Question 1

What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

Accepted Answer

Land between the rivers

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Land of the Pharaohs

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Land between the mountains

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Land of the Sun

Question 2

Which two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

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Yellow and Yangtze

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Nile and Amazon

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Jordan and Indus

Question 3

Which early civilization developed in Mesopotamia?

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Sumer

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Babylon

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Egypt

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Persia

Question 4

What was the Sumerian form of writing called?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiform

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Symbols

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Hieroglyphics

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Alphabet

Question 5

What were ziggurats used for?

Accepted Answer

Temples to worship gods

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Royal tombs

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Storage houses

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Homes for farmers

Question 6

What did Sumerians invent that helped with transportation?

Accepted Answer

Wheeled carts and wagons

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Bridges

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Boats

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Roads

Question 7

Sumerians made advances in which two areas?

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Astronomy and Mathematics

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Chemistry and Physics

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Writing and Art

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Biology and Geography

Question 8

Where did the Phoenicians live?

Accepted Answer

Along the Mediterranean coast

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In the Himalayas

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Along the Nile River

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In the Sahara Desert

Question 9

What product made Phoenicia famous?

Accepted Answer

Purple dye

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Silver weapons

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Gold jewelry

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Iron tools

Question 10

What was the Phoenicians greatest contribution to civilization?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet

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Pottery

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Glassmaking

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Weapons

Question 11

Who founded the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

Cyrus the Great

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Nebuchadnezzar

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Hammurabi

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Darius I

Question 12

What did Darius I create to help govern the empire?

Accepted Answer

Provinces and satraps

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Armies and palaces

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Temples and farms

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Schools and libraries

Question 13

What was the main religion of Persia?

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Zoroastrianism

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Judaism

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Islam

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Polytheism

Question 14

What did Persians allow conquered people to do?

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Keep their own customs and religion

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Speak only Persian

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Move away

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Become slaves

Question 15

The Hebrews were the first people to believe in how many gods?

Accepted Answer

One

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Two

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None

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Many

Question 16

What is the Torah?

Accepted Answer

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible

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A temple

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A city

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A law code

Question 17

Who is considered the father of the Jewish people?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

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Moses

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David

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Solomon

Question 18

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Moses

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Abraham

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Solomon

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David

Question 19

What did God promise Abraham in their covenant?

Accepted Answer

Land and a special relationship

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A new temple

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Power

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Wealth

Question 20

What is the Sabbath?

Accepted Answer

A holy day of rest and worship

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A fast

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A war

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A Jewish festival

Question 21

What does the word Diaspora mean?

Accepted Answer

The spreading of the Jews beyond their homeland

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A type of prayer

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A new empire

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The building of temples

Question 22

What are the three major time periods of Ancient Egypt called?

Accepted Answer

Kingdoms

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Dynasties

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Ages

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Empires

Question 23

Pharaohs were seen as:

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Gods and kings

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Soldiers

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Merchants

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Farmers

Question 24

What was the purpose of the pyramids?

Accepted Answer

Tombs for pharaohs

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Homes for farmers

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Places of worship

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Military bases

Question 25

Which god judged the dead in Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Osiris

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Ra

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Amon-Re

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Isis

Question 26

Why was mummification important?

Accepted Answer

It preserved the body for the afterlife

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It decorated tombs

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It kept animals away

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It made statues

Question 27

What did Egyptians write on?

Accepted Answer

Papyrus

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Clay tablets

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Animal skins

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Stone only

Question 28

What did the Rosetta Stone help scholars do?

Accepted Answer

Understand Egyptian writing

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Create laws

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Build pyramids

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Trade goods

Question 29

What type of writing did the Egyptians use?

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

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Roman letters

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Greek script

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Cuneiform

Question 30

Which ruler built the temple in Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

Solomon

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Abraham

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David

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Moses

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