Deck 1: Mesopotamia

Question 1

Which of the following represents consolidation of the various tribal laws into one central legal plan?

A)Hammurabi's Code
B)The Epic of Gilgamesh
C)the Christian Bible
D)None of these answers is correct.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Hebrew god is named

A)Gilgamesh.
B)Yahweh.
C)Torah.
D)Aten.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Discuss the ways in which the natural environment influenced religious beliefs in Sumer.

Answer 3

Mesopotamia's gods and goddesses were associated with the forces of nature.Like its climate,its divinities were fierce and capricious,its mythology filled with physical and spiritual woe,and its cosmology based on the themes of chaos and conflict.The two rivers that surrounded Sumer-the Tigris and Euphrates-formed the basis of Sumerian life and the people of the region naturally saw the fertile cycles of flooding in a religious context.The Babylonian Creation states,"When sweet and bitter
 / mingled together,no reed was plaited,no rushes / muddied the water,
 / the gods were nameless,natureless,futureless,then / from Apsu and Tiamat / 
in the waters gods were created,in the waters / silt precipitated."

Question 4

The developers of the basic alphabet that eventually morphed into the modern Western languages were the

A)Phoenicians.
B)Sumerians.
C)Hittites.
D)Persians.

Question 5

The introduction of iron-forging technology to Mesopotamia was by the

A)Hittites.
B)Phoenicians.
C)Hebrews.
D)Egyptians.

Question 6

Which of the following Iron Age empires combined fighting techniques and engineering ingenuity to swallow up most of the land between the Persian Gulf and the Nile valley by 700B.C.E.?

A)the Egyptians
B)the Assyrians
C)the Chaldeans
D)the Persians

Question 7

The world's first epic poem was

A)Hammurabi's Code.
B)The Epic of Gilgamesh.
C)the Christian Bible.
D)None of these answers is correct.

Question 8

Discuss the role of technology in the rise of empires in Mesopotamia.B.C.E. ,all of Mesopotamia felt the effects of a new technology: iron.Cheaper to produce and more durable than bronze,iron represented new,superior technology.In addition to their iron weapons,the Hittites made active use of horse-drawn war chariots,which provided increased speed and mobility in battle.The combination of war chariots and iron weapons gave the Hittites clear military superiority over all of Mesopotamia.
As iron technology spread slowly throughout the Near East,it transformed the ancient world.Iron was used to build arched bridges,aqueducts,and other architecture necessary for good infrastructure.Iron tools also contributed to increased agricultural production,which in turn supported an increased population.In the wake of the Iron Age,numerous small states came to flower,bringing with them major cultural innovations.

Question 9

The literal translation of Mesopotamia is "the land ________."

A)amongst the sand
B)between two rivers
C)in the middle
D)where people gather

Question 10

The beginning of the Hebrew history is personified by which of the following?

A)Moses
B)Jesus Christ
C)Noah
D)Abraham

Question 11

The first of Mesopotamia's many civilizations was the city of

A)BasrA.
B)Mecca.
C)Babylon.
D)Sumer.

Question 12

Discuss the basic features of Mesopotamian culture as reflected in its literature and art.

Question 13

Who of the following led the Hebrew people out of Egyptian slavery?

A)Moses
B)Jesus Christ
C)Noah
D)Abraham

Question 14

The massive,terraced towers of mud and brick constructed by the Mesopotamians are called

A)shrines.
B)ziggurats.
C)babels.
D)pyramids.

Question 15

Why did the Hebrews not go immediately to the promised land after leaving Egypt?

A)It was occupied by strong local tribes.
B)It was denied to the generation that had disobeyed God in the desert.
C)They went the wrong way.
D)They were unsure which way to go.

Question 16

Discuss the function of written law in ancient Babylon.

Question 17

Discuss the nature and significance of Hebrew culture and belief.

Question 18

Which of the following geological features forms Mesopotamia?

A)the Nile and Euphrates rivers
B)the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
C)the Nile and Tigris rivers
D)the Indus and Tigris rivers

Question 19

The ancient capitol of the Persian Empire was

A)Persepolis.
B)Tehran.
C)Babylon.
D)Mecca.

Question 20

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are collectively called the

A)Decalogue.
B)Menorah.
C)Torah.
D)Vedas.