History First Quarter Exam Review

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One of the greatest cities of ancient times that was also a trading post in North Africa was Nineveh.

The Babylonian ruler who wrote 300 laws for the everyday life of Babylonians was Hammurabi.

The Arab Accords was the peace agreement in which several countries recognized Israel as an independent country.

A line of rulers in the same family that succeed each other is a dynasty.

When Israel split into two kingdoms, the Northern Kingdom was split into two tribes and was called Judah.

A document, account, or object that recalls firsthand an event in history is a primary source.

A civilization is a large group of people who think of themselves as one and are united under the same general laws.

A government ruled by religious authority is a __?__.

• democracy
• dictatorship
• republic
• theocracy

The first known civilization to develop and use writing was the __?__.

• Assyrians
• Chinese
• Israelites
• Sumerians