1. Chapter 2 Review

2. Essay Questions
How did the people of Mesopotamia benefit from the physical geography of their region?
What were three important contributions made by the ancient peoples living in the Fertile Crescent?

3. Civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent because
The Nile River made it a prosperous area
It was an important mining area
The area was difficult to defend
The rivers there created very rich farmland

4. What were the Israelites known for that made them unique among ancient peoples?
They worshipped one god
They worshipped many gods
They did not have a written Bible
They made purple dye from snails

5. Because the cities in Sumer were separated by long stretches of desert land,
They united under one government
They developed into separate city-states
They were ruled by one king and queen
They were frequently destroyed by floods

6. One of the major events in the history of the Israelites was
The discovery of cuneiform
The conquest of Egypt
The conquest of Canaan
The founding of Tyre

7. Babylon became an important center of trade because it was
Located between cities to the south and north
Ruled by a powerful queen
Surrounded by massive walls
The sites of a great library

8. The Phoenician alphabet made it easier for people in the ancient world to
Hire scribes
Learn to read and write
Teach cuneiform
Learn cuneiform

9. In 612 B.C., the Medes and Chaldeans joined forces to
Build the city of Nineveh
Found the overland trade route to Asia
Destroy the Assyrian empire
Conquer Mari

10. Hammurabi’s Code was significant because
It was part of the oral traditions that followed it
For the first time, laws were written down
Everyone in the ancient world lived in Babylonia
The laws applied equally to all citizens

11. Why did Phoenicia become a thriving and wealthy region?
The warlike Phoenicians conquered their neighbors
Gold was discovered near the city of Tyre
Phoenicia controlled access to the cities of Sumer
Phoenicians sold valuable wood and purple dye to neighboring peoples

12. What did the Babylonians and Israelites have in common?
They both looked for a trade route to the New World
They both destroyed the city of Tyre
They both conquered the Phoenicians
They both lived according to a code of laws

13. Mesopotamia was located on land between
The Nile and Tigris rivers
The Nile and Euphrates rivers
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
The Red Sea and the Tigris River

14. The Phoenicians helped spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area by
Using ships to trade goods with other peoples
Telling tales of monsters that lived in the ocean
Conquering all the lands west of the Persian Gulf
Controlling the supply of a valuable purple dye

15. Separate city-states developed in Sumer because the cities were
Separated by long distances
Often destroyed by floods
United under one government
Destroyed by Ur

16. One important advantage of the Phoenician alphabet was that
It was only used by the scribes
It was simpler than cuneiform
It used only 100 symbols
All the people learned to read and write the symbols

17. Babylon was a crossroads of trade because of its location
On the Nile River
Between cities to the south and north
On the Mediterranean Sea
Near irrigation canals

18. Where did writing first develop?
Mesopotamia
Assyria
Phoenicia
Canaan

19. In 612B.C., the Assyrians were conquered by
The Medes and the Sumerians
The Israelites and the Medes
The Medes and the Chaldeans
The Babylonians and the Chaldeans

20. Which of the following was the first written set of laws?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The ziggurat of Ur
The Ten Commandments
Hammurabi’s Code