Chapter 1 Reading Quiz – Flashcards
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The literal translation of Mesopotamia is the land___________?
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between two rivers
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The Tigris and Euphrates are known for their?
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contribution in creating rich soil of the Fertile Crescent.
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The first of Mesopotamia's many civilizations was the city of ?
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sumer
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The world's first epic poem was?
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh explores the Mesopotamian sense of?
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fear and insecurity
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Which of these represents consolidation of the various tribal laws into one central legal plan?
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Hammurabi's Code
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In The Epic Of Gilgamesh, the king searches for?
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everlasting life
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In The Epic Of Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim is the hero of a?
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flood myth
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The massive, terraced towers of mud and brick constructed by the Mesopotamians are called?
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Ziggurat
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The following creation of the Sumerians is still used today in telling time:
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a base-60 number system
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The________ developed the basic alphabet that finally morphed into modern Western languages.
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Phoenicians
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The beginning of Hebrew history is personified by which of the following?
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Abraham
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In the Hebrew Bible, there are two accounts of the creation of females. In the first, woman is created?
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with man in the image of God.
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Who of the following led the Hebrew people out of Egyptian slavery?
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Moses
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Historically, why did the Hebrews not go immediately to the promised land after leaving Egypt?
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it was occupied by strong tribes
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The Hebrew god is named?
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Yahweh
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Which best describes how the God of the Hebrew punishes the sin of worshiping other gods?
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He punishes the sinner and his family for generation.
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The world's first empire was created by?
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Sargon I
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The standard of Ur depicts the Mesopotamian?
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social order and division of labor.
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What makes Hammurabi's Code so forceful?
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its emphasis on nonviolence
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Which of the following geological features from Mesopotamia?
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the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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The ancient capitol of the Persian Empire was?
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Persepolis
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The introduction of iron-forging technology to Mesopotamia was by the?
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Hittites
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Job is the example of the Hebrew quest for?
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divine explorations for human sufferings and death
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A ziggurat was built to?
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serve as a shrine and temple to link the realms of heaven and earth
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The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are collectively called the?
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Torah
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Which Iron Age empire combined fighting techniques and engineering ingenuity to swallow up most of the land between and Persian Gulf and the Nile valley by 700 B.C.E?
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the Assyrians
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In Egypt, the Hebrews were?
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reduced to the status of state slaves.
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The Decalogue is a/an?
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Hebrew covenant between God and the faithful
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The following theme appears in both Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature:
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a flood story
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Ethical monotheism is the belief in?
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a sole, omnipotent ( single, all-powerful) God.
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The following were early Hebrew Kings:
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David and Solomon
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King Nebuchadnezzar was likely the inspiration for the biblical?
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Book of Job
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The Hittites introduced?
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Bronze
