Free Printable 2.1 & 2.4 Quiz Review

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2.1 & 2.4 Quiz Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name

Class

Date

1. A cavalry is made up of

professional soldiers.

soldiers who use iron weapons.

soldiers who march on foot.

soldiers who ride horses

2. Who were the Immortals?

a group of gods worshipped by the Assyrians

a group of gods worshipped by the Persians

Assyrian soldiers who died in battle

an elite group of 10,000 soldiers in the Persian standing army

3. How did Darius govern over the vast Persian Empire?

He divided the empire into provinces and appointed leader for each province.

He banned local customs and imposed Persian ways on all people.

He created a uniform set of laws that applied to each of his territories.

He traveled from province to province to oversee government personally.

4 What was tribute?

an offering made to the gods

a payment made from the government to a fallen soldier’s family

a payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power

an allowance from the government to farmers

5 What is a stele?

a cylinder seal

a colorful decorative tile

a carved stone slab or pillar

a temple on top of a ziggurat

6. The goods made and shipped by Phoenicians to other lands are called

tribute.

resources.

exports.

imports.

7. Why were the Phoenicians able to spread their culture over a wide area?

Phoenician armies imposed Phoenician culture throughout the region.

Phoenicia had many natural resources that were desirable to other countries.

The Phoenician cavalry could cover more ground faster than foot soldiers.

Phoenician sailors traded with other cities in the Mediterranean region.

8. In the Phoenician alphabet, symbols were used to represent

sounds.

syllables.

ideas.

pictographs.

9. Which city was originally a Phoenician colony?

Rome

Carthage

Sumer

10.

10. An area ruled by a distant country is called

an ally.

a city-state.

a colony.

an empire.

11.

This picture shows an area known as the..

Farming Curve

Fertile Crescent

Green C

Fertile Curve

12.

The writing system in ancient Mesopotamia was called?

Cuneiform

Hieroglyphs

English

Sargon

13.

What is a man made watering system such as a dam, ditch, or canal called?

irrigation

scribe

ziggurat

cuneiform

14.

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top is called...?

Pyramid

Cave

Ziggurat

Cuneiform

15.

The belief in more than one god is called...?

Monotheism

Polytheism

Atheism

Naturism

16.

One characteristic of a civilization is _____________, which includes a set of beliefs, usually in a god or gods and forms of worship.

Religion

Stable Food Supply

Technology

The Arts

17.

Sumer is important in world history because it was...

the world's first civilization

where human beings evolved

where the first fishing villages developed

the world's largest empire

18.

What led to the conquest of Sumer?

the unification of city-states

the peace among city-states

the fighting among city-states

the wealth of city-states

19.

the idea that ALL members of a society must obey the law -- even the rich and powerful

Hammurabi's Code

Cultural trait

rule of law

obey the commands

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2.1 & 2.4 Quiz Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 17mins

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