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Module 2: Early River Valley Civilizations: Lesson 1, 2, & 3
Module 2: Early River Valley Civilizations: Lesson 1, 2, & 3
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1
The Middle Kingdom period came to an end when the Hyksos invaded Egypt from their homeland in present-day____ .
Israel
Libya
Sudan
Greece
2
During the Stone Age, which ofthe following was a commonly held religious belief?
that there were many gods living on a mountain in present-day Greece
the spirits lived in natural objects and in animals
that there was only one God that was all-powerful
that God sent his only son to earth to atone for the sins of mankind
3
Which Statement accurately describe how business was conducted in ancient Ur?
Farmers exchange grain for wine or other goods
Merchants posted the price of their goods for everyone to read
Shopkeepers sold their goods next to the main temple or royal cemetery
Citizens paid for products with copper coins
4
Which writing surface did the ancient Egyptians invent that allowed people to easily carry records with them?
clay tablets
cotton sheets
papyrus paper
stone walls
5
_____ created the world's first empires by conquering Sumerian citie.
Anyang
Harappan
Sargon
Hammurabi
6
The god of the sun,___& Osiris, god of the dead, were the two most important gods of the polytheistic Egyptian religion.
Re
Isis
Anubis
HorusIsis
7
What is the name given to the Mesopotamia stuctures?
Ziggurat
Qanat
Pyramid
Stupa
8
Which of the following is the GREATEST threat to ancient monuments in the modern of Iraq?
Pollution
Warfare
Flooding
Neglect
9
How did the deserts of Egypt affect the settlement of the area?
Deserts forced people to live in a narrow strip of land on the Nile River
The deserts forced people to live in oases on the Nile River.
The deserts forced people to live south of the First Cataract.
The deserts forced people to live exclusively in the fertile Nile River.
10
Who was the highest rank in the Sumerian society?
Merchant
Priest
Farmers
Slaves
11
The Egyptian deserts forced people to live along the banks of the Nile River and helped protect ancient Egypt from ____.
foreign invasion
flooding
famine
dust storms
12
The _______ Age begain in Mesopotamia after Sumerian metalworkers, discovered that blending copper and tin spearheads
Ice
Bronze
Copper
Stone
13
During the 1991 _______, the ziggurat at Ur was damaged by machine-gun fire and surrounding areas were bombed
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Cold War
Civil War
14
Where did King Narmer establish his capital city?
near the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts
where Upper and Lower Egypt meet
along the frontier with Nubia
close to the fertile Nile River Delta
15
Which of the following is true of Sumerian city-states?
The royal palace was the central building in each city
Farmers and soldiers controlled the government of the cities
Each Sumerian city was independent from the others
Priests led Sumerian armies in times of war
16
Which statement best decribe the status of ancient Sumerian women?
They were considered to be the property of their fathers or husbands
They had very few rights, but they could own slaves
They could own property and enter into many professions
They were limited to working in the household or in the fields
17
Who was the third highest rank in the Sumerian society?
Priest
Merchant
Farmers
Slaves
18
Why did the ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom period end?
Hyksos from the east invaded and conquered Egypt.
The ancient Egyptians decided to allow the people to vote for their leaders
The ancient Egyptians were devastated by a series of natural disasters.
Nubians from the south invaded and conquered Egypt.
19
Which race of people is credited with the creation of the world's first empire?
Kassites
Akkadians
Amorites
Sumerians
20
Why is Sumer considered to be one of the world's first civilizations?
because the area contained cities with advanced technology
because the inhabitants were primarily hunters and gatherers
because the society was simple and organized into tribes
because the people told stories to pass down their history
21
Building materials were scarce in Mesopotamia, Sumerians built houses and defensive walls out of ___________.
vines
wood
brick
mud brick
22
Which of the following was a disadvantage for the settlers of Mesopotamia?
lack of timber for building houses
lack of water for irrigation
lack of raw materials to make clothing
lack of goods soil for growing crops
23
Hammurabi is BEST know for which of the following?
creating the first civilization in the world
establishing a kingdom based on Judaism
writing down a set of laws for his kingdom
rebelling against the Egyptian pharaoh
24
King Narmer chose to establish his capital city, _____ , where the Upper and Lower kingdoms meet.
Rosetta
Memphis
Thebes
Giza
25
_____ controlled the government of early Sumerian city-states because the people looked to them to pray to the gods.
Priests
Landowners
Noblemans
Kings
