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The map shows the Phoenician Empire from 1500-300 BCE.

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A
Black Sea
B
Nile River
C
Red Sea
D
Mediterranean Sea
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How did the Royal Road benefit the Persians?

A
It prevented invaders from entering the Persian Empire.
B
It encouraged the building of Persian naval vessels.
C
It established communication throughout the Persian Empire.
D
It helped the Persians reach Rome and then conquer it.
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Which of these empires would go last in a timeline of world civilizations?

A
Assyria
B
Persia
C
Phoenicia
D
Babylonia
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Which statement best describes the Phoenician Empire?

A
It was heavily involved in sea trading.
B
Its economy was centered on agriculture.
C
It did away with city-states.
D
It was a desert empire based in North Africa.
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RomansAssyriansEgyptiansGreeks

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Romans
B
Assyrians
C
Egyptians
D
Greeks
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The map shows the Persian Empire in 550-330 BCE.

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Assur, Iraq
B
Carthage, Tunisia
C
Athens, Greece
D
Rome, Italy
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Geography helped ensure that the people of the Phoenician Empire would be

A
traders.
B
conquerors.
C
scribes.
D
farmers.
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Cyrus the Great is remembered for

A
destroying the Persian Empire.
B
using fear to govern captive lands.
C
exploring the lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
D
founding the Persian Empire.
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The Assyrian Empire was ruled by

A
a powerful monarch.
B
the governors of city-states.
C
Medes and Chaldeans.
D
government bureaucrats.
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The map shows the Persian Empire in 550-330 BCE.

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southern Europe and the Fertile Crescent
B
Persia, the Fertile Crescent, and the eastern Mediterranean Sea
C
the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
D
North Africa, Rome, and Persia
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Which best explains why the Phoenician alphabet was developed?

A
to aid in land conquests
B
to help trade transactions
C
to educate the government
D
to stop foreign invasions
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The Phoenician alphabet was later adapted for use by the

A
Romans.
B
Greeks.
C
Sumerians.
D
Egyptians.
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Phoenician culture spread across the Mediterranean because the Phoenicians were expert

A
farmers.
B
scribes.
C
shipbuilders.
D
glassblowers.
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This image is a depiction of the Assyrians.

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peaceful farmers.
B
scholars.
C
military conquerors.
D
seafarers.
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The map shows the Assyrian Empire in 850-609 BCE.

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south of the Red Sea.
B
north of the Black Sea.
C
in the Middle East.
D
in Europe.
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What is bureaucracy?

A
territories ruled by a central government
B
money paid to a ruler to ensure protection and to prove loyalty
C
the people, including the priests, who practice a certain form of religion
D
the structure of a government, including the people who help it function

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