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The wet, fertile plains in ancient Canaan bordered the
a. Negev Desert
b. Sea of Galilee
c. Mediterranean Sea
d. Lebanon Mountains
Which common feature of most ancient
religions did the Jews reject?
a. ritual
b. morality
c. tradition
d. polytheism
d. polytheism
How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions
at that time?
a. more elegant temples
b. rules for how to act
c. famous leader-heroes
d. belief in one God
Who built the giant temples of the
pharaohs?
a. scribes who kept poor records
b. government officials out of favor
c. peasant farmers during the flood season
d. priests hoping to get jobs at the temples
c. peasant farmers during the flood
season
d. a great temple built into a cliff above
the river
a. a river valley
Of these four groups which one had the lowest
social status?
a. priests
b. scribes
c. artisans
d. government officials
c. artisans
Why did ancient Egyptians make
mummies?
a. to decorate palaces of the pharaohs
b. to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
c. to transport goods up and down the Nile
d. to educate and protect the royal children
Why did archeologists reconstruct
the White Chapel?
a. It offered tourists shade while they
waited for their guide.
b. It gave the scientists a place to
study why they dug up.
c. It was an experiment to learn old
construction methods.
d. It was built by Senusret I but had
been taken apart by a later ruler.
d. It was built by Senusret I but had been
taken apart by a later ruler.
In the life of an ancient Egyptian peasant,
which season came next after the
flooding season?
a. the festival season
b. the harvest season
c. the planting season
d. the building season
c. the planting season
The word exodus means “departure”. In the
history of the Israelites, the
Exodus was the departure from
a. Ur
b. Egypt
c. Canaan
d. Babylon
b. Egypt
Why was some people in parts of Canaan herders
rather than farmers?
a. The river was too salty.
b. The ground was too cold.
c. The land was hilly and dry.
d. The sun was hot and strong.
Unlike the Mediterranean Sea and the
Red Sea, the Sea of Galilee was
a. a source of fresh water
b. too stormy for boats
c. often used by traders
d. surrounded by deserts
a. a source of fresh water
According to the Torah, what did Moses
bring to his people from Mount
Sinai?
a. food to eat in the desert
b. the Ten Commandments
c. most of the Hebrew Bible
d. directions for building a temple
b. the Ten Commandments
Which sentence best describes the role
of women in religion?
a. They were worshiped by gods.
b. They could become priestesses.
c. They ran all religious ceremonies.
d. They were not allowed in temples.
b. They could become priestesses.
What was “dead” about the Dead Sea?
a. It was too salty for any form of life.
b. It was the scene of many historic battles.
c. It was thought to be dangerous for fishing boats.
d. It lay still even when winds blew in the hills nearby.
a. It was too salty for any form of life.
The part of Canaan with the most
vegetation was
a. in the Syrian Desert
b. beside the Dead Sea
c. near the Jordan River
d. in the Lebanon Mountains
What is one characteristic for
which Egypt’s Middle Kingdom
is especially
famous?
a. reunification
b. great pharaohs
c. widespread wards
d. military conquests
a. reunification
Why do Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem
a sacred place?
a. It was built by King Soloman.
b. It was part of the Second Temple.
c. It was where many Jews died in rebellion agains
Rome.
d. It was constructed with the stones that held the Ten
Commandments.
b. It was part of the Second Temple.
According to Judaism, standards of right and
wrong come from
a. God.
b. Abraham.
c. priests.
d. prophets.
a. God.
Jewish forms of worship and ways
of life were taught in many
different
countries by
a. rabbis
b. priests
c. prophets
d. professors
a. rabbis
Why was Jerusalem considered a holy
city?
a. David built his first palace there.
b. Religious ceremonies were held there.
c. The Ark of the Covenant was kept
there.
d. The Israelites believed God told them
to live there.
b. Religious ceremonies were held
there.
In ancient Egypt, which of these was
in the sanctuary of a temple?
a. a statue of a god
b. a pool for washing
c. a public meeting area
d. a bench for women only
In ancient Egypt, which of
these activities was permitted
only to men?
a. owning land
b. running a business
c. working as a scribe
d. asking for a divorce
c. working as a scribe
Which period is often called the Golden
Age, a time when Egypt had reached
the height of its power?
a. the Old Kingdom
b. the Middle Kingdom
c. the New Kingdom
d. after the New Kingdom
c. the New Kingdom
Name the 3 Environmental Factors
that affected where people settled.
a. water, animals, climate
b. Water, vegetation, climate
c. Vegetation, topography, climate
d. Water, topography, vegetation
d. Water, topography, vegetation
Name the term used to describe
religions that believe in only one god.
monotheism
Name the term that describes religions
that believe in many gods.
polytheism
On a timeline, what does BCE stand
for?
Before Common Era
In the Kingdoms of Ancient
Egypt, during which kingdom
were the great pyramids built?
The Old Kingdom or
Age of the Pyramid
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