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