Civilization Review 2

The ________ practiced astronomy, which is the interpretation of human events and

destinies by the positions of the planets and stars.

• Amorites

• Hittites

• Persians

• India

Before the twentieth century, the Old Testament was the only source of information

concerning the Hittites.

• True

• False

The people of India could not change their caste.

• True

• False

The laws of Hammurabi were based on social class.

• True

• False

The Egyptians are believed to have been the originators of the alphabet.

• True

• False

Egyptians believed that the body must be preserved for the person to enjoy life after

death.

• True

• False

What term means the "belief in one God"?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

What term means the "belief in many gods"?

• monotheism

• polytheism

• theologian

• Jewish

From what plant did the Egyptians develop paper?

• Bamboo
• Reed
• Cotton
• Papyrus

What Greek word means “land between the rivers”?

• Mesopotamia
• Canaan
• Babylon
• Sumer