Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Israel

Who was the founder of Judaism and the descendents of the Israelites?

• Joshua
• Moses
• Jesus
• Abraham 

The laws given to Moses by God were . . .

• Hammurabi's Code

• Mosaic Laws

• the Ten Commandments

• the Ten Plagues

What does monotheism mean?

• honoring the Sabbath

• believing in only one God

• following the Mosaic Laws

• receiving the messages of God

For which achievement is Israel's King Solomon most famous?

• starting a school

• winning a battle

• uniting a nation

• building a temple

The two rivers that defined the civilization of Mesopotamia were called __

• the Tigris & Euphrates

• the Nile & Mississippi

• the Tigris & Nile

• the Euphrates & the Amazon

What is the city and its surrounding territories called?

• city-state

• polythestic

• monothestic

• Nubia

Ancient Sumerian writing is called __

• cuneiform

• Sanskrit

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

Hieroglyphics is a form of writing from what ancient civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Sumeria

• Ur

What discovery cracked the code of hieroglyphics?

• papyrus

• Rosetta Stone

What ruler is credited with having the first written laws?

• Hammurabi

• King Tut

• Sargon I

• Hatshepsut