World History Ch. 2

The Epic of Gilgamesh gives an account of what biblical event?

Government by God

To enjoy life after death, Egyptians believed their

Why did the twelve tribes of Israel split?

Howard Carter is best known for his discovery of

Chaldeans are also referred to as

Which two rivers cradled the first civilizations?

The probable language of Christ originated with this people

The Epic of Gilgamesh was their greatest preserved literature

Interpreting human events and telling the future based on the positions of the stars is

Monotheism means

The first empire

What discovery enabled Egyptologists to unravel the hieroglyphics?

The Pharaoh of the Exodus was probably

Giza is the location of the

Israel's history traces back to the first of their patriarchs -

Which geographic factor helped preserve the artifacts of ancient Egypt?

First known civilization

They used hieroglyphics

Known for their purple dye

Which of the following geographic features helped unify Egypt?

First civilization to use coins

The Jews' 70 years in Babylon is called

This civilization provided cedar, gold and other materials for Solomon's temple

A group that ruled Egypt

Famous for the iron works, including chariots

Assyrians were NOT known for

This civilization was the most inclusive toward the other civilizations

The Bible refers to Cyrus as

Nebuchadnezzar was king at the height of which empire?

Jesus and his disciples probably spoke this language

Egyptians developed paper from this

The 1677 mile Royal Road belonged to which civilization?

The northern region of Egypt was called

Canaan's famous merchants were the

Which civilization was used by God to protect & provide for His people?

Which of the following peoples were NOT polytheistic?

Invented the wheel

The ancient religion of the Persians

A great female ruler of Egypt was

One theme of Hamurabi's Code was