world history ch 2 roman numerals 1,2,and 3

Question 1

what is the location of the garden of eden

Answer 1

fertile cresent

Question 2

what are the two important rivers that flow through the fertile cresent

Answer 2

tigris and euphrates

Question 3

greek name for the “land between the rivers”

Answer 3

mesopotamia

Question 4

biblical name for the land between the rivers

Answer 4

plain of shinar

Question 5

southern most region of mesopotamia

Answer 5

sumner

Question 6

the first post diluvian civilization

Answer 6

sumner

Question 7

three oldest sumerian settlements

Answer 7

eridu,ur,and uruk

Question 8

greatest contribution of the sumerians

Answer 8

the art of writing

Question 9

what was the sumerian writing before written language

Answer 9

cuneiform

Question 10

creation and combination of sumerian cities into one civilization

Answer 10

early dynastic age

Question 11

sargon of akkod conquered the sumerian cities and became their king

Answer 11

old akkod period

Question 12

who led to ur leading over the sumerians

Answer 12

ur nammu

Question 13

the way of life of a group of people

Answer 13

culture

Question 14

what are the 4 civilization characteristics

Answer 14

1. mastery of food supply
2. divison of labor
3. written language
4. codefied laws

Question 15

transmitting knowledge and cultural heritage to the next generation

Answer 15

education

Question 16

what people were the first to use education

Answer 16

sumerians

Question 17

the “tablet house” trained the younger generation in the art of cuneiform

Answer 17

edubba

Question 18

most important sumerian industry in terms of commercial activity

Answer 18

textiles

Question 19

most famous accomplishment was building the ziggurat

Answer 19

the sumerians

Question 20

who were the first users of astrology

Answer 20

sumerians

Question 21

who developed the lunar calender

Answer 21

sumerians

Question 22

false belief that heavenly bodies influence the affairs and destineis

Answer 22

astrology

Question 23

spreading of cultural traits and patterns

Answer 23

cultural diffusion

Question 24

each city had a lugial who represented the city’s “gods”

Answer 24

sumerian government

Question 25

upper class of rulers and priests in sumner

Answer 25

nobels

Question 26

free,land owning citizens of sumner

Answer 26

commoners

Question 27

craftsmen and other workers in sumner

Answer 27

clients

Question 28

scrappy workers of the temple or big palaces in sumner

Answer 28

slaves

Question 29

the belief in 1 god

Answer 29

monotheism

Question 29

the worship of nature

Answer 29

naturalism

Question 29

the worship of many deities

Answer 29

polytheism

Question 30

the worship of man

Answer 30

humanism

Question 31

long poem written in a dignified form which tells the story of great fictitious or historical hero

Answer 31

Epic

Question 31

the worlds oldest work of lit. outside of the bible

Answer 31

Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 31

first empire to rule after sumner

Answer 31

babylon

Question 32

means either "the gate of God" or "to confuse"

Answer 32

Babel

Question 33

officaly started the old babylonian empire

Answer 33

Hammurab's rule

Question 34

rebelled against sumerian rule around 2000 B.C.

Answer 34

babylon

Question 35

Known for their cunieform writings including the epic of giglamesh

Answer 35

babylon

Question 36

babylonian genisis

Answer 36

Enuma Elish

Question 37

greatest mathematical acheivement from the babylonians

Answer 37

place-value notation

Question 38

babylons greatest achievment

Answer 38

made law codes and also made a sense of justice

Question 39

large empire located in asia minor

Answer 39

hittites

Question 40

first empire to use iron weapons

Answer 40

hittites

Question 41

conqured babylon and set up the assyrian empire

Answer 41

tigalth-pileser I

Question 42

capital of assyria

Answer 42

nineveh

Question 43

captured the northern kingdom of israel

Answer 43

assyrians

Question 44

created the first great library in nineveh while ruling the assyrians

Answer 44

ashburnipal

Question 45

conqured assyria during nabopolasser's rule

Answer 45

Chaldeans

Question 46

Conqured the fertile cresent and southern israel

Answer 46

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 47

who conquered babylon

Answer 47

cyrus of persia

Question 48

the greatest extent of the persian empire was under who

Answer 48

darius and xerxes

Question 49

who create the first postal system

Answer 49

darius

Question 50

who was the husband of queen esther

Answer 50

xerxes

Question 51

xerxes succesor, nehiiah was also his cupbearer

Answer 51

artaxerxes

Question 52

false religon of persia

Answer 52

zoroastriamism

Question 53

what was diffrent about the persian ruelers

Answer 53

they were under the law

Question 54

the three names for israel

Answer 54

cannan,promise land,and palestine

Question 55

what three religons believe israel as the main place for their religon

Answer 55

christianity,judaism,and islam

Question 56

main highway for trade and travel of 3 continents

Answer 56

israel

Question 57

father of israel

Answer 57

abraham

Question 58

who are the founding fathers of israel

Answer 58

abraham,issac,and jacob

Question 59

solem agreement between God and israel

Answer 59

God's covenant

Question 60

The human leaders of israel where chosen by who

Answer 60

God

Question 61

2nd king of israel

Answer 61

david

Question 62

capital of israel during david's reign

Answer 62

jerusalem

Question 63

David's son who became king after him

Answer 63

solomon

Question 64

when was israel the most powerful nation

Answer 64

1000 bc

Question 65

when did israel split into north and south

Answer 65

after solomon died

Question 66

samaria was counqured by who in 586 BC

Answer 66

assyrians