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A look at #ancientcivilizations #Mesopotamia #Egypt #China #India #Bantu #Olmec #SSWH1
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1
The city-states of Ur and Uruk were part of which ancient civilization?
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Egypt
China
2
Which civilization had a written language that is too difficult to understand?
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
3
The Assyrians invaded which ancient civ.?
Bantu
Mesopotamia
China
Olmec
4
In which of the locations did monotheism
NOT
emerge?
Israel
Egypt
China
Persia
5
The concept of Yin and Yang emerged in which civilization?
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
6
Religiously speaking, what is a commonality shared by both Mesopotamia and Egypt
They were not afraid of their gods
They were monotheistic
They feared their gods
They were polytheistic
7
The Egyptians relied on what yearly occurrence for their agricultural success?
Monsoon
Flooding
Drought
Hurricane
8
Which ancient civilization was located in Mexico and Central America?
Bantu
Olmec
Mesopotamias
Indus Valley
9
Which civ. was isolated due to the Himalayas and Hindu Kush Mountains?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
10
A lot of children's toys and few weapons indicates what of the Indus Valley people?
They were peaceful
They were advanced
They were warriors
They were ignorant
11
What is the doctrine or belief in one God known as?
Polytheism
Monotheism
12
What was the dominating factor of Olmec economy?
Fishing
Hunting
Agriculture
Trade
13
The Bantu migrated from Western Africa in which directions (2 correct options)?
West
South
East
North
14
Urban decay brought on by soil exhaustion and earthquakes ruined which civilization?
China
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
15
What was included in Olmec rituals (2 correct options)?
Burning incense
Bloodletting
Human sacrifice
Animal sacrifice
16
Which ancient civ. is known to have had a stable political history for over 2,000 years?
India
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
17
Ziggurats are characteristics of which ancient civ.?
China
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
18
The first documented dynasty in China was what dynasty?
Zhou
Shang
Qin
Han
19
The basic tenants of Judaism are known as what?
Laws for the people
Moses's laws
Hammurabi's Code
The 10 Commandments
20
The Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia existed between which two rivers?
Nile and Tigris
Tigris and Euphrates
Ganges and Yellow
Ganges and Danube
21
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were city-states in which civ.?
China
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
22
Veracruz and Tabasco were city-states in which ancient civ.?
China
Bantu
Egypt
Olmec
23
The Bantu-speaking people settled on which continent?
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
24
What unique characteristic of Egypt made invasions of the region so unusual?
Other civilizations were scared of them
They were well fortified
They were on an island that was impossible to reach
They had physical boundaries protecting them
25
Who likely ruled the Olmec city-states?
A monarch
The mayor
The president
The people
