Unit 1 Test Flashcards

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Who wrote the legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

A

Hammurabi

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Skilled workers who made metal products, clothes,or pottery are called

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Artisans

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People who study and write about human past are called

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Historians

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3
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________ study artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past.

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Archaeologists

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4
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The first kings were probably

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War heroes

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5
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Taming an animal or plant for use by humans is called

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Domestication

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6
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_______ helped ideas spread around the world.

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Trade

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Something that passes to the children when the parent dies is

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Hereditary

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The natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south was

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Cataracts

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9
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The Nile River’s flooding could be described as

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Gentle and dependable

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10
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_______ was a collection of spells and prayers study to help obtain the afterlife.

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The book of the dead

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They forced payments sent to the Pharaoh by conqured people are called

A

Tribute

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12
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An embalmed body wrapped in cloths strips is a

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Mummy

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13
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The chief God of the Egyptians was

A

Re

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14
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Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?

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Akhenaton

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15
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The woman Pharaoh who consented on building the Egyptian economy was

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Hatshepsut

16
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_______ raised12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of Israel

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Jacob

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The faith of the Israelites became known as

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Judaism

18
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A person thought to be instructed by God is a

A

Prophet

19
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Who lead the Israelites out of Egypt into the Sinai Desert

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Moses

20
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Food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws is called

A

Kosher