Name- _________________________
Chapter Two
Social Studies Test Review
The test will have:
 True/False;
 Multiple Choice;
 Fill in the Blank;
 Matching;
 Compare and Contrast;
 Sequencing Events;
 a map.
Reread the Chapter 2 “Review and Assessment” summaries on page 61.
 Study the Key Terms: pages 30, 38, 43, 48, and 56. Use the context and
Glossary if needed.
 Mesopotamia means…
 Myths in the Sumerian religion…
 The Phoenician alphabet versus cuneiform…
 The city of Tyre was made wealthy by…
 Torah= The Hebrew Bible
 Prophets of Israel= all people were equal before God, including kings…
 Why did civilization develop in the Fertile Crescent?
 Why was Hammurabi’s Code important? Were all people equal under the law?
 The Israelites were different from other ancient people because…
 How are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar?
 Know Moses.
 Great sea power and master traders= ?
 Scribes wrote on ?
 The Assyrians and war…
 Why did city-states fight?
 Ziggurats had levels or terraces because…
 Israelite laws given to Moses by God=
 Judaism impacted what later religions…

 Mesopotamian writing- made up of lines and wedges- was called…
 The Phoenicians traveled in…
 Babylonia= Hammurabi’s Code; The Israelites= Ten Commandments
 Compare and Contrast the Babylonian and Assyrian Empires; Think
Venn! See pages 40 and 41.
 Sequence the story of the Hebrews or Israelites, from Abraham to King
David, from Mesopotamia to Canaan to Egypt to Canaan; see pages
51 to 53.
 Map the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia: Euphrates River;
Mediterranean Sea; Persian Gulf; Tigris River; Assyria; Babylonia; Sumer;
Phoenicia; Canaan; Look at the maps on pages 29, 31, 39 49, 51 and
62.
 There will be one text dependent essay on Friday, November 6. You will read several passages from your Social Studies text and respond in writing to a question about the achievements of all the Mesopotamian
civilizations from Sumer to Babylon, from Assyria to Phoenicia, as well the Israelites.
A Mesopotamian Monday Meeting will take place on
November 9, 2015, beginning at 8:30 AM.
 Students are invited to come to room 412 for donuts, juice, and Chapter 2 test review.
 NOTE: Attending this opportunity is entirely voluntary.
 _________________________ has my/our permission to arrive at school at 8:30 AM on Monday, November 9 to participate in the Monday Mesopotamia Meeting.
Parent/Guardian Signature: ______________________________