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This King of Persia had The Great follow his name. He showed GREAT compassion.
Darius
Cyrus
Zoasterian
Xerxes
2
Which group of people invented the 60 second minute?
Israelites
Assyrians
Sumerians
Babylonians
3
This empire was the first to use iron weapons.
Hittites
Assyrians
Phoenicians
Israelites
4
What was the fertile , dark soil called in Egypt?
gardens
flood plains
"Black Land"
potting soil
5
He was the wisest of all kings of Israel
Chase
David
Solomon
Saul
6
This empire had a great library in the city of Ninevah
Babylon
Israel
Persia
Assyria
7
The Holy City of Israel is
Ninevah
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Joppa
8
The spelling of Israel's name for God.
Yahweh
YHWH
9
Another term for Mesopotamia is the
fertile cresent
Canaan
black soil
Land of Milk and Honey
10
What type of bricks did Sumerians use to build with?
mud
stone
legos
iron
11
wedge shaped writing by the Sumerians is called
papyrus
hieroglyphics
latin
cunieform
12
Which of the following was not invented by the Sumerians?
wheel
60 second minute
bronze
papyrus
13
Which statement about writing is not true?
Writing allowed people to communicate new ideas.
Writing was on clay tablets.
Writing was always wedge-shaped.
Writing was used for record keeping.
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He was the first king of Israel.
David
Nebuchadnezzar
Solomon
Saul
15
This city-state is believed to be the oldest city-state in history.
Uruk
Sparta
Ur
Jerusalem
16
Egypt is divided into 3 Kingdoms, What are they?
Old, Older, Oldest
Old, Later, Newes
Paleo, Neo, Ortho
Old, Middle, New
17
This man created the first empire in Sumeria.
David
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
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This river was vital to Egypt.
Hiawassee
Nile
Amazon
Nille
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How many tribes were in Israel?
12
10
7
20
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Which two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Jordan
Nile and Jordan
Euphrates and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
21
Mesopotamia means
Land Before Time
A dry land
Land Between the Rivers
Land of Rivers
22
This King united ancient Egypt.
Tut
Menes
Ramses
Ramses II
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He was the "Wise Lord" in Zoroastrianism
Anubis
Ahuramazda
Ra
Baal
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Patriarchal means
Men dominated
Children ruled
Women dominated
Men and Women were equal
25
In King Nebuchadnezzar's dream, What was the head of the statue made of.
silver
bronze
gold
iron
26
A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed down within the family is a
dictatorship
monachy
dynasty
democracy
27
The second King of Israel who killed a giant.
Dakota
Solomon
Saul
David
28
He was the Boy Pharoah.
Ramses
Menes
Sparkles
Tutankhamen
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Large Egyptian structures used as burial tombs.
ziggarats
Sphinx
towers
pyramids
30
Our alphabet is based off which famous civilization's alphabet?
Phoenician
Egyptian
Assyrian
Babylonian
31
Which civilization was a sea faring group of people?
Israelites
Sumerians
Babylonians
Phoenicians
32
A government ruled by religion or divine authority.
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Theocracy
Democracy
33
Which of the following statements isnot true?
The Phoenicians traded over the Carribean Sea.
Israel believed in One God.
The Nile River brought death and life.
The Israelites were enslaved to the Egyptians.
34
Monotheism means the belief in
2 gods
many gods
1 god
no gods
35
Which Pharoah built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Khufu
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
Menes
36
This stone helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyhics.
Stone Mountain
Rosanne
Rosey
Rosetta
37
Mummification is best described as
ressurecting a dead body
burning a body
burying a body
a process of preserving a body before burial
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A large political unit or state usually under 1 ruler.
nation
city-state
empire
city
39
This road stretched from Lydia to Susa.
Royal Road
Royal Path
Royal Interstate
Royal Highway
40
A stepped pyramid is called a
pyramid
ziggurat
tower
arena
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Elite Persian soldiers that numbered 10,000
jarheads
immortals
infantry
calvary
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Hieroglyphics were
Egyptian writing using letters
Egyptian writing using pictures and symbols
Persian writing
pyramids
43
"An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth"
Morse Code
Hammurabi's Code
DaVinci Code
Cyrus' Code
44
Who was known for war and they used terror as a weapon?
Chaldeans
Hittites
Asssyrians
Sumerians
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She was the first female Pharoah of Egypt
Anubis
Sophia
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
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This term means "Great House"
pharoah
Sphynx
pyramid
The Nile River
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The first Mesopotamian civilization was
Sumeria
Akkad
Babylon
Egypt
