Hammurabi intruduced a complex code of laws, including crimes and their punishments, to help bring stability to what ancient river valley civilization?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Shang Cina
Cuneiform is to Mesopotamia as ________________ is/are to Egypt
an alphabet
oracle bones
hieroglyphics
The polytheistic belief system found in India is
Confucianism
Buddhism
centered around the pharaoh
Hinduism
The Mandate of Heaven is the belief that the gods choose who should lead the people and send signs of their displeasure with rulers through events like famine and war. This was practiced in ancient
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
Shang China
The monotheistic religion that began with the Hebrews, and was centered in the Kingdom of Israel, is called
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Moses was the author of the ______________ which is the holy book of the Jewish people and can be found in the first five books of the Old Testament.