WH Chapter 2 Review

Later civilizations developed basic algebra and geometry by building on the number system first created by the

Which of the following best describes the way in which Sumerians viewed the afterlife?

Which of the following occurred during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom?

Persian thinker Zoroaster spread the idea of

Hammurabi’s Code was important because it was the first time that a state’s laws

Which of the following was a Sumerian innovation that later civilizations built on?

The Ten Commandments are a set of laws that the Jews believe God gave to them through

The skill of ironworking spread across Asia, Africa, and Europe through the migration of ironsmiths from what empire?

To show the importance of their subject, Egyptian artists typically portrayed pharaohs as

The world’s first civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in

According to the Torah, who led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt?

According to Egyptian beliefs, the pharaohs received the right to rule from the god

The oldest-known peace treaty in history was an agreement between Egypt and the

In the Sumerian civilization, the purpose of a ziggurat was to

A major accomplishment during Egypt’s Old Kingdom was

In ancient Egyptian society, most people were

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are also known as

Darius improved economic life in the Persian empire by

Why was the god Osiris especially important to the Egyptians?

How did the beliefs of the Israelites differ from those of most nearby peoples?

Iron was important in the ancient world mainly because

Which of the following matters would be covered under the civil law section of Hammurabi’s Code?

Who made a covenant with God in which Canaan was promised to the Hebrew people?

What new war technology did the Hyksos invaders bring to Egypt?