Mediterranean Civilizations

Having the belief in one god is called....

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

The people on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea were getting rich by gathering what animal and using the purple dye from it?

• birds

• snails

• turtles

• crickets

Check all answers that are correct. In bazaars merchants sold strange animals such as

• giraffes

• warthogs

• bears

• horses

• pigs

How many symbols did the Phoenicians include in their alphabet?

• 70

• 12

• 22

• 36

What caused the Israelites to flee south to Egypt?

• A flood

• A famine

• A plague

• A war

Name all of the kings of Israel mentioned in the text.

• Saul

• David

• Matthew

• Soloman

• Moses

To force someone to live in another country means to..

• exile them

• famine them

• invade them

• conquer them

What was the capital of the Israelite nation?

• Egypt

• Assyria

• Jerusalem

• Babylon

Which people established the world's first trading empire?

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Phoenicians

• Israelites

What happened soon after the death of King Solomon?

• Israel developed a sea trade with distant lands

• Israel took over Assyria

• Israel split into two kingdoms

• Israel fell to the Chaldeans