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1
Which holiday celebrates the victory, freedom of religion, and reclaiming of the temple by the Maccabees?
Rosh Hashanah
Hanukkah
Passover
Yom Kippur
2
What were the effects of the conquest of Sumer by the Akkadian people?
Rebellions and invasions
Formation of the Babylonian Empire
Spread of Akkadian and Sumerian culture
Trade with the Indus Valley
3
Which of the following did the Phoenicians manufacture?
Horse Powered Wagons
Food and beverages
Steam Powered Engine
Cloth, pottery, and glass
4
How did most city-states acquire needed goods?
begged temple priests
barter (trade)
traded military service for items
working overtime hours
5
What was the official religion of the Persian Empire?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Zoroastrianism
6
Jews are often called....
People of the Book
People of the Land
People of the Law
People of the Temple
7
Cuneiform writing used ______ shape symbols to stand for words or ideas.
various
square
circular
triangular
8
What event is known as "the Exodus"?
The Israelites' escape from Egypt
The journey to Mount Sinai
The migration to Canaan
The conquest of Jericho
9
The Writings in the Hebrew Bible include ALL the following EXCEPT...
early history of Phoenicians
poems
prayers
wise sayings
10
What was the biggest influence of Phoenician culture on Greece and Rome?
Architecture
Cuisine
Writing
Music
11
Which empire conquered Babylon and Mesopotamia in 539 BCE?
Greek Empire
Roman Empire
Persian Empire
Egyptian Empire
12
Who overthrew Babylon and allowed the Jewish people to return home?
Alexander the Great
Joshua
Solomon
Cyrus the Great
13
What was the first major city formed in the Sumer region?
Athens
Kush
Rome
Uruk
14
During the Babylonian empire many peoples lives revolved around what?
agriculture
family
weather
religion
15
The Torah is primarily focused on the story of...
God's creation
All available choices
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
The great flood
16
Sumerian farmers raised or grew which of the following items?
peppers
cotton
sugar cane
grains
17
Who led the Israelites during times of distress?
Priests
Prophets
Kings
18
What did Solomon commission?
The Blue Mosque
The First Temple
Large Statue of Moses
The Cuneiform Writing System
19
Which book was written in 600 AD and is used by Jews to study and discuss Jewish topics?
Writings
Torah
Talmud
Prophets
20
Who were the Phoenicians?
People from Egypt
People from Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
People from Greece
People from Spain and Portugal
21
What is a commandment?
A prayer to a deity
A sacred ritual
An order to do something
A belief in God
22
Which holy text contains the standards and origin story of Judaism?
The Vedas
The Quran
The Dead Sea Scrolls
The Torah
23
The Babylonians used technology to create ALL the following EXCEPT...
medicines
spices
perfumes
weapons
24
The Assyrian Empire built a library with cuneiform tablets in Nineveh
False
True
25
What is the purpose of Hammurabi's Code?
To set laws for governing society
To record historical events
To establish religious practices
To unite Sumerian city-states
26
The Persian Empire was divided into smaller administrative units called...
States
Kingdoms
Regions
Provinces
27
What is monotheism?
Belief in spirits and nature
Belief in one God
Belief in no gods
Belief in multiple gods
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Why did the Phoenicians need to trade with other cultures?
They had too many natural resources
They wanted to dominate other societies
They had limited natural resources
They enjoyed traveling
