Topic 2 - Mesopotamia

What does the Jewish holiday of Passover commemorate? Choose 2

• God freeing thenJews from slavery in Egypt

• Dispora

• Cyrus the Great allowing the Jews to return to Judah

• The Exodos

The Phoenician alphabet was based on

• vowels

• words

• syllables

• sounds

Which of the following texts contains commentaries on the teachings of Moses?

• The Writings

• The Torah

• The Hebrew Bible

• The Talmud

The common set of values and beliefs shared by Judaism and Christianity is known as the

• Judeo-Christian Tradition

• Covenant

• Holy bible

• Old Testament

What pattern did the laws in Hammurabi's Code follow?

• punishment, offense

• punishment, explanation

• offense, punishment

• offense, explanation

Which of the following statements correctly describe the Great Royal Road? Choose two answers

• It was constructed by Cyrus the Great

• It spanned rivers on bridges that swung from cables

• It was used to transport trade goods and tribute across the empire

• It allowed the Persians to create the fastest communication system of the ancient world.

How did Cyrus the Great's treatment of the Jews differ from that of the neo-Babylonians?

• Cyrus destroyed Jerusalem, while the Neo Babylonians helped rebuild it.

• Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem, while the neo-Babylonians forced them into exile

• Cyrus conquered all of Jerusalem, while the neo-Babylonians only destroyed the Jewish temple

• Cyrus banished the Jews from Jerusalem, while the neo-Babylonians allowed them to stay.

What led to the conquest of Sumer?

• the unification of city-states

• the peace among city-states

• the fighting among city-states

• the wealth of city-states

What did Sumerian sculptors create that was different from earlier sculpltures?

• hanging gardens

• Assyrian Style statues

• Realistic statues of humans

• iron pieces

Hammurabi's Code were regarded as

• The law punishments did not encourage social order

• The laws did not address private matters, such as taxes

• The law's punishments encouraged social order

• The laws did not treat all members of society equally