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1
In the movie Elf, what is the first rule of the Code of Elves
Treat Everyday like Christmas
No excuses, play like a champion
always scream Santa at the top of your lungs
Pour Syrup on everything
2
BCE means
before common era
before Christ era
breakfast common ere
before common error
3
Why was Hammurabi's code important
first written set of laws
it was strict
it is still used today
4
embalmment and drying a dead body, wrapping it in linen
pharaoh
mummification
sphinx
hieroglyphics
5
in which kingdom did the Egyptians build pyramids
middle
old
new
6
which kingdom were the great pyramids built?
new
old
middle
7
everyone ate meat often in Mesopotamia
True
False
8
giant stone figure half cat and half man
tomb
hieroglyphics
cat
sphinx
9
group of city-states under a single authority rule
empire
temple
ziggurat
army
10
what was the main purpose the pyramids were built
house for the cats
tourist attraction
protect the pharaohs body
11
Triangular piece of land where a river begins branching off from its end
lower Egypt
Rosetta Stone
delta
upper Egypt
12
Queen pharaoh who expanded trade and restored monuments
Tut
Menes
Akhenaten
Hatshepsut
13
Cuneiform, the wheel, and irrigation were all inventions from Egypt
True
False
14
the Code of Hammurabi was the first set of written laws
False
True
15
Hammurabi was king of which city state
Babylon
Ur
Akkad
Uruk
16
Who was the highest social class in Egypt
farmers
kings
royalty/nobles
artisans
17
a temple where Sumerians believed gods ruled over the city
ziggurat
pyramids
empire
church
18
in which kingdom did Q. Hatshepsut increase trade and monuments
old
new
middle
19
Which river is more north, Tigris or Euphrates
Tigris
Euphrates
20
Gilgamesh was king of which city state
Assyria
Uruk
Ur
Babylon
21
boy-king, restored old religion of polytheism
Menes
Hatshepsut
Tut
Akhenaten
22
1000 BC is how many years ago from 2020 AD
5020
3000
3020
4020
23
Gilgamesh's personality as king
all of these
cocky
selfish
arrogant
24
Which direction does the Nile river flow
east to west
north to south
south to north
west to east
25
common meats in Mesopotamia
fish
chicken
goat
all of these
26
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going when they leave Kevin behind
Canada
Paris
Australia
New York
27
why did the Egyptians spend so much time mummifying the dead
wanted their souls to recognize their body
they had a strong belief in the afterlife
both of these
28
Where were pharaohs buried during the old kingdom
in the Nile
pyramids
valley of the kings
in Cairo
29
in which kingdom did the Hyksos people rule the Nile delta
new
old
middle
30
who commissioned the Great Sphinx
Khufu
Ahmose
Kafre
Menes
31
Hammurabi's Code had 280 laws
True
False
32
Most of Mesopotamia is located where
Egypt
Iraq
Britain
United States
33
society controlled by men and women had few rights
empire
patriarchal
theocracy
polytheistic
34
what was the usefulness of papyrus
used to pray to the gods
fishing gear
first form of paper
toilet paper
35
Where were pharaohs buried during the new kingdom
Pyramids
in the Nile
Valley of the Kings
in Thebes
36
ancient Egyptian writing system with pictures
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
cursive
sanskrit
37
How did Mesopotamia change the nomadic way of life
fertile soil
water
resources
all of these
38
Egypt is considered to be "the ____ of the Nile"
gift
sphinx
city
river
39
king-gods; rulers of Egypt, believed by their people to be sent by the gods
pharoah
sphinx
untouchables
slaves
40
in which kingdom was Memphis the capital city
old
new
middle
41
pharaoh that changed the religion to monotheistic
Khufu
Kafre
Akhenaten
Tut
42
what language is Anno Domini written in
Latin
French
Greek
English
43
river the Egyptians settled around
Euphrates
Nile
Ganges
Indus
44
Who was Gilgamesh's superhero friend
Enkidu
Hammurabi
Lebron James
King Tut
45
in which kingdom was Thebes the capital city
new
old
middle
46
king from Upper Egypt who unified lower and upper Egypt
Kafre
Tut
Khufu
Menes
47
who was the last great ruler of Egypt
Ramses
Ahmose
Hatshepsut
Tut
48
huge stone slab inscribed with three different languages
Rosetta Stone
mummification
delta
code of hammurabi
49
who commissioned the Great Pyramids at Giza
Tut
Menes
Khufu
Kafre
50
Northern region of Egypt
Valley of the Kings
lower Egypt
upper Egypt
pyramids
51
CE means
Christ error
common era
common error
Christ era
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southern region of Egypt
Upper Egypt
delta
valley of the pyramids
Lower Egypt
