1. Chapter 3, Section 4
10 Questions, 9/10/15

2. 1. In 1792 bc, Hammurabi became Babylon’s most powerful monarch
1. In 1792 bc, Hammurabi became Babylon’s most powerful monarch. About how long ago was that?
a. about 12,000 years ago
about 1,800 years ago
about 3,800 years ago
about 200 years ago 70

3. 2. The first group to rule after Hammurabi was
the Hittites.
the Assyrians.
the Kassites.
the Chaldeans. 70

4. 3. The resource for which Phoenicia was well known was
iron ore.
fertile soil.
cedar wood.
gold and silver. 70

5. 4. Which people grew more powerful due to trade rather than from winning battles?
the Chaldeans
the Phoenicians
the Hittites
the Kassites 70

6. 5. The Assyrian capital was named
Nineveh.
Tyre.
Babylon.
Ur. 70

7. 6. Which natural obstacle led Phoenicians to use the sea for trade?
desert
overcrowded forests
flooding rivers
mountains to the east and north 70

8. 7. What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?
fire and chariots
iron weapons and chariots
bows and arrows
battleships and iron weapons 70

9. 8. What kind of political unit was Carthage?
a colony
a city-state
an empire
a monarchy 70

10. 9. Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both
built beautiful palaces
used chariots in battle.
captured Phoenicia.
built up Babylon. 70

11. 10. What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenician alphabet?
Phoenicians traded knowledge of their alphabet for goods and services they needed.
Trade increased in places where the Phoenician alphabet was not used.
The Phoenician alphabet spread along their trade routes.
Phoenicians would only trade with people who could write in Phoenician. 70