WHH HL1 MCQ Review

What did the Nile River provide to the Ancient Egyptians?

• Gold

• Silt

• Elixir of Life

• Road to the Afterlife

The Phoenicians established a _______ within the Mediterranean region.

• trade network

• alphabet

• WiFi connection

• canal system

The Egyptians studied the behavior of the Nile River to understand how flooding could be beneficial and dangerous to their civilization.  **What systems did the Mesopotamians develop to control the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers?**

• Canals

• Dams

• Levees

• Shadufs

• None of the Choices

What was similar about the Egyptian and Mesopotamian government structures in their relation to the religions each culture practiced?

• Mesopotamian kings and Egyptian pharaohs carried out campaigns to find out the needs of their people and provided funding for public works projects that made daily life easier.

• Mesopotamian kings and Egyptian pharaohs based their laws on a constitution that could be amended by the bureaucracy they answered to for government policy.

• Mesopotamian kings and Egyptian pharaohs were related to and representative of the deities on Earth.

• None of the Choices.

Although the Ancient Hebrews (Jews of Today) developed their culture alongside the Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations respectively, what kind of religion did the Hebrews develop and why?  (Refer to the lectures and your theology class lessons.)

• The Jews chose to convert to Islam due to the effectiveness of the Muslim armies that invaded the Holy Land.

• The Jews converted to Christianity when they learned of the miracles of Jesus Christ and His Apostles.

• The Hebrews practiced the same religion as their Babylonian and Egyptian overlords so that they wouldn’t face max execution.

• The Jews developed the first consistent monotheistic religion because Abraham followed 1 God, named Yahweh, who provided his descendants with land (Israel), laws (10 Commandments), and protection.

The Persians were unique among the Mesopotamian civilizations in that they practiced a _______ religion called Zoroastrianism (a never-ending battle between good and evil — a contest between the religion's God, Ahura Mazda, and an evil spirit, Ahriman. Believers have the freedom to make good or bad choices; they were exhorted by Zoroaster to think good thoughts, say good words and do good deeds.).

• Polytheistic

• Animistic

• Monotheistic

• None of the Choices.

What legacies did the Mesopotamian civilizations leave behind that are still in use today?

• Phonics

• Writing

• Wheel

• Pyramids

What was the legacy of Phoenicia?

• Phonics

• Global Trade

• Sailboat

• Alphabet

Although the Persians practiced a monotheistic religion called Zoroastrianism, their approach to other faiths within their empire was that of _______.

• conversion through military force

• religious tolerance

• conversion through missionary work

• conversion through economic sanctions (people could not start businesses in the Persian Empire unless they converted to Zoroastrianism)

Anthropologists, historians, and political scientists use the term ______ to describe a political unit that displays the characteristics of both a city and a state.

• individual polity

• sovereign

• republic

• city-state