Ancient Civilizations and the world

Question 1

Which of the following groups was responsible for the fall of the Assyrian Empire?

Accepted Answer

The Chaldeans

Question 2

Osiris was the king of . . .

Accepted Answer

The Earth

Question 3

What was the style of writing called for the people of Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 4

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Accepted Answer

Land between two rivers

Question 5

Define Papyrus

Accepted Answer

Paper made out of the stem of a water plant used to write

Question 6

Which of the following civilization was the first to use a wheeled cart for transportation?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 7

which of the following seas touched the Fertile Cresent?

Accepted Answer

The Mediterranean Sea

Question 8

Which sea is next to Egypt and Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

The Red Sea

Question 9

The Great Pyramid built in Giza, Egypt was built for which of the following Pharaohs?

Accepted Answer

Khufu

Question 10

Sennacherib was a military leader of which empire?

Accepted Answer

Assyrian

Question 11

What was the Egyptian style of writing called?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphs

Question 12

What is a Ziggurat?

Accepted Answer

A large Pyramid

Question 13

Why did Seth kill Osiris according to Egyptian legend?

Accepted Answer

Because Seth was jealous of Osiris

Question 14

Chose the best answer for the following question: What was the Code of Hammurabi?

Accepted Answer

The first written code of laws from Babylonia

Question 15

Which of the following social group was placed at the bottom of the social structure triangle?

Accepted Answer

Peasants

Question 16

which of the following religion did people from Mesopotamia practiced?

Accepted Answer

Polytheism

Question 17

Define Cuneiform:

Accepted Answer

a pictographic style of writing

Question 18

What is the definition of Pharaoh in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The political and religious leader of all Egypt

Question 19

What were the two steps of mummification in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Embalming the body and then wrapping and burial of the body

Question 20

who expanded the Mesopotamian empire all the way to the Persian Gulf?

Accepted Answer

Sargon of Akkad

Question 21

Which of the following groups used chariots for attacks and used superior bronze tools?

Accepted Answer

The Hittites

Question 22

Which empire was the last to conquer all groups in the Fertile Cresent?

Accepted Answer

The Persians

Question 23

For what purposes were the Pyramids built in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

To bury the Pharaohs

Question 24

Who founded the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Cyrus the Great

Question 25

What does Monotheism mean?

Accepted Answer

The belief in one God

Question 26

In Egypt, who were the scribes?

Accepted Answer

people who knew how to read and write

Question 27

Which of the following best represents Theocracy?

Accepted Answer

Government ruled by religion

Question 28

Sumer was located in which of the following civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 29

What was the style of writing called for the people of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 30

What was the Epic of Gilgamesh?

Accepted Answer

A famous poem from Mesopotamia

Question 31

Which of the following civilizations burned Babylon to the ground?

Accepted Answer

The Assyrians

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