Chapter 2 Test

What was the main reason that civilizations first developed in Southwest Asia?

• government institutions

• the first religions

• farming surpluses

• trade routes

Which characteristic defined Uruk as a city-state?

• It was surrounded by a long, defensive wall.

• It transported water from rivers to its farms.

• It had a religious society that worshipped many gods.

• It had a divine king who ruled the city and the countryside.

What evidence is there that Sumerian city-states had conflict?

• Every city-state built a ziggurat.

• City-states began building higher city walls.

• City-states each had their own divine ruler.

• Trade networks were cut off.

What have historians learned about Babylon from studying Hammurabi’s Code?

• It was a lawful society, but not all people were treated equally.

• It was a liberal society, and women and men were treated equally.

• It was a strict society, and only land-owning men were granted rights.

• It was a lawless society, but communities had numerous public works.

What was one way the ancient Egyptians adapted to their environment?

• They used irrigation to bring water from the Nile to their farms.

• They collected rain water in cataracts and used it to water crops.

• They mostly grew rice, which could grow in the deep waters of the Nile.

• They used water from the Nile to flood nearby deserts, then planted seeds.

Why did Egyptians preserve the bodies of dead pharaohs as mummies?

• They believed the pharaoh would come back to life.

• They believed the pharaoh’s life force would endure.

• They wanted to be able to display the body for viewing.

• They were trying to avoid spreading disease from burying bodies.

How were Egyptian hieroglyphs different from Sumerian cuneiform?

• Thoth invented hieroglyphs; Sargon of Akkad invented cuneiform.

• Hieroglyphs denoted multiple sounds; cuneiform denoted one sound.

In what way did Egypt reach the peak of its power under Ramses II?

• Ramses served longer than any other pharaoh.

• Ramses ordered the building of great pyramids in Old Kingdom style.

• Ramses oversaw the building of hundreds of monuments and statues.

• Ramses raised a full-time army which he used to conquer Nubian lands.

What event marked the beginning of the Diaspora?

• King David defeated the Philistines.

• Abraham moved his family to Canaan.

• Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.

• King Nebuchadnezzar ruled Judah and exiled the Jews.

How did the Hittites use iron to increase their power?

• They built stronger weapons.

• They built a defensive wall.

• They paved roads with iron tools.

• They used iron in trade.