Ancient Middle East

What are Arabs who wander from place to place with their herds called?

• Craftsmen

• Meddlemen

• Husbandmen

• Bedouins

Which people left an alphabet as their most important contribution to the world?

• Hittites

• Lydians

• Phoenicians

• Hebrews

Which people were among the first to build an empire?

• Hittites

• Bedouins

• Phoenicians

• Hebrews

Which people were the first to mint coins?

• Nomads

• Lydians

• Hebrews

• Middlemen

Which people were the descendants of Abraham?

• Hebrews

• Lydians

• Hittites

• Phoenicians

One continent that does NOT meet in the Middle East is ____.

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Australia

In ancient times, millstones were used for ______.

• baking bread

• planting grain

• grinding grain

• pressing olive oil

What did most people of the Middle East do after they ate at noon?

• played games

• read books

• rested

• prepared the next meal

Which city was an important Phoenician trading post in northern Africa?

• Babylon

• Byblos

• Carthage

• Nineveh

What did the Phoenicians make from murex?

• papyrus

• boats

• blown glass

• purple dye