Mesopotamia

What two rivers enclose Mesopotamia?

• Mississippi and Missouri

• Jordan and Nile

• Amazon and Orinoco

• Tigris and Euphrates

What is the earliest known form of writing?

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• cuneiform

• cave drawings

What term means the worship of many gods?

• multitheism

• monotheism

• pantheism

• polytheism

Which of the following is not associated with the Sumerian civilization?

• city-states

• political unity

• polytheism

• ziggurats

Sumerian temple towers were called

• cuneiform.

• Diaspora.

• satrapies.

• ziggurats.

What ruler conquered Sumer, built the first empire, and had his capital at Akkad?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Abraham

• Nebuchadnezzar

The Epic of Gilgamesh gives an account of what biblical event?

• Creation

• the Flood

• Babylonian Captivity

• Job's ordeal

Israel’s history can be traced back to

• Abraham.

• Isaac.

• Jacob.

• Moses.

Which one of the following peoples was not polytheistic?

• Assyrians

• Hebrews

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

This is the result of uniting several peoples, nations, or formerly independent states under one ruler.

• empire

• city-state

• dynasty

• monarchy