Chapter 2 (1)
The study of celestial bodies.
Astronomy
The belief in one God.
Monotheism
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
The laws of Hammurabi were based on _____.
Social Class
Who is believed to be the inventors of the alphabet?
Phoenicians
What warlike people group migrated into the Indus Valley?
Aryans
What has hands but can't clap?
True or False
Egyptians believed that the body must be preserved for the person to enjoy life after death.
True
True or False
Before the twentieth century, the Old Testament was the only source of information concerning the Hittites.
True
Which city is associated with the Phoenicians?
Tyre
If you throw a red stone into a blue lake, what will it become?
During which ruler’s reign did the New Babylonian Empire reach its height?
Nebuchadnezzar
Which period of Egyptian history is known as “The Age of the Pharaohs”?
Old Kingdom
Who established the first known empire?
Sargon
Why can't your nose be 12 inches long?
Because then it would be a foot
What geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of ancient Egyptian rulers?
Which of the following civilizations defeated all of the civilizations?
Persian
The Persians ruled the ancient world until the arrival of __________.
Alexander the Great
Why can't you trust stairs?
Because they're always up to something