Unit 2 Quiz

Which innovation did the Phoenicians contribute that influenced how people communicate today?

• cedar wood

• alphabet

• writing

• government

When a country buys goods from another country, what are those goods called?

• imports

• exports

When goods from your country are sold to another country, what are they called?

• imports

• exports

What term describes the movement of ideas, customs, and beliefs from one culture to another?

• cultural shift

• cultural differences

• cultural change

• cultural diffusion

The word “alphabet” comes from the first two Greek letters. Which pair is correct?

• beta and zeta

• alpha and omega

• beta and sigma

• alpha and beta

Which famous wonder is Nebuchadnezzar II remembered for building?

• World Trade Center

• Tower of Babel

• Taj Mahal

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

How did Assyrian rulers organize their empire so it could be controlled more effectively?

• Military rule alone

• Open travel on royal roads

• King directly ruling each province

• Officials governing provinces and roads

Nebuchadnezzar ruled over which empire?

• Egyptian

• Roman

• Babylonian

• Persian

Which Persian leader is remembered for creating a road system that supported trade?

• Darius III

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Xerxes

Which religion was practiced by the Persians?

• Catholicism

• Methodist

• Lutheran

• Zoroastrianism