Unit 2 Test Review (2020)

Question 1

Vocabulary: Holy scriptures of Judaism

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 2

Which civilization is associated with the Ten Commandments, or the earliest written laws of religious and moral conduct?

Accepted Answer

Hebrews

Question 3

The _____, indicated with an arrow in this image, is a triangular-shaped region in the mouth of the Nile River.

Accepted Answer

Nile River Delta

Question 4

Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh important?

Accepted Answer

It was one of the first written works of literature.

Question 5

Without the _____ River, Egypt would exist as a barren desert.

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 6

The Great Pyramid at Giza was built during the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

What was the significance of Hammurabi's Code?

Accepted Answer

It was the first written law code.

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of hereditary rule?

Accepted Answer

Presidents

Question 9

Which form of writing was used by the Sumerians?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

Question 10

The first female pharaoh, Cleopatra, built a mortuary temple near Thebes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Which of the following indicates the location of the Euphrates River.

Accepted Answer

C

Question 12

The Hebrews' gods and goddesses were likely the foundation for Greek mythology.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Vocabulary: Name given to Jewish people.

Accepted Answer

Hebrews

Question 14

Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics, demotic, or hieratic written communications.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The Kush greatly influenced trade in the region, particularly with the trade of iron and gold.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

The Jewish holy book, called the Torah, is also the first five books of the Christian Bible.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Mesopotamian civilization began between which two rivers?

Accepted Answer

The Tigris River and the Euphrates River

Question 18

Vocabulary: Belief in one god

Accepted Answer

Monotheistic

Question 19

The Great Pyramid at Giza was built during the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of an economic characteristic of early civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Trading glass for pottery.

Question 21

Egyptians relied on yearly _____ of the Nile River to produce nutrient-rich soil, which enabled them to grow crops and t

Accepted Answer

flooding

Question 22

Ancient Egyptians used cuneiform as their writing system.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Vocabulary: Moral law code of Judaism and Christianity

Accepted Answer

Ten Commandments

Question 24

The Greeks and Romans adopted the alphabet created by the Lydians.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

Which of the following enabled the Phoenicians, Sumerians, and Egyptians to communicate their ideas to others.

Accepted Answer

They all had a system of writing.

Unit 2 Test Review (2020)

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