Midterm Review

Around 15,000 years ago the first animal to be domesticated was the

The ruler of the Assyrian empire is responsible for naming Ur as the capital city where built The Hanging Gardens

Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?

What is the name of the religion the Persians developed

Sumer is important in World History because it was the world's first empire and the start of irrigation systems

When Phoenicans came under attack by the Assyrians, many of them fled to a city-state named Carthage

One major accomplishment of the Indus Valley civilization is which of the following

What date marks the Jewish Diaspora?

God made a covenant with Abraham and promised him that his descendants would always be safe

During the Paleolithic Era people lived as hunters and gathers and during the Neolithic Era they continued this

The Gupta empire is responsible for major contributions in math and science. For example, algebra & earth spinning

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Scholars believe that Indus Valley people used citadels most likely for military purposes

The first book of the Torah is

The "upright man" species that averaged about 5 feet tall is called

Kush conquered which kingdom?

What year did the Indy Aryans appear in the Indus Valley?

The Phoenicians are best known for trading by sea, their purple dye, and their religion

The correct order of the Mesopotamia empires are as follows: Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian

The Homo Habilis is the first species known to mirgrate from Africa

The very first city-state to emerge in Mesopotamia was

The writing system of the Egyptians was

The economy of early villages and cities was based mainly on

Buddhism as 4 branches that speak about reaching moksha

The Persian Empire is known as the Empire of Iron

The Greeks conquered the Jewish people before the Persians allowed them to go back to their homeland

Asoka was a ruler of the _____ empire and ruler for _____ years.

The ruler of the Assyrian empire is

The year 1700 BCE is important in which early civilization?

Amon-Re, Isis, and Horus are Greek Gods worshipped in Egypt

The rule of law established under Hammurabi was the idea that

Select the correct order of continents from largest to smallest

What was the purpose of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt

Cotton could be found in all of the following continents except

Jews and Christians both believe that the Ten Commandments were

The ___________ empire is known to have the world's earliest __________

Why do Jewish people study the Talmud and Hebrew Bible?

The writing system of the Sumerians was

Which of the following kings of Israel captured Jerusalem and named it the capital. He also wrote Psalms

The correct order of the Hebrew Bible is as follows: The Torah, Writing, Prophets