Chapter 2: Ancient Middle East and Egypt

Question 1

Mesopotamia

Answer 1

“Between The Rivers” region within the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question 2

Ziggurat

Answer 2

in ancient Mesopotamia, a large stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city chief’s god or goddess

Question 3

Cuneiform

Answer 3

In Ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge shaped marks

Question 4

Colony

Answer 4

territory settled and ruled by people from another land

Question 5

Hammurabi

Answer 5

King of Babylon whose law code was the first attempt to codify all laws to govern a state

Question 6

Pharaoh

Answer 6

the title of rulers of Ancient Egypt

Question 7

Ramses The 2nd

Answer 7

Pharaoh of Egypt who ruled for 68 years who pushed Egyptian control as far north as Syria

Question 8

Hieroglyphics

Answer 8

system of writing in Ancient Egypt in which pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds

Question 9

Decipher

Answer 9

to figure out the meaning of

Question 10

What did Ancient Sumer’s gods represent?

Answer 10

forces of nature

Question 11

What was the main job of Sumerian citizens?

Answer 11

keep the gods happy and ensure city’s safety

Question 12

What law was carved into a stone pillar in Babylon and is known for the quote “an eye for an eye”?

Answer 12

Hammurabi’s Code

Question 13

What civilization was known for using chariots and horseback infantry, as well as terror tactics in battles?

Answer 13

Assyrians

Question 14

What is a triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river?

Answer 14

A delta

Question 15

What Egyptian pharaoh was controversial because he worships sun disk Aton, not other Egyptian gods?

Answer 15

Akhenaton

Question 16

What object was discovered by Jean Champollion and contained three different types of writing? It helped decipher the meaning of hieroglyphs.

Answer 16

Rosetta Stone

Question 17

Israelite society was patriarchal, which means who held the greatest legal and moral authority?

Answer 17

Men

Question 18

What was the act of spreading the Jewish people among the Gentiles outside Palestine is called?

Answer 18

The Diaspora