Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations I - Test: Ancient Civilizations I

The first city built in the Babylonian empire was _____ .

Babel

Assyria was located north of:

Babylonia

The Rosetta Stone allowed scholars for the first time to read and translate:

Egyptian hieroglyphics

From papyrus, the _______ made a type of paper.

Egyptians

One feature of most primitive societies is a widespread use of money. True or False

False

The ancient Egyptians were monotheistic. True or False

False

The rule of Hammurabi can best be described as a democracy in which every citizen had a voice. True or False

False

Accounts of the Flood are contained in both the Gilgamesh Epic and:

Genesis

rainbow

God's promise of no more floods.

In Egypt, the ______ Pyramid was built for Pharaoh Khufu.

Great

Moses

Israelite law giver who was raised by a pharaoh's daughter

The _______ rule of Israel was called the Restoration.

Persian

Full dominion of the earth will not occur until Christ returns. True or False

True

Most evolutionists believe that there was no six-day Creation. True or False

True

One of the four borders of ancient Egypt was the Mediterranean Sea. True or False

True

The Babylonians introduced such mathematical ideas as multiplication, division, and the concept of zero. True or False

True

The Old Kingdom of Egypt spanned six dynasties. True or False

True

The prophet Jeremiah warned the kings of Judah against resisting Babylon. True or False

True

The Assyrians treated their conquered enemies with great _______ .

cruelty

the Bible

divine revelation

The Egyptian process of preserving the dead is called:

embalming

The delta region of the Nile River in Egypt was very fertile land for farming because every year it:

flooded

polytheism

having many gods

primitive societies

lack political organization

Hammurabi is best known for his _____ code.

law

hieroglyphics

oldest Egyptian writing

In ancient Persia, messages could be sent rapidly because of an excellent system of:

post roads

Scholars believe advanced civilizations have higher moral codes than:

primitive ones

In Persia, a satrap was a:

royal governor

Genesis

story of Creation

Egypt

the "gift of the Nile"

ka

tiny spirit image

technology

tools

Cuneiform is a form of:

writing