WorksheetsEarly River Valleys 2 (Unit 2)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Dynastic rule is passed down from
a)
Mother to daughter
b)
Cousin to cousin
c)
father to son
d)
uncle to niece
2.
Hammurabi's code was important because
a)
Lots of people went to jail
b)
People stopped committing crime
c)
Laws were written down
d)
Ended slavery
3.
Writing was important because
a)
people could write to friends
b)
people could keep records
c)
people could write stories
d)
people could learn to read
4.
Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
a)
building floating gardens to grow corn
b)
establishing representative democracies
c)
developing a writing system using cuneiform
d)
constructing Hindu temples
5.
Cuneiform is...
a)
a system of government
b)
the world's first system of writing
c)
a type of poem or story
d)
a seal
6.
The Phoenicians were the first people to create what?
a)
writing
b)
goverment
c)
alphabet
d)
cedar wood
7.
The Phoenicians were from where?
a)
Mediterranean
b)
Babylon
c)
Media
d)
Phoenicia
8.
The Phoenicians dominated _______ trade across the Mediterranean.
a)
land
b)
all
c)
sea
d)
air
9.
Purple dye was made from?
a)
sea horse
b)
sea stars
c)
sea snail
d)
sea plants
10.
I am the king who moved the capital to Jerusalem.
a)
Solomon
b)
Saul
c)
Moses
d)
David
11.
Who is considered the founder of Judaism?
a)
Moses
b)
Abraham
c)
David
d)
Ruth
12.
Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt?
a)
David
b)
Solomon
c)
Moses
d)
Abraham
13.
Historians use the Torah to ________________
a)
read laws
b)
understand the history of the Jewish people
14.
What is the name of the Hebrew religion?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
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