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World History Review over early civilizations
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1
What is one major similarity between Judaism and Zoroastrianism?
Both were adopted by powerful empires in Mesopotamia.
Both are based on the idea of a covenant with God.
Both stress the importance of judgment day and an afterlife.
Both state that everyone has free will to do good or evil.
2
What are the characteristics of a bureaucracy such as the one established by Darius in Persia?
Governing of other nations through military domination
Government through organized departments
Governing of a single country through military commanders
Government through independent local rulers
3
Why might a writing system be valuable to the ancient Egyptian government?
Allowed Egypt to record its literature
Allowed leaders a way to communicate with ordinary Egyptians
Allowed record keeping & maintain an organized government
Provided them a way to communicate with other governments
4
Match the historical figures from column 1 with why they are popularly known from the column 2.
a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
5
Egyptian pharaohs believed that their right to rule came from the...
people
military
aristocracy
gods
6
Arrange the events listed on the table below in the correct chronological order.
a-d-c-b
a-b-c-d
a-c-d-b
a-c-b-d
7
What do the structures in this photograph suggest about ancient Egypt?
Its culture was heavily influenced by other civilizations
It existed for only a brief time
It was complex & capable of highly organized efforts
It was largely decentralized and lightly organized
8
Which ancient city on this map is located within the Fertile Crescent but outside Sumer?
Nippur
Kish
Uruk
Eridu
9
In ancient Egypt, the main duty of the vizier was to...
mummify the bodies of the dead
perform religious rituals to appease the gods
oversee the bureaucracy
keep records of buying and selling
10
Which geographic feature shown on this map was part of Lower Egypt but not of Upper Egypt?
the Nile
the first cataract
the Eastern Desert
the delta
11
King Menes united Upper & Lower Egypt. What feature was a highway linking the 2 regions?
the Eastern Desert
the Western Desert
the Nile River
the Red Sea
12
The term
diaspora
is most directly linked to what aspect of Judaism?
ethics
Jewish law
monotheism
the spread of Judaism
13
Sumerians invented the earliest known writing, which was later called...
Mesopotamian
ziggurat
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
14
The basis for Jewish teachings about the rule of law is found in the...
writings of the prophets
Torah
covenant
Code of Hammurabi
15
What is one way the Darius united the Persian empire?
Expanded empire through peaceful means rather than conquest
Forced conquered people to adopt Persian customs & religion
Personally oversaw every branch of the Persian government
Standardized coinage & other aspects of the Persian economy
16
In what way did natural resources affect the building of early cities by the Sumerians?
Without wood or stone, they only made small structures
Without wood or stone, they built bricks made of clay
With limestone, they built with stone
With forests, they built with wood
17
In the Hebrew Bible, what was the basis for Israel's belief in Cannan as a "promised land"?
a covenant with Egypt
a covenant with God
a promise made by Moses
a treaty with the Canaanites
18
What was the purpose of a set of punishments such as the ones described above?
give Hammurabi absolute authority to judge all legal cases
to insure equal justice for everyone in Babylonian society
to replace private vengeance with public law in Babylon
to establish a Babylonian code of civil law
