World History - Quiz 2 Flashcards
1
Q
B.C. after a date means…
A
before the birth of Christ
2
Q
the greatest turning point in history
A
Christ’s first coming
3
Q
What does Tigris mean?
A
arrow
4
Q
the greatest accomplishment of the Sumerians
A
writing
5
Q
best description of the Sumerians and their religion (multiple choice question)
A
polytheists and humanists who served gods such as Anu and Nanna
6
Q
who left Ur around 2000 B.C. to begin a new nation
A
Abraham
7
Q
the place whose name means “land between the rivers”, and it is located in the Fertile Crescent.
A
Mesopotamia
8
Q
the civilization that had a system of dividing time based on a numbering system
A
Sumerians
9
Q
who ruled Babylon and united all of Mesopotamia
A
Hammurabi
10
Q
this means “rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples”
A
empire
