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Egypt/Mesopotamia Review Game
Egypt/Mesopotamia Review Game
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A social studies based review game over ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
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The first written set of laws.
The Talmud
The Old Testament
Hammurabi's Code
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The material used as a writing surface for Egyptian record keeping.
Stone tablets
Rosetta Stone
Papyrus
3
Who was the king of Babylon who built a royal palace with trees and gardens on high terraces?
Nebuchadnezzar
Harambe
Tutankhamun (Tut)
4
Which was accomplished during the Old Kingdom?
Flourishing of literature and art.
Expansion of Egyptian empire into Syria.
Building the Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx Statue.
5
Batering, an early form on trade, occurred because..
Trade made people feel more secure.
People didn't want to part with their extra items.
People had surpluses they could exchange for other items
6
This artifact provided the "key" to reading the Egyptian Hieroglyphic writing.
Stone Henge
Rosetta Stone
Human translator
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The scribes of Egypt kept their notes and records on..
Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphs
Papyrus
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A series of rulers from the same family.
Family Tree
Dynasty
Bazaar
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How did Hammurabi's Code treat a person who broke a law accidentally?
The same as if the law had been broken on purpose.
By giving half the usual punishment or breaking the law.
By cutting the person's hand off.
10
Which is true of role of women in ancient Egypt?
Their work was limited to being mothers or priestesses.
They had few rights outside of their own homes.
They had most of the rights and freedoms men had.
11
Region in SW Asia was the site of the world's 1st civilization & called this b/c of its shape
Cape Horn
Fertile Crescent
Cape of Good Hope
12
The world's longest river.
Nile River
Amazon River
River Thames
13
The first coins were issued by...
the Hebrews
the Greeks
the Lydians
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Why did the ancient Egyptians bury their dead with food and other possessions?
believed they need these items in the afterlife to survive
to make the burial site more attractive to the living
to show off their wealth
15
The picture-like symbols used in Egyptian writing were called..
Hebrew
Hieroglyphs
Sanskrit
16
A group of travelers journeying together.
Backpackers
Caravan
Vacationers
17
What practice helped Epytians learn to use medicine & surgery to treat the human body?
Astronomy
Making Papyrus
Mummification
18
A market place selling different kinds of goods.
Farmer's Market
Flea Market
Bazaar
19
This term means "belief in many gods."
Monotheism
Deism
Polytheism
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Someone who rules for child until the child is old enough to rule.
Guardian
Trustee
Regent
21
What weakened the cities of Sumer and led to their conquest?
Too many years of flooding & farming made the soil soil poor
City-States fought over use of land and river water.
Too many years of lower rainfall caused crops to fail.
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What was located in the heart of the Sumerian City?
The temple to the main god or goddess.
The palace of the king.
The courthouse.
