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What is a city - state?
the capital of a country
a city with a high elevation
a city of over 1,000,000 people
a central city and the countryside around it
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What are hieroglyphics?
The ancient Egyptian writing system
Coffins used for mummies
The writing system of the Indus River Valley
The Mesopotamian writing system
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What is a pharaoh?
a musical instrument in the Indus River Valley
a type of pasta
a toy found in Mesopotamia
A ruler of ancient Egypt
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What is polytheism?
the belief in many gods
A shaped with many sides
the belief in many shapes
the belief in one god
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What is a ziggurat?
an electric car
an ancient king
a tool used for farming rice
a pyramid shaped temple
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What does irrigation mean?
to remove the brain from a dead person
a method of stacking stone blocks
a way of supplying water to farmland
an ancient form of prayer to many gods
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What is the Rosetta Stone?
a stone used as a bed
A stone slab used to translate ancient Egyptian writing
a stone used to cook food
a stone used to crush enemies
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What is silt?
A weapon to throw spears
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
A tool used by early farmers
A dress worn by women in ancient Egypt
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What is the Fertile Crescent?
An animal that lived in ancient Egypt
Area of rich, fertile farmland in Mesopotamia
A farm in the Indus River Valley
A type of bread eaten by Mesopotamians
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What is cuneiform?
the world's first system of writing
a belief in the afterlife
a fish found in the Nile River
a cart used to carry heavy objects
