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WorksheetsQuest #3 Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an independent state that is a city and the territory that surrounds it.
a)
empire
b)
city-state
c)
nation
d)
county
2.
What is the name that has been given to the religious complex in the center of a Mesopotamian city?
a)
Temple
b)
Shrine
c)
Ziggurat
d)
Pyramid
3.
What are the Sumerians famous for?
a)
Fighting with the Greeks
b)
Forming the first human civilization
c)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
d)
The library at Ninevah
4.
What was the first empire in human history?
a)
The Sumerian Empire
b)
The Akkadian Empire
c)
The Babylonian Empire
d)
The Assyrian Empire
5.
Which of the following empires was NOT centered in the Fertile Crescent?
a)
The Akkadian Empire
b)
The Persian Empire
c)
The Assyrian Empire
d)
The Babylonian Empire
6.
Where has the largest collection of cuneiform tablets been found?
a)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
b)
The Great Ziggurat of Ur
c)
The Library of Ninevah
d)
The Pharos of Alexandria
7.
What was the sharpened reed that would be used to write on clay tablets known as?
a)
rencil
b)
cuneiform
c)
pen
d)
stylus
8.
True or False: Cuneiform was only used to write one language.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
According to the British Museum, the earliest writing is known as ___________________.
a)
pictograms
b)
cuneiform
c)
hieroglyphs
d)
phonics
10.
What was the name of the wild man that became Gilgamesh's friend in the in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
a)
Uruk
b)
Enkidu
c)
Hurawa
d)
Romulus
11.
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what did Gilgamesh seek, but never find?
a)
The truth
b)
A hidden treasure
c)
Eternal Life
d)
Wisdom
12.
What color was the dye that helped make the Phoenicians so wealthy?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
purple
d)
green
13.
Who were the first great sea navigators of the Middle East?
a)
The Phoenicians
b)
The Hebrews
c)
The Sumerians
d)
The Persians
14.
True or False: Only Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
In Judaism, what is a rabbi?
a)
A priest
b)
A teacher
c)
A person who volunteers for Torah readings
d)
A descendant of Aaron
16.
What is the name for a Jewish house of worship?
a)
Mosque
b)
Church
c)
Synagogue
d)
Chazzan
17.
What was Carthage?
a)
A thriving Phoenician colony
b)
The spiritual leader in the Jewish faith.
c)
The system of writing used in Sumer
d)
The contagious disease that brought about the fall of Babylon
18.
What surrounded all Mesopotamian cities?
a)
a moat
b)
walls
c)
desert
d)
dense cedar forrests
19.
Which of the following countries is NOT considered a part of the Middle East?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Jordan
d)
Libya
20.
According to Judaism 101, approximately how many Jews are there in the world today?
a)
13 million
b)
20 million
c)
10 million
d)
34 million
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