World History: Unit 1 Test (Early Humans - Ancient Egypt)

The Great Pyramid is the only standing Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Around what year did the Lower & Upper Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt unite?

What was the name of the influential poem from Sumer?

What was the last continent of the planet was the last to be inhabited by human migration?

Who united Mesopotamia c. 2350 BCE and formed the first empire?

Which of the following pharaohs did NOT have a pyramid build at Giza?

What was the period in Ancient Egypt where the pyramids were built? This is sometimes known as the Pyramid Age.

Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt in 30 BCE before it became a Roman Province?

The modern city that derives it current name from the ancient city-state of Uruk is called?

When using dating systems, c. stands for Circa (meaning "around this date").

In Mesopotamia, building were made out of mud bricks and are called?

What group migrated into Egypt from the North and eventually took control Egypt in the Second Intermediate Period?

What tools were most likely used to shape and cut the stones for the building of pyramids?

Why was it difficult uniting peoples in Mesopotamia?

During the Persian invasion, who freed Egypt?

When it came to education, only rich girls were offered it.

Ramses II was well known for what accomplishments?

After the death of Hammurabi, what was the new empire called with the new rulers?

Earliest human remains are dated back to c. 300,000.

Slaves built the pyramids.

Using explosives when exploring pyramids and tombs could destroy artifacts.

On which continent were the earliest human remains found?

What factor allowed people to settle, which then caused civilizations to develop?

What caused the early humans to migrate?

How tall is the Great Pyramid?

What was NOT an invention by the Sumerians?

What is the code of Hammurabi?

When using dating systems, BCE stands for Before Christ Era.

What are the two rivers that created the Fertile Crescent area?

When using dating systems, CE stands for Common Era.

What people began the civilization of Mesopotamia?

What did Pharaoh Akhenaten do that was different than previous rulers?

What was the first pyramid to be built by Pharaoh Djoser?

I ruled in Babylonia (c. 605 BCE)and led a cultural renaissance, rebuilt city wall and led conquests in Judah. Who am I?

What river was the most vital to the development, sustainability and prosperity of Ancient Egypt?

What was so fascinating about the finding of King Tut's tomb and why he is one of most famous Pharaohs?

Babylonia, under Hammurabi became a power in which region c. 1792 BCE?

What early civilization (also the earliest known) formed c. 3,500 BCE?