What are the five characteristics of a civilization?

Spec. Workers, Tech., Adv. Cities, Institutions, Records

What is "the gift of the Nile"?

Fertile soil left behind after flooding

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

We moved from hunting/gathering to agriculture.

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1
What is polytheism?
Belief in one god
Belief in more than one god
Belief in the afterlife
Belief in animal gods
2
Which ancient civilization used seals?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
India
3
Which ancient civilization used cuneiform?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
India
4
Which two rivers were important to Mesopotamia?
Mississippi & Colorado
Tigris & Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Yellow & Yangtze
5
The belief that the Gods looked favorable or unfavorable upon a ruler
Dynastic Cycle
Zhou Dynasty
Emperor's Lament
Mandate of Heaven
6
What was Hammurabi's Code?
The first written laws
The rules for mummification
The first fair laws
The first death penalty
7
What is a ziggurat?
Religious Temple
Burial Grounds
Educational Building
Home of the King
8
Who owes loyalty and military support to the King under Feudalism?
Peasants
Serfs
Nobles
Emperors
9
Which ancient civilization used hieroglyphics?
India
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
10
What is a nomad?
A person who is never angry
A person with a permanent home
A person who moves from place to place
A person who farms
11
What is domestication?
Using animals as weapons
Violence at home
A state of happiness
Taming animals
12
A season in which heavy rains occur daily and floods are common
Tsunami
Typhoon
Summer
Monsoon
13
What is represented in the image?
Mandate of Heaven
Order of Succession
Feudalism
Dynastic Cycle
14
In Ancient Egypt's theocracy, who was the leader?
Priest
Emperor
Pharoah
President
15
Which two rivers are important to Ancient China?
Yellow & Yangtze
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Indus
Yellow & Tigris
16
What is a theocracy?
A government ruled by a religious leader
A government in which the people are equal
A government that is run by women
A government with a small group in charge
17
What are the five characteristics of a civilization?
Spec. Workers, Teachers, Agriculture, Institutions, Records
Spec. Workers, Tech., Adv. Cities, Burial Methods, War
Spec. Workers, Tech., Adv. Cities, Institutions, Records
Schools, Trade, Agriculture, Ice Carving, Resources
18
What is "the gift of the Nile"?
Abundance of Salmon
Fertile soil left behind after flooding
Erosion due to flooding
Cooler weather
19
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
People were nomadic hunter/gatherers.
We moved from hunting/gathering to agriculture.
We began to hunt woolly mammoths more frequently.
War broke out between many tribes.
20
Which river was most important to Ancient India?
Indus
Yellow
Tigris
Nile

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