Who was Abraham and where did he go?

Father of the Jewish people, went to Canaan

Someone trained to write things for other people

What does Monarchy mean?

Government led by a single ruler such as a King.

What does empire mean?

Territories or nations under a single government

Why was the Code of Hammurabi important?

Influences the law of later societies

Who belongs in the middle class?

Artisans, merchants, traders and scribers

What does Polytheism mean?

The belief in more than one God

Prophet of God who chose the 1st King

Someone instructed by God to share God's word

Why did the "lost tribes" of Israel split from the Jews?

Unhappy with King Solomon and his taxes mainly

Organized system, for laws and decisions

What does tribute mean?

Money or slaves given to a stronger ruler

What does Code of Hammurabi mean?

Collection of 282 laws that dealt with daily life

The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible

Model of family love and devotion

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1
Who was the leader of the Neo-Babylonians that destroyed Jerusalem?
Nebuchadnezzar
Abraham
Solomon
David
2
What helped ideas spread around the world?
Trade
Tiktok
Boats
Tribute
3
Who was Abraham and where did he go?
Father of the Jewish people, went to
Father of the Jewish people, went to Egypt
Father of the Jewish people, went to Canaan
Father of Christians, went to Israel
4
What does exile mean?
Being ignored by peers
Not believing in God
Throw a party
Forced to leave your homeland
5
Sargon and the Akkadians (matching)
D
C
B
A
6
Who founded the Persian religion?
David
Moses
Darius
Zoroaster
7
Who belongs in the lower class?
Merchants and scribers
Artisans and traders
Kings and priests
Laborers, farmers and slaves
8
What does synagogues mean?
Removal by force
Jewish pace of worship
Model of family love and devotion
The official leader of a Jewish congregation
9
Who is a scribe?
Someone trained to write things for other people
Slave
I'm unsure
Someone who spreads the word of God
10
What does Covenant mean?
A promise
A church
Both triangle and square
special agreement between two people
11
What is the religion of Jews?
Buddhism
Christanity
Catholic
Judaism
12
What does Monarchy mean?
A federation of independent states working together.
A council of elders making decisions for the community.
Government led by a single ruler such as a King.
A system where citizens vote on all matters.
13
Old Babylonian Empire and Hammurabi (matching)
B
C
D
A
14
Most modern alphabets are based on what?
The sun
I'm not sure
The stars
Phoenician alphabet
15
What is NOT a Sumerian invention?
Sailboat
Wheel
Wagon
Plow
16
What does empire mean?
A system of trade routes connecting different regions
A military alliance between neighboring tribes
Territories or nations under a single government
A collection of religious texts from various cultures
17
Why was the Code of Hammurabi important?
Created a border
Mrs. Palm told me so
Created its own government
Influences the law of later societies
18
What quality does NOT match David?
Enlarged the government
Defeated all enemies
Leader of the Jews
Expanded borders
19
Chaldeans and King Nebuchad (matching)
F
C
E
D
20
Who was Saul?
Israels 2nd King
Israels 1st King
President
Babylonian leader
21
Sumer city-states (matching)
C
B
D
A
22
Who was the Babylonian leader known for his law code?
An ex slave
Hammurabi
Moses
Jay Berry
23
Who was a legendary King in ancient Sumer?
Moses
Jesus
Synagogues
Gilgamesh
24
What is the belief that there is only one God?
I don't remember what Mrs. Palm said
Synagogues
Polytheism
Monotheism
25
The Kingdom of Israel (matching)
C
D
B
E
26
Who belongs in the middle class?
Both triangle and circle
Slaves, laborers, and farmers
Artisans, merchants, traders and scribers
Kings and priests
27
Who are known as skilled craftsperson?
I'm unsure
Slaves
The government
Artisans
28
What does Polytheism mean?
The belief in more than one God
The practice of worshipping nature and its elements
The idea that all beings are Divine
The rejection of all religious beliefs
29
What is incorrect about Darius?
Built roads and canals
2nd ruler of Persia
Reorganized the empire
1st ruler of Persia
30
What did Joshua do?
Led Jews to Jerusalem
Led Israel to conquer Canaan
Led the army around Jericho until its walls fell down
Both circle and triangle
31
What did the settling of villages and towns lead to?
Artisans with specialized skills
Both triangle and square
Increased crops
People who made pottery, cloth, and metal goods
32
What is irrigation and where is it used?
Moving water to wet area
Having no water flow to wet areas
I'm unsure, something about water
Moving water to dry areas
33
Proverbs are wise sayings.
False
True
34
Who was Samuel?
Prophet of God who chose the 2nd King
Prophet of God
Non believer of God
Prophet of God who chose the 1st King
35
Who is a prophet?
Someone who ignores God
Someone who believes there is many God's
Someone instructed by God to share God's word
I'm unsure
36
Who rebelled against the Assyrians?
Prophets
David
King Solomon
Chaldeans
37
Why did the "lost tribes" of Israel split from the Jews?
They got lost
King Solomon grew to greedy
Unhappy with their living situation
Unhappy with King Solomon and his taxes mainly
38
What is government?
Babylonian leader, known for his law code
Organized system, for laws and decisions
Founded the Persian religion
It influences the law of later societies
39
Who was the King of Persia that conquered Babylon and allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem?
Cyrus
Solomon
Moses
David
40
What does tribute mean?
Money or slaves given to a stronger ruler
It influences the law of later societies
Slaves
Babylonian leader, known for his law code
41
What does Code of Hammurabi mean?
A religious scripture containing moral teachings
A treaty between warning nations
A historical account of a King's regin
Collection of 282 laws that dealt with daily life
42
What is a torah?
Jewish book
A tribute
The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
A bedtime story
43
Cyrus and the Persian Empire (matching)
G
F
E
D
44
Who was the leader of a region in the Persian Empire?
Moses
David
Satrap
Solomon
45
What was a result of the agricultural revolution?
Settled villages
Increased slaves
More crops
No government
46
Who was Ruth?
Unloved and no devotion
Leader of the slaves
Model of family love and devotion
Mother
47
What happened during the passover?
Both triangle and square
Slaves still existing in Egypt
Jews remembered the 10 plagues
The escape from slavery in Egypt
48
Bronze is a mixture of tin and oxygen.
False
True
49
What did Solomon do?
Built a strong government
Both triangle and circle
End slavery
Established peace and trade
50
What does not apply to Sargon?
Slave
First conqueror
Meso's first emperor
Warrior
51
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Both circle and square
Land between the rivers
Cradle of civilization
I'm unsure
52
A civilization is a society that has?
Cities and organized government
All of the above
Art
Religion and class division
53
Who belongs in the upper class?
Traders and scibers
Artisans and merchants
Laborers, farmers, and slaves
Kings and Priests
54
Who was Moses and where did he lead people?
Leader of the Israelites, led them to Egypt
Leader of the Israelites, led them out of slavery in Egypt & back to Canaan
Leader of the Jews, led them to Israel
I'm unsure
55
What is known as the journey of the Israelites as they escaped Egypt and returned to Canaan?
Exodus
Spring break
Passover
Empire
56
What is a Sumerian system of writing? (HINT: each symbol stood for a syllable.)
Civilization
Cuneiform
Polytheism
Scribe
57
Assyrians (matching)
D
C
E
F
58
What is a temple built to worship the Gods, "Hill of Heaven"?
Empire
Ziggurat
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia
59
What religion did Zoroaster find?
Persian
Catholic
Jewish
Christian
60
According to the Code of Hammurabi what was the punishment for a dam breaking and destroying a neighbors crop?
Nothing
Sold into slavery to pay for ruined crop
Had to give up their own crops
Death
61
Why were there laws that regulated farming?
Conserve water
To regulate the amount of crops produced
It was important in the Babylonian econmoy
I'm not sure
62
What is known as the Persian religion?
Ziggurat
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Catholic

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