism.
Bible
Rig Veda
Koran
Torah
8
Which ancient civilization developed the first system of writing?
Egyptians
Babylonians
Persians
Sumerians
9
The richest account of Mesopotamian myths and legends appear in a poem called...
The Epigoni
The Odyssey
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Illiad
10
Why was Judaism different from other religions of the time?
it was polytheistic
it was monotheistic
it had no sacred text or book
followers believed in a form of afterlife
11
Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?
Egyptians used a strong military to maintain power
The kingdom was small enough to be ruled by a single person
they ruled using terror
Egyptians believed the pharaohs were gods in human form
12
Which organ was usually left in the body during mummification?
stomach
liver
kidneys
heart
13
What did the Persians use to communicate throughout their very large empire?
an alphabet that consisted of 22 letters
well maintained roads and rest stations
AOL instant messenger
a complicated series of smoke signals
14
Which Egyptian pharaoh believed that Egyptians should only worship one god?
Menes
Ramses
Cyrus
Akhenaton
15
Who wrote the first codified set of laws?
Sargon I
Hammurabi
Ramses the Great
Darius I
16
The Assyrians were especially known for...
establishing a monotheistic religion.
using terror to govern the people they conquered.
allowing their conquered to keep their customs and beliefs
developing the first known system of writing.
17
The Fertile Crescent stretches from the Persian Gulf to the _______.
Atlantic Ocean
Greek peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
18
Due to his military achievements and artistic legacy, no other pharaoh is admired as much as...
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Ramses the Great
19
What event marked the beginning of ancient Egyptian history?
the great pyramid was built in Giza
Ramses defeated the Hyksos
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt
the Nile river flooded for the first time
20
Ancient Egyptians developed a form of picture writing called...
elamite script
cuneiform
pictographs
hieroglyphics
21
Which system of laws guided the ancient Jews in setting up a society and government?
Hammurabi's Code
Ten Commitments
Ten Commandments
Constitution
22
Who is the father/founder of Judaism?
Abraham
Job
Jesus
Moses
23
In ancient Egypt, most people were...
merchants
peasant farmers
viziers
pharaohs
24
In Egypt's Old Kingdom, what was the role of the vizier?
leaders of the temples
preparing bodies for the afterlife by mummifying them
managing government matters such as tax collection
farming the land
25
After conquering the Sumerians, the Akkadians, under Darius I's leadership, created...
the first ziggurats.
a road from present day Turkey to China.
the world's first empire.
the first war chariots used in battle.
26
Ziggurats were a central feature of ____________ city-states
Egyptian
Babylonian
Sumerian
Persian
27
Which of the following is NOT a period of ancient Egypt?
New Kingdom
Menes Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
28
Why did Egyptians bury possessions with their dead?
to display the family's wealth and privelege
so the ka would recognize the body
to sustain the ka in the afterlife
because Egyptians did not pass possessions to family members
29
Which ancient civilization developed the first alphabet?
Phoenicians
Persians
Hittites
Sumerians
30
In ancient Egypt, the ___ was a spiritual part of a human that continued to live after death
aton
ka
akh
ba
