Unit 2 Ancient Middle East

What was the first civilization of mankind?

• Assyria

• Egypt

• Prehistoric Nomads

• Sumeria

What is the part of the Fertile Crescent that was called "the land between the rivers?"

• Middle East

• Mesopotamia

• Sumer

• Babylon

The Sumerians created the first formal writing system known as what?

• pictographs

• hieroglyphs

• alphabet

• cuneiform

The majority of civilizations of Mesopotamia practiced what type of religious beliefs?

• Christianity

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Judaism

What does polytheism mean?

• worshipping Jesus of Nazareth

• belief there is only one god

• belief that there is no god

• belief in many gods and goddesses

What was the first seat of government which included a self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland?

• monarchy

• city-state

• empire

• monotheism

Who conquered the Sumerians and other surrounding lands to create the first empire?

• Hammurabi of Babylon

• Cyrus of Persia

• Sargon of Akkad

• Assurbanipal of Assyria

Who is remembered for codifying the first set of laws?

• Hammurabi of Babylon

• Cyrus of Persia

• Sargon of Akkad

• Assurbanipal of Assyria

What was a religious structure built atop a series of increasingly smaller platforms typically found in ancient Mesopotamia?

• temple

• shrine

• ziggurat

• pyramid

Who were the first people to use an alphabet?

• students

• Phoenicians

• Australians