World History Review Test #1

Where is Mesopotamia located?

What is the name of your earliest ancestor?

What is NOT a complex institution needed to create a civilization?

All of these are types of writing used by ancient peoples except....

The use of ditches and tunnels to transport water to fields for agriculture is called what?

Slaves during ancient times usually came from where?

The "soul" according to Ancient Egyptians was called the "KA".

A Ziggurat is a stepped pyramid that sits on top an ancient temple.

Prehistory means the "Time before writing".

Upper Egypt was in the North, and Lower Egypt was in the South.

China was one of the first, possibly the first, civilizations to use cast iron.

Hammurabi was a 16th century king in England best known for his "Hammurabi's Code".

Nobles or lords using land owned by the king is called what?

What is Polytheism?

Which ancient civilization had plumbing that would rival 19th century European plumbing?

Which civilization is credited with developing the number system in base 60?

___________ isolated ancient China.

Which of these civilizations have we NOT discussed in our notes so far?

Mummification was the process of dissecting a human and preserving their body and organs for the afterlife.

In which civilization did they have PREDICTABLE flooding?

How much have you studied for this test?

Cultural Diffusion is a new idea or product being spread from one culture to another.

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