World History 1001 Test

How many days were the earth and man created, according to the Bible?

6

What was the first city built in Babylong?

Babel

Assyria was located North of ________________.

Babylonia

Who interpreted the vision of Belshazzar of Babylon?

Daniel

The Rosetta Stone allowed scholars for the first time to read __________________.

Egyptian hieroglyphics

T/F Memphis was King of the Hyksos.

False

T/F One feature of most primitive societies is a widespread use of money.

False

T/F The ancient Egyptians were monotheistic.

False

T/F The rule of Hammurabi can best be described as a democracy in which every citizen had a voice.

False

Written accounts of the Flood are contained in both the Gilgamesh Epic and _____________________?

Genesis

Who did Thutmose III most likely expel from Egypt?

Moses

What is the Persian rule of Israel called?

Restoration

What was a satrap in Persia?

Royal governor

What was the major achievement of Hammurabi?

The Code of Laws

T/F Evolutionists agree that there was no six-day Creation.

True

T/F Man will not fully dominate the earth until Christ returns.

True

T/F One of the four borders of ancient Egypt was the Mediterranean Sea.

True

T/F THe prophet, Jeremiah, warned the Kings of Judah against resisting Babylon.

True

T/F The Babylonians introduced such mathematical ideas as multiplication, division, and the concept of zero.

True

T/F The Old Kingdom of Egypt spanned six dynasties.

True

To what does "cuneiform" refer?

a form of writing

What Latin word does the term civilization come from?

city

What is the Egyptian process of preserving the dead called?

embalming

Why was the Delta region of the Nile River in Egypt very fertile farm land?

floods

What did the Egyptians make from papyrus?

paper

How could messages be sent rapidly in ancient Persia?

post roads

Scholars believe advanced civilizations have higher moral codes than _____________ ones.

primitive

What was the major building materials of the Egyptians?

stone

How did the Assyrians treat their conquered enemies?

with great cruelty

Did the Egyptians write poetry?

yes