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1
What was the name of Hammurabi’s capital city?
Babylon
Rome
Athens
Cairo
2
Who had the Great Pyramid at Giza built?
Khufu
Hatshepsut
Menes
Ramses II
3
The Nile River flows ______________ to the Mediterranean Sea.
North
Northwest
West
South
4
The world's longest river is...
Barren River
Nile River
Yellow River
Amazon River
5
Amenhotep changed his name to ____________________________.
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Akhenaton
Ahmose
6
Also known as Menes, he united upper and lower Egypt.
Ramses II
King Tutankamen
Narmer
Piye
7
Which New Kingdom pharaoh brought peace and abundance to Egypt?
Tutankhamun
Amenhotep
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
8
Which civilization used iron weapons in Mesopotamia?
Assyrians
Sumerians
Mongolians in 5000 BC
Amorites
9
Who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion?
Ahmose
Ramses II
Amenhotep
Osiris
10
Ancient Mesoptamians believed in many gods, meaning they were ____________.
Atheists
Monotheists
Henotheists
Polytheists
11
Who is considered, by most historians, to be the greatest of the New Kingdom Pharaohs?
Narmer
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
King Tut
12
What is cuneiform?
it's the same as hieroglyphics
a wedge-shaped writing system
13
An embalmed body wrapped in cloths is called a _______________.
mummy
copse
corpse
cadaver
14
How did geography affect the development of the ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations
Both became empires because of their many seaports.
Their river valleys gave them rich soil and a food surplus.
Both were self-sufficient and didn't engage in trade
Both were mostly on the mediterranean sea coast
15
The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh's body from decomposing was ________________.
surveying
embalming
mummy
pyramids
16
What river made life in Egypt possible?
The Amazon River
Egyptian River
NIle River
Tigris River
17
The forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called ___________________.
surveys
gifts
honors
tribute
18
Name the female pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy?
Nefertiti
Isis
Ahmose
Hatshepsut
19
Who were tasked with memorizing and writing over 700 hieroglyphs?
scribes
artisans
priests
peasants
20
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a(n)
dynasty
reign
hierarchy
monarchy
21
Which is
not
a technological achievement of Sumer?
time keeping based on the number 60
writing
Papyrus
wheeled carts for transportation
22
What is an empire?
the rule of one people over another by a centralized authority
A type of monarchy where power is inherited within a single family.
A system of government where citizens have equal say in decision-making
The rule of one family over a period of time.
23
King Sargon I united the Sumerian city states to create an empire including most of Mesopotamia
False
True
24
The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was ____________________.
Meroe
Amenhotep
Ahmose
Amon Re
25
Which of the following is NOT a natural barrier for Egypt
Desert
Mediterranean sea
Black Sea
Cataracts in Nile
26
What are wild rapids formed by narrow cliffs and boulders called?
reefs
cataracts
deserts
canyons
27
What was the capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?
Kemet
Memphis
Thebes
Alexandria
28
An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips is a...
corpse
decaying pharaoh
cadaver
mummy
29
Because rivers like the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates flooded in ancient times…
people lived in a state of fear as to when the next flood would hit.
land around the river was fertile and capable of supporting farming.
the concepts of cooperation and democracy were founded.
those places were never able to form civilizations.
30
The natural barrier that protected Egypt to the east was the _____________________.
cataracts
Sahara Desert
Nile Delta
Eastern Desert
31
The land around the Nile River Delta is known as _______________________.
Sudan
Upper Egypt
Kush
Lower Egypt
32
The natural barrier that protected Egypt to the north was the _____________________.
cataracts
Nile Delta
Sahara Desert
Red Sea
33
What reed did the Egyptians use to make paper?
cattails
papyrus
rag reed
Burma reed
34
Egyptian paper was made out of
Papyrus
Lapis lazuli
Diamond
Cotton
35
Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that they both
were desert areas that depended on long distance trade.
had natural barriers for protection.
were river valley civilizations that promoted agriculture.
had economies built on artisans and merchants.
36
What influence did the Nile River have on ancient Egyptian life?
D. Answers A & C
A. fish, drinking water, washing
B. water sports, swimming, healing the injured
C. watering crops/irrigation, fertile soil
37
The Nile river never flooded
True
False
38
The three kingdoms of Egypt are
New, Middle, Old
Early, Middle, Late
Late, Golden, Quing
Early, Average, Late
39
This is the world's longest river.
Caloosahatchee
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
40
A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a ________________.
scimitar
dynasty
reign
delta
41
What was the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom?
Memphis
Thebes
Kemet
Alexandria
42
Where did the first civilization begin?
Australia
The Fertile Crescent
Africa
The Americas
43
What is the largest desert in the world?
Sahara
Death Valley
Gobi
Mohave
44
Also known as Menes, he united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Ramses II
Amenhotep
Tutankhamen
Narmer
45
The Mesopotamians built ziggurats, which were?
A type of fortress
A type of temple
46
______________ was a collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife.
The Book of Secrets
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Hieroglyphics
The Book of the Dead
47
The natural barrier that protected Egypt to the west was the _____________________.
Nile Delta
Sahara Desert
cataracts
Red Sea
48
Hammurabi, leader of Babylon, was most famous for his list of 282 laws called
The Sumerian Code
Hammurabi's Code
The Codex
The Babylonian Code
49
Which geographic feature most influenced the development of ancient Egypt?
the Eastern Desert, which provided gold deposits
The Red Sea, which provided easy access to trade routes
The Atlas Mountains, which provided protection from invasion
the Nile River, which provided fertile soil
50
political districts that had their own leader
Providences
Provinces
51
The Nile's flooding could be described as ______________________.
destructive
gentle and predictable
cataclysmic
rare
52
Which of these was a result of the Nile River's flooding?
fertile soil
surplus of food
development of surveying
all of the other answer choices
53
Who created cuneiform?
The Akkadians
The Sumerians
The Egyptians
The Babylonians
54
Who started the first empire by conquering Sumer and forming the Akkadian Empire?
Hammurabi
Sargon the Great
Sennacherib
Nebuchadnezzar
55
Wild rapids formed by boulders and narrow cliffs
cataracts
quick sand
shadoofs
waterfalls
56
Egyptians traded for ______________________.
all of the other answer choices
incense
iron weapons and tools
ivory and gold
57
What is a city state?
a city that is independent with its own army and government
a city that is dependant on an empire
a really big city
a capital city within a nation-state
58
What was a benefit for ancient people settling in river valleys?
River valleys led to better government
River valleys provided a natural barrier to protect people
Fertile soil which led to a food surplus.
Constant flooding led to more land for people
59
What is the name of the first Mesopotamian Civilization?
Sumer
Persia
Babylon
Akkadia
60
What is a dynasty?
A system of government where citizens have equal say in decision-making
the rule of one people over another by a centralized authority
A type of monarchy where power is inherited within a single family.
The rule of one family over a period of time.
61
The natural barrier that protected Egypt to the south were the _____________________.
Sahara
Nile Delta
Red Sea
cataracts
62
What is considered the golden age of prosperity, achievement, and stability in Egypt?
Middle Kingdom
Great Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
