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WorksheetsQuarter 1 Test Mesopotamia Egypt Phoenicians Persians Hebrew
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 36mins
The religion of Persia was
Judaism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
No religion
Having turned the Persian Empire into the largest the world has ever seen, Cyrus ruled by...
Granting tolerance of local people so they could follow their own customs and traditions
Incorporating terror like deportation and slavery to keep people from rebelling
Using all the land he acquired for his own use, to undermine his rivals
Establishing a limited democracy for all adult males
An example of a road system in Persia was
The Royal Road
The Great Road
The King's Road
The True Road
Select all the leaders (king of kings) of the Persian Empire?
Xerxes
Darius the Great
Cyrus the Great
Alexander the Great
Darius the Great had engineers build a massive stone _________ that stretched from India to North Africa.
road
wall
relief wall of art
statue
Examine the map. What superpower ancient empire is represented in the map?
Persian
Phoenician
Assyrian
Sumerian
Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion of the ruling class that developed in...
Carthage during the Phoenician Empire
the Iranian mountains of Persia
the Land of Canaan during the time of Abraham
Mesopotamia (between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)
Which empire warred frequently with Persia?
Rome
Mauryans
Han
Greek City-States
Darius managed his large empire
by developing a central government
by building roads to connect the empire
without maintaining a strong well-trained military
by supporting trade and commerce
Ancient Persia originated in what modern country?
Iran
Iraq
Egypt
Greece
What was the name of the Persian ruler of each province or state?
King
Governor
Satrap
Lord
The ______ is the Jewish holy book.
Torah
Synagogue
Monotheism
Analects
The ancient Hebrews were among the first to develop a religious tradition that included this... the belief in one god.
Polytheism
Monotheism
sacrifices
holy pilgrimages
Examine the Map. Which of the following was a result of the Diaspora of the Jewish people?
The Jewish religion died out for hundreds of years.
Many Jews converted to Christianity.
Jews formed communities across Europe.
Jews settled primarily in regions throughout Asia.
Abraham started the Jewish religion in Canaan. Where is that located today?
Mesopotamia
Israel
Egypt
Indus River Valley
Jerusalem is a holy city to which religion?
Egypt's polytheistic pharaohs
The Phoenicians of Lebanon
the Israelite people (Hebrews)
the Persians of Iran
The 10 Commandments are to the Hebrews as the Code of Hammurabi is to...
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Babylon
Indus River Valley Civilization
Shang Dynasty
What was the "promised land" for the descendants of Abraham?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Canaan
Ur
What is an agreement?
adherent
covenant
descendant
diffusion
The standards of religious conduct and moral code of the Hebrews is written down in the...
Upanishads
Analects
Qur'an
Torah
What was unusual about the religion of the Israelites?
they created the world’s first religion
they worshiped cows
they worshiped idols
they were the world’s first monotheistic religion
Which man received the Ten Commandments from God?
Abraham
Moses
David
Yahweh
Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown on this map?
Phoenician
Egyptian
Hebrew
Greek
The legacy of the Phoenicians is best described as...
Sanskrit writing of India
Cuneiform writing of Sumer
Alphabet (later adopted by the Greeks)
Hieroglyphics of Egypt
The Phoenicians created colonies along what body of water?
The Tigris River
The Nile River
The Mediterranean Sea
the Euphrates
Phoenicia was located ____________.
on the island of Crete, in the Mediterranean.
between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers.
close to the Persian Gulf.
on the west coast of the Fertile Crescent including Tyre
Which of the following statements is true of the ancient Phoenicians?
They did not form colonies outside of Lebanon.
They used an adaptation of Egyptian hieroglyphics to keep records
They developed a network of coastal trading colonies and were a sea-faring people.
They took over ALL of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt after the Babylonians fell.
The Israelite people have experienced a diaspora of their peoples (like when they were exiled from Babylon). What is a diaspora?
belief in one god
a time when there is little food and many people starve
is a word describing the death of Solomon and the split in the Hebrew Kingdom
scattering of people
The Israelites believed that they had a _____________, or binding promise with God.
covenant
exile
diaspora
prophet
This is when people are forced to live in another country or place; the Assyrians were known for doing this to people that they conquered (including the Jewish people of Babylonia).
monotheism
famine
exile
diaspora
The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.
Tigris River
Nile River
Amazon River
Niger River
Name given to the fertile land on the banks of the Nile used for growing crops.
Red Land
Blue Land
Black Land
Fertile Crescent
What name is given to the northern section of Egypt along the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta?
Lower Egypt
Middle Egypt
Upper Egypt
Nubia
A dynasty is a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed down through heredity.
True
False
Name given to Egyptian rulers who held absolute power and were regarded as divine or god-like.
President
Czar
Pharaoh
Consul
A form of government that unites different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
City-state
Kingdom
Empire
land grant
What protected Egypt from constant invaders?
Deserts and seas
The Himalayas
The Great Wall
Zagros Mountains
Ancient Egyptians were ________________.
Monotheistic
Monistic
Atheistic
Polytheistic
Egyptian form of writing.
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
Phonetic Alphabet
The Egyptians eventually gained land further south and controlled Nubia.
True
False
What name was given to Egyptian tombs built to prepare a ruler for the after-life?
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Ancient Egyptians had little concern for the after-life.
True
False
Who lead the Hebrews from their slavery in Egypt?
Abraham
Moses
Pharaoh
King Menes
What does Mesopotamia mean?
the land of plenty
the land between rivers
the middle of the earth
the land of smart people
Both the Code of Hammurabi (Mesopotamia) and the imperial bureaucracy (Persia) represent advancements in what areas
religion and polytheism
technology and tools
medicinal practices
law and government
What is polytheism?
an amphibian with many legs
the worship of many gods
the worship of one god
the worship of no god/gods
Three things that the Sumerians invented were...
The wheel, writing, and the plow.
The wheel, top, and toys.
The wheel, the telephone, and houses
The wheel, the computer, and guns.
What is cuneiform?
the first writing system
a game made with cubes
the first written law
a seal
What did a scribe do?
He wrote for the king and government officials.
He wrote stories.
He told stories.
He was in charge of collecting the taxes.
What is a ziggurat?
a tomb for the king
a temple where the priests worshiped their gods
a temple where the priests performed human sacrifices
a Mesopotamian cigarett.
Examine the journey of Abraham, founder of Judaism. What geographic feature did Abraham follow and where was he going?
the Royal Road, Persepolis
the Euphrates River, land of Canaan
the Zagros Mountains, Iran
the Red Sea, Egypt
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-
mastered fire
developed agriculture
migrated from Africa
organized governments
