LifePac History 1001 Test study guide (Ancient Civilizations)

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The Bible tells us that the earth and mar were created in ____________ days.

6

What was the first city build in Babylon?

Babel

Assyria was located north of ____________________-

Babylon

Who interpreted the vision of Belshazzar of Babylon?

Daniel

The Rosetta Stone allowed scholars for the first time to read ______________________________

Egyptian hieroglyphics

true

Evolutionists agree that there was no six-day Creation.

Accounts of the Flood are contained in both the Gilgamesh Epir and _____________________

Genesis

rainbow

God's promise of no more floods

Moses

Israelite law giver who was raised by the Paroah's daughter

true

Man will not fully dominate the earth until Christ returns.

false

Memphis was king of the Hyksos.

Thutmose III may have been the Pharaoh who expelled ___________________ from Egypt.

Moses

false

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

true

One of the four borders of ancient Egypt was the Mediterranean Sea.

What is the Persian rule of Israel called?

Restoration

true

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

true

The Old Kingdom of Egypt spanned six dynasties.

false

The ancient Egyptians were monotheistic.

true

The prophet, Jeremiah, warned the kings of Judah against resisting Babylon.

false

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

How did the Assyruans treat their conquered enemies?

With great cruelty

To what does "cubeuform" refer?

a form of writing

The term civilization come from the Latin word for ________________________

city

the Bible

divine revelation

What is the Egyptian process of perserving the dead 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 of political organization

hieroglyphics

oldest Egyptian writing

What did Egyptians make from Papyrus?

paper

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 ___________________________ones.

primitive

In Persia a satrap was a _______________________

royal governor

What was the major building material of the Egyptians?

stone

Genesis

story of Creation

Egypt

the "gift of the Nile"

What was the major achievement of Hammuravi, ruler of Babylon?

the code of laws

ka

tiny spirit image

technology

tools

Did the Egyptians write poetry?

yes


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