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1
The Pharaoh, or leader of all of Egypt, was seen as a god among people. This is an example of
A Presidential Pope
A Dynasty
A Theocracy
An Oligarchy
2
The Hindu belief that the person dies and is later reborn in another form is..
Nirvana
Moksha
Karma
Reincarnation
3
Ancient Sumerian writing is known as...?
sandscript
cuneiform
alaphabetical
Hieroglyphics
4
Hammurabi wrote the first _______ in the Fertile Crescent...
code of universal laws
charriot speed limits on Byzantine roads.
Definition of Social Classes
Distinction between gods, kings, and humans
5
Egyptians believed mumification, or a process preserving the body, was important because
Kings bodies could be studied by future civilizations
They did not mumify, that was the Persians
Preserving the body aided the spirit in the afterlife
The rich wanted others to pay their burial sites tribute
6
A form of government in which rule is placed in a single King or Queen?
Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
Monarchy
7
Hieroglyphics were a form of writing used by which civilization?
Ancient Romans
Ancient Sumerians
Ancient Egyptians
Neanderthals
8
The worshipping of one god is known as __________. The ________ religion is one example.
Monotheism / Paganism
Monotheism / Judaism
Atheism / Zoroastism
Polytheism / Judaism
9
A group's knowledge, beliefs, values and customs are characteristics of their...?
DYNASTY
RELIGION
ETHNICITY
CULTURE
10
Egypt relied heavily on the ________ for farming, growth, and almost all aspects of life.
Cataracts
Heaven
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
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The strict social system in India that had 5 distinct classes is known as the...
Hinduism
Caste System
Feudalist System
Buddhist Calling
