BJU World History Chp 2

The Amorites practiced astronomy, which is the interpretation of human events and destinies by the positions of the planets and stars.

• True

• False

Before the twentieth century, the Old Testament was the only source of information concerning the Hittites.

• True

• False

The people of India could not change their caste.

• True

• False

The laws of Hammurabi were based on social class.

• True

• False

The Egyptians are believed to have been the originators of the alphabet.

• True

• False

Egyptians believed that the body must be preserved for the person to enjoy life after death.

• True

• False

The Persians did not borrow from other civilizations but rather established a completely Persian culture.

• True

• False

What geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of ancient Egyptian rulers?

• the delta

• the desert

• the Nile

• the Red Sea

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was followed by a temporary period of foreign rule by the

• Hittites

• Hyksos

• Medes

• Persians

The first people known to have a solar calendar were the

• Amorites

• Egyptians

• Persians

• Sumerians