World History Test 1

Short Answer

100

Greek word between the rivers. 

Mesopotamia

200

What was the greatest achievement of Old Babylonian Empire?

government or law

300

Name two rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent.

Tigris and Euphrates

400

Name the foundational civil ordinance?

Capital punishment

500

What is considered the first true alphabet?

Sinai script

True/False

100

Civil government began after the Deluge.

True

200

The inhabitants of Asia Minor, the Persians, were the first to use iron extensively.

False (Hittites)

300

Ziggurats were huge temples built by the ancient Sumerians

True!

400

Samuel Fenton was called the "apostle of Islam." 

False (Zwemer)

500

The Persians established the first postal system.

True

Multiple Choice

100

In what period of the Hebrew language was the Old Testament written?
a. Yiddish

b. Classical

c. Talmud

d. Rabbinic

b. Classical

200

What is the focal point of all history?
a. the Fall

b. the Deluge

c. the Creation

d. the Advent of Christ

d. the Advent of Christ

300

The Sumerians wrote on:
a. papyrus

b. wood

c. clay

d. flax

c. clay

400

"Postdiluvian" refers to things that happened after the _____.

a. Creation

b. dispersion

c. fall

d. Flood

d. Flood

500

Who conquered the Southern Kingdom of Israel?

a. Persians

b. Babylonians

c. Hittites

d. Akkadians

b. Babylonians