World History Chapter 2 Review - Sections 1,2,3,and4

Question 1

What was the name of the sacred book of the Persians?

Accepted Answer

Zend Avesta

Question 2

The basic units of Sumerian civilization

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City-states

Question 3

In Sumeria, they built their buildings and homes out of stone.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

The less advanced Egyptian writings were called?

Accepted Answer

Hieratic Script

Question 5

The history and religious beliefs of the Phoenicians were written down in the Hebrew Bible.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

The process of slowly drying a dead body to preserve it was called?

Accepted Answer

Mummification

Question 7

Mesopotamian society was considered

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Patriarchal

Question 8

What are the 2 rivers called (click on one that you think is correct)?

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Euphrates, Tigris

Question 9

This group of people were the creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization.

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Sumerians

Question 10

Boys married at? Girls married at?

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14;12

Question 11

The Sumerians believed that the gods ruled the cities, making the state a?

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Theocracy

Question 12

Mesopotamia received ample rainfall, and that is why the soil was so rich.

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False

Question 13

The Egyptians had 2 main groups of gods

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sun;land

Question 14

How many tribes of Israel were there?

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12

Question 15

Who did the Israelites descend from, was their patriarch?

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Abraham

Question 16

What type of war tactics did the Assyrians use?

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Guerrilla Warfare

Question 17

The Phoenicians were a Semitic speaking peoples.

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True

Question 18

The Assyrians were good at?

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Conquering others

Question 19

The Sumerian invention of this object was pivotal for their trade economy

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Wheel

Question 20

What group invaded and caused the end of the Middle Kingdom?

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Hyksos

Question 21

Tut closed the temples to all other Egyptian gods except Aten.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

What was built during Egyptian time?

Accepted Answer

Pyramids

Question 23

Which of the following was not listed as a name of the social group in the Mesopotamian Empire?

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Farmers

Question 24

Infantrymen

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Walk

Question 25

The most important building in a Sumerian city was the

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Temples

Question 26

The Persian Empire was a?

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Monarchy

Question 27

Moses did what for the Israelites?

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Led them out of slavery

Question 28

90% of the people worked as

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Farmers

Question 29

The Hittites were the first Indo-European to use what metal?

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Iron

Question 30

Who was Cambyses?

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Cyrus' son

Question 31

They used how many symbols?

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22

Question 32

The Mesopotamians were

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Polytheistic

Question 33

This group lived south of the Phoenicians and were Semitic (Jewish) speaking?

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Israelites

Question 34

Wives could not keep her property in marriage.

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False

Question 35

The Sumerian writing was called

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 36

Judaism is a polytheistic religion.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

What area is described as the "land between 2 rivers"?

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Mesopotamia

Question 38

What was the most common title for Egyptian rulers?

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Pharaoh

Question 39

Cavalrymen

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Ride Horses

Question 40

Who overtook the Israelites?

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Assyrians

Question 41

The physical environment obviously had no impact on the way Mesopotamians viewed the world.

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False

Question 42

The Sumerian economy was based on

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 43

The Phoenician culture is best known for its?

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Alphabet

Question 44

How long would this process of mummification take?

Accepted Answer

70 days

Question 45

How'd the Egyptians feel a sense of security but those in Mesopotamia felt that they had none?

Accepted Answer

Regularity of Nile flooding

Question 46

Hammurabi's code was fair to all rungs of society.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 47

The Great Pyramid was constructed at?

Accepted Answer

Giza

Question 48

Who could become scribes?

Accepted Answer

Wealthy boys

Question 49

The more advanced Egyptian writings were called?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 50

The Assyrian king’s power was?

Accepted Answer

Absolute

Question 51

We still use which of the following inventions created by doctors during Egyptian times?

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Bandages, Splints, Compresses

Question 52

God made a covenant with David when he led them out of Egypt.

Accepted Answer

False

World History Chapter 2 Review - Sections 1,2,3,and4

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World History Chapter 2 Review - Sections 1,2,3,and4

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