Beginning Civilizations and Empires

This is the name of the "contract" the Jews believed that God had made with them.

• Law

• covenant

• temple

• contract

Due to the wisdom and compassion Cyrus

the Great showed when conquering Babylon

• his subjects ridiculed him as being too weak to rule

• the people accepted him as their ruler

• he was worshipped as a god

• everyone hated him

Which of these was the most important physical structure in a Sumerian city-state

• temple

• city hall

• cunieform

• irrigation ditch

Which of these are the three major periods that Egyptian history is divided into

• First, Second, Third Kingdoms

• Early, Middle, and Last Kingdoms

• Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

• Upper, Lower, and Middle Kingdom

The Persian Empire was sustained by its

• well-maintained roads and way stations

• vast library of information

• slave labor

• strict code of justice

The Greatest new development created by the Sumerians was

• bronze

• silt

• civilization

• cuneiform

The Israelites were

• a major factor in the politics of the Indus Valley

• important sea traders who established many colonies

• known for creation of an alphabet

• a distinct group, organized in tribesm who established a united kingdom

The Egyptians learned to make weapons out of this from the Hyksos.

• stone

• bronze

• iron

• gold

Both the Jewish and the Zoroastrian religions were

• polygamous

• retributive

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

It was believed that the Kings of Sumer received their power to rule from

• themselves

• the gods

• the army

• the people