Ch. 2

Question 0

belief in many gods

Answer 0

Polytheism

Question 1

the “land between rivers”

Answer 1

Mesopotamia

Question 2

the rule of one people over another

Answer 2

Empire

Question 3

epic Babylonian poem that describes the adventures of Gilgamesh and includes an account of a universal flood

Answer 3

Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 4

the practice of trying to interpret human events
and destiny by the position of the planets and stars

Answer 4

Astrology

Question 5

a form of picture writing

Answer 5

Hieroglyphs

Question 6

pagan god of the Canaanites

Answer 6

Baal

Question 7

the earliest known form of writing

Answer 7

Cuneiform

Question 8

pyramid-like structures that had terraces at different levels along their exterior

Answer 8

Ziggurats

Question 9

The sixth of the Amorites united
the land of Mesopotamia under his rule

Answer 9

Hammurabi

Question 10

The study of celestial bodies

Answer 10

Astronomy

Question 11

Rulers of Egypt

Answer 11

Pharaohs

Question 12

crescent-shaped fertile region encompass- ing Mesopotamia and the land of Canaan

Answer 12

Fertile Crescent

Question 13

Belief in only one god

Answer 13

Monotheism