1.
Sumerians were monotheists, and they may have built their tall structures, known as ziggurats, to get closer to their god.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

2.
Who was the key figure in Judaism, from which all Hebrews had descended?
(Points : 1)

Adam


Israel


Moses


Abraham


3.
Indo-European tribes came to the Fertile Crescent from the steppes north of the
(Points : 1)

Aral Sea.


Mediterranean Sea.


Caspian Sea.


Black Sea.


4.
Zoroastrianism was a polytheistic religion that stressed faith and ceremonial rituals.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

5.
What was the world's first highway, built under the leadership of Darius the Great and 1,500-miles long, called?
(Points : 1)

Persian Royal Road


Silk Road


Persian Trade Route


Arabian Way


6.
The plentiful food production brought about by farming along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers allowed Mesopotamian villages and towns to develop into city-states that were nearly self-sufficient.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

7.
Which of the following is a false statement?
(Points : 1)

King Hammurabi took control of Babylon and united all of Mesopotamia.


Babylon was located on the Tigris River.


Hammurabi set forth a code of laws for civil and criminal matters.


Hammurabi's code was inscribed on a stone slab, or stele.


8.
Which empire established colonies along their trade routes in Spain, Egypt, Italy, and Greece?
(Points : 1)

Sumerian Empire


Phoenician Empire


Akkadian Empire


Hittite Empire


9.
Which society introduced an alphabet that would later become the basis for the Greek alphabet?
(Points : 1)

Hittites


Assyrians


Chaldeans


Phoenicians


10.
Which of the following statements about the Epic of Gilgamesh is false?
(Points : 1)

Gilgamesh sends a woman to tame Enkidu, a wild man.


One thing that Enkidu learns is how to eat cooked food.


Enkidu lived like an animal in the grasslands.


In the end, Enkidu rebels and kills Gilgamesh.