The primary reason ancient peoples of the Nile River valley built levees, irrigation canals, and reservoirs was to

increase agricultural production

How were the Egyptians and Sumerians different?

Egyptians had a number system based on 10 / Sumerians 60.

How were the Egyptians and Mesopotamians similar?

They both invented a form of writing.

Which environmental issue faced the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China?

catastrophic floods that destroyed crops and villages

A key difference between the Nile and the Tigris & Euphrates rivers is that:

The flooding of the Nile was predictable.

1. How were the Egyptians and Sumerians similar?

They both invented a form of writing.

The fact that Sumer was attacked and invaded by the Akkadians and Babylonians is evidence that:

Sumer lacked a natural barrier.

How were the Egyptians and Sumerians different?

The Sumerians lived in city-states and the Egyptians didn't.

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1
This time period is famous for building Pyramids.
The Pre-Dynastic Kingdom
The Old Kingdom
They New Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
2
The primary reason ancient peoples of the Nile River valley built levees, irrigation canals, and reservoirs was to
increase agricultural production
purify sacred waters
defend against invaders
create a shorter route to distant cities
3
How were the Egyptians and Sumerians different?
The Egyptians were monotheistic and the Sumerians were not.
Egyptians had a number system based on 10 / Sumerians 60.
Egyptians believed in an afterlife and Sumerians did not.
The Egyptians understood geometry and the Sumerians did not.
4
Which of the following did the Sumerians invent?
The telescope
Iron tools
The wheel
Concrete
5
This person is famous for creating one of the world’s first written law codes.
Hammurabi
Ramses II
Menes
Nebuchadnezzar
6
The Egyptians operated which of the following governmental systems?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Democratic system
Communist system
7
Early calendars were based on:
The movement of the stars.
The changing of the seasons.
The phases of the moon.
The position of the sun.
8
How were the Egyptians and Mesopotamians similar?
They both lived in mountains.
They both built ziggurats.
They both invented a form of writing.
They were both geographically isolated.
9
Menes is famous for:
Establishing the Babylonian Empire.
Uniting Egypt.
Destroying Solomon's Temple.
Uniting Sumer into an empire.
10
Which environmental issue faced the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China?
soil erosion resulting from annual rainfall of over 100 inches per year
catastrophic floods that destroyed crops and villages
extensive destruction of rain forests for lumber to build large structures
waterways that were unnavigable most of the year
11
A key difference between the Nile and the Tigris & Euphrates rivers is that:
The flooding of the Nile was predictable.
The Nile was deep and the Tigris & Euphrates were shallow.
The Nile frequently dried up.
The flooding of the Nile was unpredictable.
12
Sargon of Akkad is famous for:
Creating the first wheel.
Creating the first dynasty.
Creating the first theocracy.
Creating the first empire.
13
The pyramids were built to:
Store grain.
Help with irrigation.
Offer protection from invaders.
Be tombs for the pharaohs.
14
Hammurabi's code was based on the idea of:
What's mine is yours.
What's yours is mine.
An eye for an eye.
Can't we all get along?
15
A disadvantage of living in Sumer was
The lack of an irrigation system.
The lack of a religious leader.
The lack of a warrior king.
The lack of natural barriers.
16
Writing was first invented to:
Send messages to foreign nations.
Communicate with foreign people.
Keep records
Invent other necessary items.
17
1. How were the Egyptians and Sumerians similar?
They were both geographically isolated.
They both invented a form of writing.
They both lived in the mountains.
They both invented steel.
18
The fact that Sumer was attacked and invaded by the Akkadians and Babylonians is evidence that:
They lacked a warrior-king.
They lacked a temple priest.
Sumer lacked an army.
Sumer lacked a natural barrier.
19
How were the Egyptians and Sumerians different?
Sumerians had surplus food and the Egyptians did not.
Sumerians believed in an afterlife and the Egyptians didN't.
The Sumerians lived in city-states and the Egyptians didn't.
Sumerians didn't believe in gods and Egyptians did.
20
All dynasties are based upon:
Qualifcations
Elections
Heredity
Conquests

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