Multiple choice 1
How did early hunter-gatherers get food?
By using tools made to hunt and kill animals.
What do people use domesticated animals for?
Work.
Where did the earliest civilizations develop?
Sumer
How did Darius govern over his large Persian Empire?
By dividing the empire into provinces and appointed a leader for each province.
The Torah is another name for the....
first five books of the Hebrew Bible
An __________ is an object made by or used by humans
artifact
Why did people begin domesticating plants?
They were a reliable food supply.
What term refers to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Mesopotamia
What are goods made and shipped by the Phoenicians to other lands called?
exports
Why do Jewish people study the Talmud and Hebrew bible?
These works are the basis for Jewish teachings and traditions.
An _________ studies the things that people in the past have left behind
archeologist
When there is a surplus of food, what are families are able to get?
Extra food.
How did Sargon create the world’s first empire?
By conquering Mesopotamian city-states.
What is the belief that there is only one God?
monotheism
What were the results of the diaspora?
The results of the Diaspora was that Jewish people were scattered across a wide area.
Why did the world change when modern humans populated it?
There were now humans in most regions of the world.
What made the first villages possible?
Farming.
What was the main purpose of Hammurabi’s Code?
To make sure everyone in his empire knew the law.
What was the Exodus?
The escape of the Israelites from Egypt.
How did the diaspora change the way Jewish people worship?
Synagogues became more important.
When archaeologists study excavation sites, objects found closer to the surface are...
younger than the ones below them
A _________ is a community with cities, government, and specialized workers
civilization
What was the idea, established under Hammurabi, that all members of society, even the rich and powerful, must obey the law?
The rule of law
What do Jews and Christians both believe?
That the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God.
Why do the Israelites consider Canaan to be the Promised land?
They believed God made a covenant with Abraham that Canaan would belong to his descendants.