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Hammurabi's Code was written to...
inform everyone of laws and punishments in Babylon
explain why the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded.
keep track of rituals and celebrations
describe where natural resources could be found
2
Hieroglyphs, Cuneiform, and Sanskrit are examples of...
stone age pottery
river valley crops
writing systems
early religions
3
Hieroglyphs and cuneiform led to the development of ...
jewelry
farming
recorded history
painting and sculpture
4
Pyramids and ziggurats show that the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia both
respected human rights
practiced government
used advanced technology
developed along rivers
5
Why do ancient civilizations develop near rivers such as the Nile, Indus, Tigris and Euphrates?
Rivers provided a source of fresh water for farming.
Rivers helped in the exploring new continents.
Rivers provided places for swimming and sports.
Rivers provided electrical power for factories.
6
The most important way early civilizations changed their environment was to...
build ships to discover new lands
build temples and pyramids
build irrigation systems for farming
build highways for transportation
7
How did ancient civilizations control rivers for farming?
with irrigation
with writing systems
by building ziggurats and pyramids
by hunting and gathering
8
What river helped the ancient Indian civilization develop?
Tigris River
Indus River
Euphrates River
Nile River
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What was the ancient Indian writing called?
cuneiform
hieroglyphs
characters
sanskrit
10
What river helped ancient Egyptian civilization develop?
Nile River
Indus River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
11
Which list describes an irrigation system?
bricks, ramps, stone
papyrus, ink, hieroglyphs
ditches, canals, gates
statues, candles, prayers
12
What was the ancient Sumerian writing called?
hieroglyphs
characters
sanskrit
cuneiform
13
Which is a fact rather than an opinion?
The best wheat came from the Fertile Crescent.
The ancient Indians developed the finest irrigation systems
Geography influenced development of ancient civilizations
The homes of Mesopotamia were the most beautiful of all.
14
Laws and historic events in the river valley civilizations were recorded by ....
scribes
merchants
pharaohs
slaves
15
People with common religion, gov't, writing, technology and social classes can be called
a tribe
a family
a group of nomads
a civilization
16
What was the ancient Egyptian writing called?
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
characters
sanskrit
17
Why are scribes higher in social classes than soldiers and farmers?
Reading and writing were valued skills.
Soldiers and farmers were treated as slaves.
Soldiers and farmers were paid workers.
Scribes were royalty.
18
Which statement about the Nile River is correct?
Salt from nearby seas made the soil richer.
Ancient Egyptians used the desert for farmland.
The river never flooded so the soil was never disturbed.
Flooding deposited rich silt along the river's banks.
19
What rivers helped Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians develop civilizations?
Indus and Ganges Rivers
Amazon and Mississippi Rivers
Nile River and Danube River
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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On reason archeologists study the ruins and artifacts of ancient civilizations is that...
they show ancient civilizations were well-developed
skulls of ice age dinosaurs were discovered
many skeletons have been found
beautiful houses have been uncovered
