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WorksheetsCH. 1.5 AND 1.6 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Megaliths are most associated with
The ancient Phoenicians
The ancient Hebrews
Neolithic Europe
The Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys
The most famous example of megalithic construction is
The Great Sphinx of Giza
Stonehenge in England
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Jewish Temple in the city of Jerusalem
All of the following are true about the Indo-Europeans except
Their languages included Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, and the Germanic and Slavic tongues
They were nomadic people who may have migrated from the region north of the Black Sea
The traded in the Mediterranean Sea and created a phonetic alphabet
They moved into Europe, India, and the Middle East
These people moved into Asia Minor and Anatolia around 1750 and were the first of the Info-Europeans to make use of iron.
(a)
Developed phonetic alphabet that was adopted by the Greeks
Phoenicians
Their monotheistic religion influenced both Christianity and Islam
Hebrews
Is described in the Hebrew Bible but not all historians accept that it existed
United Kingdom of Israel
The one God of the Hebrews, he created the world and everything in it.
Yahweh
Upper-class people from Judah were exiled to Babylonia
Babylonian captivity
Which of the following are not characteristics of Judaism
Belief in one God
Belief that God's will could be determined through divination
Belief that God is just and good, but must be obeyed
Belief that the Hebrews had a covenant with God
According to the Hebrew Bible, God gave the Ten Commandments to this man
(a)
Jewish people were easily amalgamated into communities of non-Jews because they were willing to adopt the gods of their conquerors and neighbors.
True
False
All of the following are correct about the Assyrian Empire except
They were Into-European speaking people
They used iron
They had a good communication system that used relays of horses
They had a large army that was well-disciplined and organized.
The Assyrians used terror as an instrument of warfare.
True
False
Which of the following is correct about Assyrian society?
It was egalitarian
Assyrians would not mix with other people
Religion was a unifying force
Women had no rights
In Assyrian society, trade was second to agriculture in economic importance
True
False
