Midterm Chapter One (Ancient Middle East)

Question 0

Torah

Answer 0

Basically the Jewish Bible

Question 1

Book Of The Dead

Answer 1

An ancient text containing magical incantations that ensure a favorable journey to a happy afterlife

Question 2

Cyrus The Great

Answer 2

King of Persian Empire, conquered Lydia, Greece etc.

Question 3

Phoenicians

Answer 3

Semitic-Speaking people on lands east of Mesopotamia (one of the first to use an alphabet

Question 4

King of Solomon

Answer 4

One of the kings of the Isrealites, expanded trading and started building projects

Question 5

Neolithic Revolution

Answer 5

A period of time that ushered in the “new Stone Age” (Neolithic is Greek for New Stone)

Question 6

What is the difference between hunters/gatherers and settled people?

Answer 6

Hunters and gatherers were constantly moving (following herds of animals) while settled people were able to stay in one place, farm for food, and try to answer Life’s Big Questions

Question 7

What is the Nile Delta?

Answer 7

The Nile Delta is a set of rapids at the mouth of the Nile River

Question 8

Epic of Gilgamesh

Answer 8

A legendary Ancient Mesopotamian text that records the exploits of legendary king Uruk. States that immortality is only for gods

Question 9

Assyrians

Answer 9

A group of Semitic people who used the newly invented iron tools and weapons to create an empire in the Ancient Middle East