Quiz #1

The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to

• free slaves from oppression.
• give all people voting rights
• allow commoners to have more rights
• let all people know all the laws.

The area known as "Mesopotamia" is found between the rivers

• Nile and Congo
• Danube and Rhine
• Yellow and Yangtze
• Tigris and Euphrates

Monotheism is the religious belief in

• peace.
• one God.
• tolerance
• one culture

The MAIN reason for the construction of the pyramids seen here was to

• intimidate potential invaders of the Egyptian kingdom.
• convince peasants of the greatness of the pharaoh.
• serve as burial tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.
• serve as burial tombs for important people.

The word "prehistory" means:

• After writing
• Before writing

The belief in many gods is called

• monotheism
• polytheism
• theocracy
• All of the above

Which tribe originated from the ancient city of Ur

• Phoenicians
• Sumerians
• Hittites
• Babylonians