Quiz on Historical Concepts

What is the earliest known literature in human history known today?

• The Bible

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• The Iliad

• Beowulf

A name that is given to a land or people group by foreigners is known as a(n) __________ (e.g. Romans referred to the Rasenna as Etruscans).

• endonym

• expatriate

• careotype

• exonym

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all claim descendant

• Abraham

• Isaac

• Muhammad

• Jesus

Prior to 597 BC, communal worship in Jewish society centered around ________.

• Synagogues

• The Temple

• Churches

• Ziggurats

The Hebrew Bible is known as the _______ in Hebrew.

• Torah

• Tanakh

• Pentateuch

• Old Testament

What is the name of the Phoenician Colony that conquered the Western Mediterranean?

• Carthage

• Rome

• Etruria

• Tyre

Which continents did Carthage span across?

• Europe, Africa, and Asia

• Europe, America, and Asia

• Africa, America, and Australia

• Asia, Antarctica, and Europe

When can the first Roman art be dated back to?

• 100 B.C.E.

• 509 B.C.E.

• 330 C.E.

• 1000 C.E.

What was a key ability of Romans when conquering other people?

• To replicate exactly

• To adapt and combine elements from other cultures

• To ignore other cultures

• To focus solely on martial training

Who was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, also known as the First Persian Empire?

• Xerxes I

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius the Great

• Artaxerxes I