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Ch.2 Ancient World ~ Fertile Crescent
Test Description: Ch.2 Ancient World ~ Fertile Crescent
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How did the people of Mesopotamia benefit from the physical geography of their region?
A
using the bodies of water for farming and drinking water
B
using the desert to grow cacti
C
using the many mountain ranges
D
they didn't use it, they moved
2) The belief in many gods.
A
monotheism
B
Judaism
C
polytheism
D
zoroastrianism
3) A story that explains people's beliefs.
A
myth
B
oral traditions
C
cuneiform
D
exile
4) A time when people starve because there is so little food.
A
exile
B
farming
C
caravan
D
famine
5) Many territories and people who are controlled by one government.
A
caravan
B
empire
C
exile
D
exodus
6) To force someone to live in another country.
A
exile
B
empire
C
exodus
D
exterminator
7) A group of travelers journeying together.
A
journey
B
Kramer
C
caravan
D
scribe
8) A professional writer.
A
noble
B
scribe
C
journey
D
caravan
9) Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because
A
the rivers there created very rich farmland.
B
the Nile River made it a prosperous area.
C
the area was difficult to defend.
D
it was an important mining area.
10) Because the cities in Sumer were separated by long stretches of desert land,
A
they were frequently destroyed by floods.
B
they were ruled by one king and queen.
C
they developed into separate city-states.
D
they united under one government.
11) Babylon became an important center of trade because it was
A
ruled by a powerful queen.
B
surrounded by massive walls.
C
the site of a great library.
D
located between cities to the south and north.
12) In 612 B.C., the Medes and Chaldeans joined forces to
A
conquer Mari.
B
destroy the Assyrian empire.
C
build the city of Nineveh.
D
find the overland trade route to Asia.
13) What was Hammurabi's Code?
A
cheat codes for Fortnite
B
secret ways Babylonians communicated
C
laws that Hammurabi had written down for Babylon
D
laws that Hammurabi had written down for Assyria
14) Who developed the first alphabet?
A
Babylonians
B
Assyrians
C
Akkadians
D
Phoenicians
15) The ______________ are known for the settlement of Canaan.
A
Egyptians
B
Israelites
C
Phoenicians
D
Babylonians
16) What did the Israelites do that made them different from other people?
A
created the alphabet
B
used mollusk ink to dye their clothes purple
C
used Tupperware
D
worshipped one God
17) What is Zoroastrianism?
A
a polytheistic view
B
a religion that worshipped many gods
C
a religion that developed in ancient Persia
D
a region located in the western Mediterranean
18) The two rivers that made up the borders of Mesopotamia were the
A
Tigris and Euphrates
B
Tiger and Euphrates
C
Tigris and Europe
D
Tiger and Woods
19) What is diaspora?
A
collecting of taxes
B
spread of disease in Mesopotamia
C
belief in more than one God
D
the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
20) What is a covenant?
A
a marketplace
B
a binding agreement
C
a type of Persian church
D
a place to meet to discuss secret code
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