Pyramids were built mostly by

Farmers during the agricultural off-season

Were given comparatively higher status than other civilizations

The Epic of Gilgamesh is important because

It contains distorted versions of Biblical stories

Ruled the vast Persian empire through satraps

The Persian religion of Zorastrianism taught

That there are two cosmic forces in never-ending conflict with one another

The Egyptian afterlife

Was positive if you were mummified and reunified with your body

A plant used to make scrolls for written language

States that conquer neighbors for exploitation of resources

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9-18-20 Ancient History

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1
Egyptians saw their king as
An unelected tyrant
A representative of god
A god
A secretary for the gods
2
Pyramids were built mostly by
Slaves
Farmers during the agricultural off-season
Aliens
The upper classes
3
Women in Egypt
Were given comparatively higher status than other civilizations
Were considered unholy as there were no female gods
Were not allowed to hold any positions of power or jobs
Were never buried in pyramids
4
Worshiping many gods is called
Voodoo
Tritheism
Polytheism
Monotheism
5
Which of the following are cradles of civilization?
Sumer and Egypt
Sumer and Persia
Egypt and Persia
Israel and Egypt
6
The Epic of Gilgamesh is important because
It was the first example of phonetic writing
Describes the first bromance
It contains distorted versions of Biblical stories
It doesn’t have a happy ending
7
This Babylonian code of law was particularly harsh and had different punishments based on social class
The Utnapishtim
The Enuma Elish
Robert’s Rules of Order
The Code of Hammurabi
8
When was the Great Pyramid of Giza completed?
2560 BC
2056 BC
2150 CB
8000 BC
9
Egypt was
An empire
A single city-state
A Confederation
A collection of city-states
10
Cyrus the Great
Ruled the vast Persian empire through satraps
The 18th dynasty Pharaoh, Invented the Egyptian Solar Calendar
Killed Sargon the Great
Founded the Peloponnesian league
11
Upper and Lower Egypt were united by King
Mr. Hamburger
David
Menes
Brady
12
The Persian religion of Zorastrianism taught
The worship of the angel Moroni who would give his faithful gold tablets
That if one released desires then Nirvana could be achieved
To venerate ancestors by the use of oracle bones
That there are two cosmic forces in never-ending conflict with one another
13
The Egyptian afterlife
Was a place of torture and misery for all people
Ended in the obliteration of the soul for everyone
Was positive if you were mummified and reunified with your body
Was only believed in by the lowest classes
14
The Egyptian written language is called
Greek
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Harappan
15
Papyrus was
The name of the Egyptian god of chaos
A plant used to make scrolls for written language
A luxury fishing boat used only by the highest classes
An embalmer whose job included removing the heart from the mummy
16
The river that flooded giving the Egyptians water for their crops was
The Nile River
The Tigris River
The Alafia River
The Euphrates River
17
The truth of the Bible was further revealed when the existence of this civilization was confirmed
The Israelites
The Hittites
The Aztec
The Egyptians
18
When was the Agricultural Revolution
8000 BC
80,000 BC
7000 AD
6000 BC
19
Empires are
Ruled by Sith Lords
An association of states that have allied for commercial purposes
States that conquer neighbors for exploitation of resources
Cities that are completely politically independent
20
Sargon the Great was the ruler of
The Akkadians
The Sargons
Egypt
Persia

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