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Final Exam Review (Mesopotamia, Egypt and Phoenicia)
Final Exam Review (Mesopotamia, Egypt and Phoenicia)
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1
What was significant (important) about Hammurabi’s Code?
It was originally written in English.
It was the first set of laws to be fair for everyone.
It was the first rules ever thought of.
It was the first set of laws to be written down.
2
What did River Valley Civilizations use to try to control flooding?
wheels and carts
clay and stylus
plows and yokes
dams and levees
3
This ancient group of people built ZIGGURATS.
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
4
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt were located inside the Fertile Crescent.
True
False
5
Which of the following occurred when trade took place between Egypt and its neighbors, like the Phoenicians and Nubians?
Isolation
Cultural Diffusion
Starvation
A Natural Disaster
6
Which valuable commodity did the ancient Phoenicians trade with surrounding groups of people?
Salt
Gold
Purple Dyed cloth
Metal
7
What is the correct definition of the word "CULTURAL DIFFUSION?"
A payment made to a more powerful empire in return for protection.
Length of time with a specific common element or theme.
To take control of a place by force.
The spreading of ideas, things or technology from one place to another.
8
Which written language developed in Mesopotamia?
Latin
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
English
9
Hammurabi's Code was fair and equal to all people in Mesopotamia.
False
True
10
What is a "City-State?"
a fortress in a city.
a city that is also a separate, independent state.
a group of territories all controlled by one government.
a country where all the cities are named the same as all the states.
11
Many early civilizations had SCRIBES. What is a SCRIBE?
a fortress in a city.
an organized list of laws and rules.
a worker skilled at making items by hand.
a professional writer.
12
Which of the following grew along the banks of the Nile River and became an important export from Egypt?
Vellum
Gold
Paper
Papyrus
13
Which of the following describes how power was transferred from one Pharaoh to another?
When a Pharaoh died, power usually passed to his son.
When people were unhappy with the Pharaoh they could elect a new one.
When a Pharaoh died there was an election.
When a Pharaoh died his wife took power.
14
What were the religious beliefs of the Mesopotamians and Egyptians?
They practiced Christianity.
They were zoroastrianists.
They were polytheistic.
They were monotheistic.
15
What were the ships called that the Phoenicians built and used?
Parthenons
Galleys
Plows
The Phoenician Destroyers
16
What invention helped early River Valley Civilizations give their crops enough water?
The wheel
The Plow
Irrigation Systems
Galleys
17
What is the correct definition of the word "DYNASTY?"
Many territories and peoples controlled by one government.
A series of rulers from the same family.
A settlement that is in control by a King and Queen who rule together.
A visual representation of events put in chronological order.
18
In ancient Egypt, the _____ had ABSOLUTE POWER.
Gods
People
Pharaoh
Government officials
19
Who created the calendar system with 365 days?
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
20
What did rivers provide early civilizations with?
Fertile Soil
A food source such as fish
All of the above answers.
Fresh Water
21
This group of ancient people built smooth sided PYRAMIDS as tombs?
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
22
What is the correct definition of the word "CULTURE?"
the belief in many gods.
an organized list of laws and rules.
related people of several generations.
the way of life of a group of people.
23
What was one of the positive EFFECTS of flooding in River Valley Civilizations?
It allowed ancient people to make more mud bricks for building houses.
It washed away people, animals, houses and crops.
It left behind pieces of Bronze which were used to make better tools.
It left behind rich topsoil for farming.
24
What is the correct definition of the word "CIVILIZATION?"
a society with cities, a government, job specialization and social classes.
a way of organizing social classes based on the amount of authority.
a traditional story/legend that explains people’s beliefs.
a system for determining years and their divisions.
25
Ancient Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
True
False
