Unit 1 Exam Review

Who united Sumer's city-states into one large empire in 2300 BC?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Gilgamesh

• None of the above

The Phoenician alphabet forms the basis of alphabets used in English and other languages.

• True

• False

Growing trade brought prosperity to cities, which led to an increase in farmers.

• True

• False

Who led the Israelites to develop a belief in one god?

• Abraham

• Solon

• David

• None of the above

The Assyrian Empire fell to the ______, who created the New Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar II.

• Phoenicians

• Israelites

• Chaldeans

• Egyptians

"In 31 B.C., Egypt became part of the "

• Phoenician Empire.

• Macedonian Empire.

• Greek Empire.

• Roman Empire.

What is a time when there is so little food that many people starve?

• monotheism

• famine

• exile

• None of the above

Paper was made from

• stone and clay.

• cuneiform strips.

• papyrus strips.

• linen.

Sea trade was influenced by

• Hammurabi.

• the Assyrians.

• the Phoenicians.

• None of the above.

What are the two main sources of the Nile River?

• the First Nile and the Second Nile

• the Egyptian Nile and the Nubian Nile

• the Upper Nile and the Lower Nile

• the Blue Nile and the White Nile