Chapter 2: Early Civilization

Question 1

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Answer 1

“Land between the rivers.”

Question 2

The belief in many gods.

Answer 2

Polytheism

Question 3

What was the main occupation for the Sumerians?

Answer 3

Farming

Question 4

The study of celestial bodies.

Answer 4

Astronomy

Question 5

What name is given to the “religion” that attempts to interpret human events and destiny by the position of the stars?

Answer 5

Astrology

Question 6

Who were believed to be the originators of the alphabet?

Answer 6

The Phoenicians

Question 7

Historians believe that the Hyksos were the ones who enslaved who?

Answer 7

The Israelites

Question 8

The earliest known form of writing.

Answer 8

Cuneiform

Question 9

Temple towers built by the Sumerians.

Answer 9

Ziggurats

Question 10

Location of earliest civilization after the flood. Cradle of civilization.

Answer 10

Fertile Cresent

Question 11

The Amorite civilization was centered in what capital city?

Answer 11

Babylon

Question 12

To what river was a Greek historian referring when he called Egypt the “gift of the river”?

Answer 12

Nile

Question 13

Identify the three major phases of Egyptian history.

Answer 13

-Old Kingdom
-Middle Kingdom
-New Kingdom

Question 14

Who is called the “Napoleon of Egypt”?

Answer 14

Thutmose III

Question 15

Who was atop the social structure of ancient Egypt?

Answer 15

The pharaoh

Question 16

What technique did the Egyptians develop to preserve corpses?

Answer 16

Embalming

Question 17

The Egyptians contributed greatly to the field of astronomy.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Ziggurats are outstanding examples of Egyptian architecture.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

The Egyptian form of picture writing is called ____________________.

Answer 19

Hieroglyphics

Question 20

What major weapon did the Hittites use as they expanded their empire into Asia Minor?

Answer 20

Horse-drawn chariot

Question 21

What language served as a “go-between,” or international language, among the people of the Fertile Crescent?

Answer 21

Aramaic

Question 22

Which of the following is not one of the promises that make up the Abrahamic Covenant?

Answer 22

Promise of a long life

Question 23

What city became the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

Answer 23

Ninevah

Question 24

What prophet was sent by God to preach repentance?

Answer 24

Jonah

Question 25

What term describes the scattering of the Jewish people by Nebuchadnezzar?

Answer 25

Diaspora

Question 26

What was the religion of Ancient Persia?

Answer 26

Zoroastrinism

Question 27

Who established the first known empire?

Answer 27

Sargon

Question 28

Under what ruler did the Persian Empire expand all the way to Greece?

Answer 28

Darius the Great

Question 29

During the reign of David, Israel reached its greatest height.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

The ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled against Rehoboam and chose Jeroboam as their king.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Moses led the Israelite conquest of Canaan.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

The practice of believing in only one God is called ____________________.

Answer 32

Monotheism

Question 33

The Israelite tribe of ____________________ was the most important since from it came the line of kings and eventually the Messiah.

Answer 33

Judah

Question 34

United the land Mesopotamia under his rule.

Answer 34

Hammurabi

Question 35

Became the standard of judgement in moral, social, domestic, and commercial matters throughout the empire.

Answer 35

Hammurabi's code of law

Question 36

This epic poem describes the adventures of the legendary hero Gilgamesh hand his search for eternal life. Most significant piece of Amorites literature. Records a universal flood.

Answer 36

Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 37

2700-2200 BC. Age of pharaohs or age of pyramids.

Answer 37

Old kingdom

Question 38

Built by Cheops (Khufu).

Answer 38

Great pyramid of Giza

Question 39

2100-1640 BC. Age of the people.

Answer 39

Middle kingdom

Question 40

Comes from "purple people"

Answer 40

Phoenicians

Question 41

Abraham would be blessed with a great nation, God promised Israel a place to live, and God would bless the nations of the world through His people.

Answer 41

Abrahamic covenant

Question 42

Ruled by God.

Answer 42

Theocracy

Question 43

70 years exile in Babylon.

Answer 43

Babylonian captivity

Question 44

War loving people. Cruel and barbaric. Believed to be descendants of Akkadian empire.

Answer 44

Assyrian Empire

Question 45

Moses probably led the Israelites out of slavery during his rule.

Answer 45

Thutmose III

Question 46

The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for how many years?

Answer 46

40

Question 47

Who rejected polytheism and instituted the worship of one god, Ahura Mazda?

Answer 47

Zoroaster

Question 48

Religion founded by Confucius that is on relationships

Answer 48

Confucuinism

Question 49

Founded by Laozi; encouraged men to live in harmony with nature.

Answer 49

Taoism