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Ancient Civilizations Review Final
Ancient Civilizations Review Final
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Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Egypt, China, Rome, and Greece
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What form of writing did the ancient Egyptians use?
hierogliphics
magic
cuneiform
pictographs
2
This ancient civilization was not located along a river.
Egypt
Greece
China
Rome
3
How did Mesopotamians, Indus Valley and Ancient Chinese irrigate their crops?
using canals
a sprinkler system
wells
a Great Bath
4
Which civilization used personal seals when trading?
Mesopotamia
Ancient China
Indus Valley
5
This ancient civilization was the birthplace of democracy.
Greece
Rome
Mali
United States
6
This architectural feature can be found in Rome
arches
rectangles
columns
triangles
7
What ruler made a uniform code of laws to unify his empire?
Hammurabi
King Tut
Chang Jian
Shang
8
Which civilization had an Emperor as a ruler?
Ancient China
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
9
Which civilization invented the wheel, making transportation quicker and easier?
Mesopotamia
Ancient China
Indus Valley
10
What's it called when royal family and nobles are granted use of land belonging to the king?
Feudalism
Polytheism
Digging
Empire
11
What is NOT something that Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, and China had in common?
They used canals to irrigate crops
They had a military
They had a system of writing
They believed in an afterlife
12
What is the Belief in many gods?
polytheism
monotheism
judeism
cuneiform
13
What was the main economic activity of ancient civilizations?
farming
trade
services
manufacturing
14
What is the name of this famous building from Rome?
Parthenon
Hospital
Aqueduct
Colliseum
15
What was the early civilization that had the first carefully planned cities?
Indus Valley
Egypt
Bejing
Shang
16
What was a series of rulers from the same family called?
Gilgamesh
Kingdom
Duck Dynasty
Dynasty
17
Which civilization still uses a system of writing similar to Ancient times?
China (Ancient China)
Iraq (Mesopotamia)
India (Indus Valley)
18
Both Greeks and Romans adapted to their environment by ________________
Building cars
Terraced Farming
Building roads
19
Which civilization had an advanced drainage and sewage system?
Ancient China
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
20
What is the land mass that contains India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal called?
a subcontinent
a continent
an island
a peninsula
21
The modern day Olympics began in the ancient civilization of _________________
United States
Mali
Greece
Rome
22
What form of writing did the ancient Chinese use?
models
inscribing
pictograghs
hierogliphics
23
Greece is located on the continent of _____________
Europe
United States
Africa
Asia
24
Which feature of civilization is described: people work different jobs based on skills
job specialization
writing
social class
government
25
Ancient Greece and Rome traded with _____ and other nearby communities
Mali
Bahamas
Egypt
United States
26
What were built to house the pharaoh's bodies after death?
Shrines
Temples
Pyramids
Sphinxs
27
Which civilization worshipped or prayed to Gods privately at home?
Indus Valley
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
28
Which feature of civilization is described: ranking of people based on job, wealth or family
arts and architecture
religion
government
social classes
29
Which civilization worshipped and prayed to Gods in a ziggurat?
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
30
Which of the following was the most important feature for the development of civilizations?
A ruler
Writing
A river
Temples
31
What is a ruler who is believed to have godlike powers called?
Emperer
Pharaoh
Bishop
Ra
32
What is the process of drying and preserving someone's body?
Meditation
Crusification
Evaporation
Mummification
33
The government of Greece _____________
was aDirect Democracy
was a Representative Democracy
had kings
34
This architectural feature can be found in Greece
rectangles
triangles
arches
columns
35
What were the ancient pyramids used for?
Temples
School
Parties
Tombs
36
Which civilization used wells to get fresh water from the ground?
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
37
Which civilization had a strict moral code known as Hammurabi's Code?
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
38
This ancient civilization build roads
Greece
Egypt
Rome
39
The government of Rome _____________
was a Direct Democracy
Had kings
was a Representative Democracy
40
How did writing create a greater divide between social classes?
Scribes wrote badly about lower social classes
Only the higher social classes were taught to read and write
Writing included recording taxes, which related to farmers
People would record negative information about lower classes
41
Which civilization do we know the least about because we cannot decode their writing?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Ancient China
42
Which civilization was the first to develop writing on clay tablets called cuneiform?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Ancient China
43
Both Greece and Rome are located near the _________________
Atlantic ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
44
Which civilization(s) had city walls for defense?
Indus Valley
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
45
Which civilization did not emphasize differences in social classes?
Mesopotamia
Ancient China
Indus Valley
46
What is located around a river that makes it ideal for farming?
animals
fertilizer
irrigation
fertile soil
47
What did ancient Chinese priests use to communicate with the gods?
Oracle Bones
Shang Di
Papyrus
Pharaohs
48
Who overthrew the Shang dynasty around 1027 B.C.?
Shang
Qin
Xia
Zhou
49
Which civilization was known for creating silk and crafts out of Bronze?
Ancient China
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
50
Which is the area in SW Asia that civilization first arose?
Fertile Crescent
Egypt
Peru
Bejing
51
The Parthenon was built in ancient ________________
Mali
Rome
Greece
United States
52
Who worked on public works projects?
priests
slaves
military
farmers
53
Which civilization is located in current day India and Pakistan?
Indus Valley
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
54
Which civilization was located in current day Iraq?
Ancient China
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia