Ancient writing system used by Sumerians

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

Granted Chinese emperors the right to rule

What are Hieroglyphs?

Picture of an object representing a wordin Ancient Egypt

What was the Code of Hammurabi?

Well preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia

A line of hereditary rulers in a country

What was the Rosetta Stone?

A stone with Greek, Latin, & Egyptian Hi-eroglyphic Carvings

What is papyrus in Ancient Egyptian Culture?

Writing material made from a papyrus plant

What are Oracle Bones?

Turtle bones used to predict the future.

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1
What is Polytheism?
The belief in many rulers
The belief I'm going to fail this test if I don't study
The belief in ancient river valley prosperity
The belief in many gods
2
What is Cuneiform?
Ancient writing schoology used by Mesopotamians
Ancient writing system used by the Ancient Chinese
Ancient writing system used by Egyptians
Ancient writing system used by Sumerians
3
What is a Ziggurat?
A type of zebra that Ancient Mesopota-mians hunted.
Another name for the Pyramid of Giza
A stepped tower fortress
A type of canal to help irrigation in agriculture
4
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Granted Pharoahs the right to rule
Granted Chinese emperors the right to rule
Granted Mr. Hoppens the right to rule in his classroom
Granted Babylonian kings the right to rule
5
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"The land between two rivers"
"The river between two lands"
"The fertile crescent"
"The fertile land between two rivers"
6
What is another name for Mesopotamians?
Sumerians
Zee Germans
Baby-lonians
Potamian Settlers
7
What are Hieroglyphs?
Picture of an object representing a wordin Ancient Egypt
Picture of a object representing a Spartan in Halo
Picture of an object representing a word in Ancient Babylon
Picture of an object representing a word in Ancient China
8
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
Well preserved Syllabus in Mr. Hoppens' classroom
Well preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia
Well preserved Egyptian law code of ancient Mesopotamia
Well preserved Chinese law code of ancient Mesopotamia
9
What is a Dynasty?
A line of hereditary rulers in a country
A bunch of bearded men hunting ducks
An offensive line in a huddle
A line of pharoahs in Mesopotamia
10
Ancient River Valleys were plagued by what natural disaster?
Floods
Earthquakes
Wild Fires
Drought
11
What is a Pharoah?
An Egyptian Mummy
An Egyptian High Priest
An Egyptian Monarch
An Egyptian Statue
12
What were the 3 kingdoms in Ancient Egypt?
Old, Golden, Imperial
Old, Middle, New
Past, Present, Future
Old, Golden, New
13
What was the Rosetta Stone?
A mythic stone given to a Egyptian pharoah
A stone with Greek, Latin, & Egyptian Hi-eroglyphic Carvings
A stone with Greek, Latin, & Babylonian carvings
A stone with Greek, German, and Latin Carvings
14
What is papyrus in Ancient Egyptian Culture?
Writing material made from trees
Clothing made for Pharoahs
Nickname for Papyrus the Pirate of the Nile River Thieves
Writing material made from a papyrus plant
15
What are Oracle Bones?
Turtle bones used to tell stories about Chinese gods
Turtle bones used to tell stories of the past
Skeletons of fortune tellers
Turtle bones used to predict the future.

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