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Western Asia and Egypt

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The valley between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known as _____.

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Asia

d)

Egypt

2.

The material deposited by the two rivers is called ____.

a)

pebbles

b)

rocks

c)

silt

d)

mud

3.

The _____ were the creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization.

a)

Akkadians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Uruk

d)

Scribe

4.

The people in ancient Mesopotamia learned to control the flow of rivers by using ______ and _____.

a)

rocks and mud

b)

brick and mud

c)

walls and dams

d)

irrigation and drainage

5.

The religion of the Mesopotamians was _________.

a)

monotheistic

b)

theocracy

c)

polytheistic

d)

atheistic

6.

The basic units of Sumerian civilization were ___.

a)

city-states

b)

apartments

c)

mud-houses

d)

bricks

7.

Match the following

a)

ziggurat

1.

massive stepped tower atop a temple

b)

Mesopotamians

2.

invented the arch and the dome

c)

Uruk

3.

one of the largest city-states

d)

theocracy

4.

a government by divine authority

e)

Bronze

5.

a mixture of tin and copper

8.

The three major social groups in Sumerian city-states were ____, _____, and _____.

a)

high, middle, and lower

b)

young, middle-age, and elderly

c)

old, middle, and new

d)

nobles, commoners, and slaves

9.

Farming, trade, and industry describes the _____ of the Sumerian city-states.

a)

forced labor

b)

economy

c)

Nobles

d)

divine authority

10.

Match the following

a)

used to train scribes

1.

Cuneiform texts

b)

a tool for writing

2.

reed stylus

c)

a large political unit or state

3.

empire

d)

built on a system of strict justice

4.

Hammurabi's cole

e)

"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"

5.

principle of retaliation

11.

What is the largest category of laws in the Code of Hammurabi focused on?

a)

leaders

b)

criminals

c)

work ethics

d)

marriage and family

12.

Mesopotamian society was _____.

a)

patriarchal

b)

matriarchal

13.

The Nile River begins at the heart of _____.

a)

South America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

China

14.

The Nile splits into ____ major branches.

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

2

15.

Egyptians were ____.

a)

polytheistic

b)

monotheistic

16.

A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family is called a ____.

a)

bureaucracy

b)

government

c)

dynasty

d)

democracy

17.

Lasted from 2700 b.c. to 2200 b.c​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
18.

_____ , the steward of the whole land, was directly responsible to the pharaoh.

a)

The vizier

b)

The pharaoh

c)

Akhenaten

d)

Menes

19.

Pyramids were tombs for _____________.

a)

the citizens of Mesopotamians

b)

the nobles and priests

c)

the mummified bodies of pharaohs

d)

the commoners

20.

The largest and most magnificent of all pyramids was constructed at _____.

a)

Giza

b)

Israel

c)

China

d)

Cairo

21.

What is guarding the Great Pyramid?

a)

King Khufu

b)

Great Sphinx

c)

Herodotus

d)

Ka

22.

The period known as the "golden age of stability" and lasting from about 2055 B.C. to 1650 B.C. was called the ___.

a)

Old Kingdom

b)

Middle Kingdom

c)

New Kingdom

23.

A feature of the ____ kingdom was a new concern of the pharaohs for the people.

a)

Old

b)

Middle

c)

New

24.

The _____ used horse-drawn war chariots to overwhelm the Egyptian soldiers thus bringing the Middle Kingdom to an end.

a)

Great Sphinx

b)

Hyksos

c)

Ramses

d)

pharaoh

25.

During the ____ Kingdom, Egyptians learned to use bronze and mastered many military skills.

a)

Old

b)

Middle

c)

New

26.

Match the following

a)

Hatshepsut

1.

one of the first women to become pharaoh

b)

Tutankhamen

2.

boy-pharaoh; restored the old gods

c)

Sea Peoples

3.

Drove the Egyptians back within their old frontiers and ended the Egyptian Empire

d)

Akhenaten

4.

destroyed the old gods

e)

Ramses II

5.

Helped the Egyptians to regain control of Palestine

27.

The simple structure of Egyptian society maintained a simple structure organized like a ____.

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

pyramid

d)

octagon

28.

At the top of the social structure is/are the _____.

a)

artisans, merchants, scribes, and tax collectors

b)

god-king

c)

nobles and priests

29.

A system of writing that uses both pictures and more abstract writing is called ____.

a)

cursive

b)

printed

c)

styled

d)

hieroglphics

30.

Achievements of the ancient Egyptians:​ ​ ​ ​

(a)   (b)   (c)   (d)   (e)  

Choose from the below words
Temples
Pyramids
monuments
architectural
artistic
31.

The (a)   developed the 365-day calendar.

32.

Match the following

a)

Phoenicians

1.

most important trading kingdom in the Mediterranean area

b)

nomadic peoples

2.

depended on hunting and gathering, herding, and at times, farming for their survival

c)

pastoral nomads

3.

domesticated animals for food and clothing; carried products between civilized centers

d)

Hittites

4.

first Indo-Europeans to use iron.

e)

Sea Peoples

5.

destroyed the Hittite Empire

33.

--created an international trade empire and invented an alphabet

a)

Sea Peoples

b)

Nomads

c)

Hittites

d)

Phoenicians

34.

The religion of the Israelites is ____.

a)

polytheism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

35.

Much of the Israelites' history and beliefs were written down in the Hebrew Bible known as ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
the Old Testament
the New Testament
the Koran
36.

The religion of Israel is ___.

a)

monotheism

b)

polytheism

37.

The three aspects of the Jewish religion are ______.

a)

the covenant, law, and prophets

b)

the bible, temples, and ten commandments

c)

kingdoms, worship, the bible

38.

The Israelites are descendants of _____.

a)

Moses

b)

King Solomon

c)

Abraham

39.

The _____overran the kingdom of Israel that sent many Israelites to other parts of the Assyrian Empire.

a)

Persians

b)

Israelites

c)

Assyrians

d)

Chaldeans

40.

What was the covenant that God made when Moses led the Jews out of Egypt?

a)

God would bless them if they obeyed his commandments

b)

God would cause endless abundance in the life of the Jews

c)

God would never allow them to have problems again.

41.

Match the following

a)

Darius

1.

added a new Persian province in western Asia

b)

Nebuchadnezzar II

2.

Chaldean king who made Babylonia the leading states in western Asia

c)

Royal road

3.

stretched from Lydia to Susa, the empire's chief capital

d)

Cyrus

4.

created a powerful Persian state stretched from Asia Minor to India; captured Babylon

e)

zoroaster

5.

revered as a prophet of the "true religion"

42.

the Persians' religion

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Zoroastrianism

43.

satrap

a)

governor

b)

pharaoh

c)

priest

d)

noble

44.

Protector of the kingdom who collected taxes, provided justice, and recruited soldiers.

a)

priest

b)

officers

c)

satrap

d)

commoners

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