Chapter 2: Ancient Middle East and Egypt

What natural resource allowed the civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt to thrive?

• Forests

• Seas

• Rivers

• Mountains

Rulers in Mesopotamia and Egypt each built what major projects to help their citizens?

• Irrigation systems

• Pyramids

• Roads

• Temples

How were the religions of Sumer and Egypt similar?

• They were monotheistic.

• They were polytheistic.

• They relied on holy books.

• They believed in prophets.

Which earlier religious leaders may have influenced the Israelites' monotheism?

• Zoroaster and Akhenaton

• Ramses II and Sargon

• Hammurabi and Hatshepsut

• Nebuchadnezzar and Tutankhamen

Which ancient peoples have been called the "carriers of civilization"?

• The Israelites

• The Sumerians

• The Egyptians

• The Phoenicians

The Phoenician alphabet lacked what sounds?

• Consonants

• Vowels

• Hard Cs and Ks

• Ps and Bs

When would the construction of a pharaoh's tomb be begun?

• When he was born

• When he came to power

• When he died

• A year after his death

How far north did Egypt's borders reach at their greatest extent?

• To the Black Sea

• To present-day Russia

• To Syria

• To Canaan

The first known peace treaty was between

• the Persians and the Egyptians.

• the Assyrians and the Sumerians.

• the Israelites and the Babylonians.

• the Hittites and the Egyptians.

According to tradition, what Egyptian god was god of the Nile and the god who first taught women to care for children?

• Isis

• Osiris

• Aton

• Amon-Re