Ch. 2

Question 1

Zoroaster

Answer 1

He rejected the old Persian gods and taught that there was only one god.

Question 2

Rosetta Stone

Answer 2

stone monument that includes the same passage carved in hieroglyphics, demotic script, and Greek and that was used to decipher the meanings of many hieroglyphs.

Question 3

Cuneiform

Answer 3

in the ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks.

Question 4

Diaspora

Answer 4

the spreading of the Jews beyond their historic homeland.

Question 5

Sargon

Answer 5

The ruler of Akkad, invaded and conquered neighboring city-states of Sumer.

Question 6

Hieroglyphics

Answer 6

system of writing in which pictures called hieroglyphs represent objects, concepts, or sounds.

Question 7

Nebuchadnezzar

Answer 7

The second Babylonian king.

Question 8

Hatshepsut

Answer 8

Egypt’s first female ruler from 1472-1458 B.C.

Question 9

Sabbath

Answer 9

a holy day for rest and worship.

Question 10

What was the purpose of ziggurats?

Answer 10

A temple dedicated to a specific god of that civilization built on a high platform.

Question 11

Why was Hammurabi’s code important?

Answer 11

They were the first set of written and codified laws.

Question 12

Why was iron important in the ancient world?

Answer 12

Tools and weapons were harder and had sharper edges than those made of bronze or copper.

Question 13

How did Darius improve the economic life during the Persian Empire?

Answer 13

He set up a beaurocracy.

Question 14

What was a major accomplishment during Egypt’s Old Kingdom?

Answer 14

Pharaohs ruled strong centralized states and the construction of
The Great Pyramids.

Question 15

Why was the god Osiris important to the Egyptians?

Answer 15

He was one of the more relatable gods that touched human emotions such as love and jealousy. He was also god of the underworld and of the Nile.

Question 16

What civilization developed between the Tigris a Euphrates river?

Answer 16

Sumer.

Question 17

Explain matters of civil law under the crude of Hammurabi:

Answer 17

Dealt with private rights and matters such as business, contracts, poverty, inheritance, taxes, marriage, and divorce.

Question 18

Which empire spread the skill of ironworking?

Answer 18

The Hittites.

Question 19

The Zoroaster religion spread the idea of which philosophy?

Answer 19

Judgement day. (Heaven, Hell)

Question 20

What was the role of the viziers?

Answer 20

chief minister who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt.

Question 21

Describe the oldest known peace treaty:

Answer 21

The Egyptians and the Hittites.

Question 22

Which (life) concepts and beliefs were key to the Israelites?

Answer 22

Monotheism, covenant, and the Torah.

Question 23

Who founded Israel? Who built the temple of God? Where did this occur?

Answer 23

King David, Solomon, Jerusalem.

Question 24

Which set of laws that the Jews believe we’re given to them through God?

Answer 24

The 10 commandments.

Question 25

What are the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible?

Answer 25

The Torah.

Question 26

Who made a covenant with God in which Canaan was promised to the Hebrew people?

Answer 26

Abraham.

Question 27

Why was Mesopotamia developed into a crossroads where people and ideas met?

Answer 27

It was surrounded by areas of trade, rivers, farm land, rich resources, center of ideas.

Question 28

Give 2 examples of the 2 branches of law in Hammurabi’s Code:

Answer 28

Civil law- marriage, taxes.

Criminal law- robbery, murder.

Question 29

What was the purpose of mummification? What belief led the Egyptians to mummify their dead?

Answer 29

To preserve the body and organs because of their belief in after life.

Question 30

Delta

Answer 30

triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers.