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