Egypt & Mesopotamia Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Persian philosopher and thinker who promoted the concept of a heaven and hell

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Zoroaster

Question 2

ancient Sumerian writing

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cuneiform

Question 3

civilization that perfected iron metallurgy and introduced the chariot to the region.

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Hittite

Question 4

Babylonian king who rebuilt it into a great empire

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Nebuchadnezzar

Question 5

dynastic god-king of Egypt

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pharaoh

Question 6

a provincial governor of Persia

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satrap

Question 7

a layer of rich, thick soil deposited by a river

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silt

Question 8

the greatest pharaoh in Egyptian history, known for his building projects and many children.

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Ramses

Question 9

a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of Sumer

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ziggurat

Question 10

a binding agreement

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covenant

Question 11

merciless warriors who lived in the upper Tigris about 1400 B.C.

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Assyrians

Question 12

pictures that symbolize an idea or action.

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ideogram

Question 13

merchant civilization who spread the alphabet around the Mediterranean

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Phoenicians

Question 14

Persian Emperor who put in place governmental strategies for running a large empire

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Darius

Question 15

a scattering of people, such as the Jews

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diaspora

Questions 15