Egyptians used the mummificatin process for

preserving the physical body for the afterlife

How did geography influence the development of civilizations in the Fertile Crescent?

rich soil Tigris and Euphrates rivers created fertile land for farming

Which is a likely reason why a minor pharaoh like Tutankhamen was buried in such a magnificent tomb?

He returned Egyptian religion to polytheism gods after Akhenaton failed

Why was the goddess Isis especially important to the Egyptians

she collected the pieces of her husband that had been thrown in the Nile

In general, Egyptian women

had greater independence than other Ancient Civs

Why was Hammurabi's Code important?

it established a foundation and format for future governments

Darius imporved economic life in the Persian empire by

encouraging the development of a money economy

Hieratic script, a simplfied verison of hieroglyphic writing was used

for business transactions, record keeping and general needs of daily life

Which of the following identifies important advances in learning made by the ancient Egyptians?

Hieroglyphics, knowledge of the human body, and geometry

In the Sumerian civilization, the purpose of a ziggurat was to

keep the gods and goddesses happy

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1
He was the best known Pharaoh who ruled for 66 years
Osiris
Ramses II
Akhenaton
King Tut
2
Egyptians used the mummificatin process for
they needed to make the religious cermony to make the gods happy
they were bored
The Book of the Dead
preserving the physical body for the afterlife
3
How did geography influence the development of civilizations in the Fertile Crescent?
rich soil Tigris and Euphrates rivers created fertile land for farming
The Nile River offered excellent irrigation and transportation.
location on trade routes between Egypt and Persia led to growth of cities
Numerous forests and stone quarries made it easy to build large cities
4
Which is a likely reason why a minor pharaoh like Tutankhamen was buried in such a magnificent tomb?
Nobles were happy because he neglected his duty of defending the empire.
He was a favorite relative of the previous ruler Akhenaton.
He was the first to be buried in the Valley of the Kings.
He returned Egyptian religion to polytheism gods after Akhenaton failed
5
Who united the 12 tribes of ISrael into one Kingdom
Cyrus the Great
Abraham
David
Solomon
6
Which Civilization created the first number system, which was based on six?
Egyptians
Sumerians
Babylonians
Assyrians
7
How did the Phoenicians' culture spread across the ancient Middle East?
Their purple dye and tin were very popular trade goods.
They traded with many peoples.
They wrote with their new alphabet
Visitors came to the city of Tyre.
8
Why was the goddess Isis especially important to the Egyptians
she was the goddess of the sun
She granted the paraohs the right to rule
she collected the pieces of her husband that had been thrown in the Nile
she was the highest ranked female of the dynasty
9
In general, Egyptian women
had greater independence than other Ancient Civs
were confined to the home
were warriors
had less independence than other ancien civs
10
Most people in Ancient Egypt were
gods
farmers
slaves
warriors
11
What new technology did the Hyksos bring to Egypt?
body armor
bows and arrows
weapons made of bronze
horse-drawn chariots
12
Why was Hammurabi's Code important?
they needed consumer protetion
women needed to be drowned
there needed to be order to support the decisions of men
it established a foundation and format for future governments
13
Darius imporved economic life in the Persian empire by
switching from a barter economu to a traditional economy
switching from a traditional economy barter economy
encouraging a barter economy
encouraging the development of a money economy
14
taught of a single wise god, who struggled with evil, and of a judgement day for each person
Zoroaster
Vizier
Amon-Re
Menes
15
Which is the name of the famous Mesopotamian poem?
The Code of Hammurabi
Tale of Sinue
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Ziggurat
16
The Sumerians invented all of the following technology except
the watch
math system based on 60
the wagon wheel
the sundial
17
Hieratic script, a simplfied verison of hieroglyphic writing was used
only by the nobles, as a way of communicating with the gods
by the blind, a type of braille
by peasants who were too uneducated to read
for business transactions, record keeping and general needs of daily life
18
Which of the following identifies important advances in learning made by the ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics, surgery, and Hammurabi’s Code
Cuneiform, advanced farming techniques, and pyramids
Hieroglyphics, knowledge of the human body, and geometry
Knowledge of surgery, creation of a legal code, and a writing system
19
Cyrus was the "the great" because
showed wisdom and compassion
showed no mercy in conquests
created a standing army of professional soliders
created an empire that included the Greek mainland
20
In the Sumerian civilization, the purpose of a ziggurat was to
hold back flood waters
irrigate the fields
keep the gods and goddesses happy
protect the people from foreign invaders

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