Erin Howard's Quiz

What is the Egyptian Writing System called?

Hammurabi first came to power in this city-state________________.

What does the word “Mesopotamia” mean?

What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to domesticate plants and animals?

The statement: “The Coca-Cola museum is just east of the State Park in Atlanta, Georgia." is an example of which?

The neighboring clan moved to a forest that has more naturally occurring fruits and vegetables.

What does Mesopotamia mean in the Greek language?

What was the northern section of Egypt called?

What is the acronym that can be used to remember the 5 Themes of Geography?

Longitude lines run...

What type of map shows boundaries, cities, and capitals?

The Nile is the third longest river in the world.

How did the Babylonians decide if someone was guilty of a crime?

Water levels in an area are continually rising year after year. The people in the area must leave.

Nomadic means to ______________.

“The Space Needle in Seattle, Washington is 47° N, 122° W” is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?

All cats were seen as divine creatures because the Egyptians believed that they were representations of  ______________?

What are the names of the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?

What do we call a person who makes maps?

Each city built a temple in the middle of the city called a __________________.

What was one innovation credited to the Akkadians?

Who were the ziggurats dedicated to?

Latitude lines measure distance _____ of the equator

The Assyrians leader King Sargon II had absolute power.

The building of dams plowing and irrigating of fields are examples of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?

What were the primary occupations of people during the Paleolithic Era?

Egypt was monotheistic for the majority of its history.

Why did people settle in Mesopotamia?

Where is Kush located with regards to Egypt?

A new tribe has entered the area of your tribe, they are violent. Fearing for safety, your tribe flees.

Which Babylonian ruler developed a famous code of law?

What present-day country is the site of Mesopotamia?

A wedge-shaped system of writing developed in Mesopotamia.

What are the four essential parts of any map?

Mesopotamia is known as the “fertile crescent” because….

Which Pharaoh is responsible for the building of the Pyramid of Giza?

One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

What city in the United States is named after the original capital of Egypt?

Katrina moves to another country because there are better schools there.

During the Neolithic Revolution _____________.

When the Egyptians could not afford time for prep for burying pharos, where were they buried instead

The greatest technology of the Stone Age was ____________.

Mesopotamians practiced worshipping many gods, known as _____________________.

What is the term that describes the discovery of farming?

Cities that govern themselves are known as________________.

The world’s first story was titled __________________.

Why did the Assyrians have the largest empire and a reputation for being violent?

Egypt falls behind in the race for weapons tech because of a lack of what substance?