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Where was Mesopatamia located?
What is now Mexico
What is now Middle East
What is now Europe
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Kings held great power, their families lived in a palace, and
they captured their people and sold them as slaves
they led armies, public works, irrigation projects,the gov.t
they took all their peoples crops and sold them for the themselves
3
What were the purpose of pyramids?
for show
they were tombs for the rich
to hide their riches
4
Why was Egypt so successful?
they had a big population
they had access to water
they were great rulers
5
What river runs along Egypt?
Nile
Indus River
Mississippi
Red sea
6
Although there were earlier law codes, the Code of _________ is the most complete
Hammurabi
Christianity
Judaism
7
Why was Ancient Egypt able to have long lasting dynasties?
No one knew they existed
Natural barriers like desserts and seas
Had the greatest army in the world
They made qa deal with every other kingdom
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Which hominids do scientist believe were probably the first to leave Africa?
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Neanderthals
Australoptihecus
9
What continent is Egypt located in?
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
10
The earliest governments are best described as _____.
principalities
monarchies
democracies
dictatorships
11
Which type of scientist uses fossils and artifacts to study early humans?
Geologists
Physics
Anthropologists
Chemists
12
Many Egyptians believed that after you died you went....
to the afterlife
to bed
to hell
to heaven
13
Polytheism or Polytheistic means what in relation to religion:
belief in one god
belief in more than one god.
14
Ancient Egypt's writing system was called what?
hierogplyphics
spanish
cave man paintings
english
15
How did Mesopotamia control the flow of rivers (Tigris and Euphrates in the fertile crescent)?
Drained the rivers
Built cement across the rivers
Irrigation and drainage ditches/stopped flooding
16
Early hominids used fire to _____.
protect against attack by dangerous animals
all of the above
flush animals out of caves and then kill them
create a sense of community
17
A process of embalming and drying corpses.
Dehydrating
Mummification
Cremation
18
The keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis is as ____
Neolithic Agricultre
Paleolithic agriculture
Domestic Agriculture
Systematic Agriculture
19
A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta is called what? Used to write on like paper
parchment
bamboo
papyrus
20
How did early humans adapt in order to survive?
Following animals migrations
Painting cave art
Living in Isolation
Keeping records
21
What was the Code of Hammurabi written on
rock tablets kept at the temple to be interpreted by priests
a 7ft monument carved in the middle of the city
paper that only goverment officals could see
22
Mesopatamia was creative with mud bricks, shaped by hand, left to dry in the sun they made what with?
Buildings, like homes and other living structres
bridges and roads
Pyramids
23
This ruler united Upper/Lower Egypt
Piye
Tut
Menes
Ramses II
24
A(n) ___ is a culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements.
civilization
Economy
Village
Government
25
Why were Paleolithic people nomads?
Rival groups drove each other out of settled areas
They had to look for more habitable climates
They had to follow animal migration
Fear of enemies kept them moving
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Archeologist study ____, or objects made by humans
Artifacts
Rivers
Animals
Oceans
27
What two rivers created mesopatamia
Euphratese and Tigris
Rhine and Nile
Yangtze and Delta
Nile and Mississippi
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Why was writing so important:
to keep records and pass knowledge for generations to come
to write letters to America
to keep all the learning in the kings vault
29
What was Mesopatamia also known as:
the cradle of civilization
the city of Sumer
The city of Akkadia
30
The temple was often built atop a massive stepped tower called a
Teepee
Ziggurat
Monastary
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What religion did Ancient Egypt practice?
Polytheism
Christianity
Buddhism
Daoism
32
Where did many early civilizations develop?
Mountain Valleys
Deserts
Forest
River Valley
33
Craft specializations emerged as a result of _____.
the building of houses
surplus agricultural production
advanced tool making
the trading of goods
34
Gilgamesh was an epic poem about everlasting life, search for immortality. What is the importance of the story today?
First known written story
story of a special beast and his friend a dog
epic poem of a dinasaur and a caveman
35
What was the one indicator of early farming villages?
Domestication of animals
Eating cooked food
Hunting
Creating painting in Caves
36
The most prominent building in the Sumerian city was the temple dedicated to the
chief god or goddess to the city.
slaves who lived in the temple
the queen who owned the temple
37
The Nile River’s flooding could be described as
Rare
Destructive
predictable/necessary
Unpredictable
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Which invention made hunting easier for early humans?
Cave art
Fire
Farming
The Spear
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____ Were skilled workers who made products such as weapons and jewelry
Artisans
Priests
Anthropologists
Farmers
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Advantages of Nile’s yearly flooding...
Grew papyrus
Irrigated during the dry season
Became successful farmers
Created hieroglyphics
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Who led Governments in early civilizations?
Monarchs
Artisans
Priests
Warriors
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What are you looking at?
the great sphinx
pharaoh
temple
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What is it called when a series of rulers come from a single blood line (family)?
Dynasty
Pharoahs
Culture
