Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt

Question 1

Which of the following describes the New Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

greatest time of expansion

Question 2

_____ is the Egyptian writing system.

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 3

Ramses the Great ruled for 67 years and created the first know peace treaty with _____.

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Hittites

Question 4

Polytheistic means

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belief in many gods

Question 5

The _____ River was the life blood of Ancient Egypt.

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Nile

Question 6

A succession of rulers coming from a single family is called a(n) ...

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dynasty

Question 7

The _____ was the first known written laws.

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Code of Hammurabi

Question 8

This was the first major civilization of Mesopotamia (4500 BCE)

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Sumer

Question 9

The first female pharaoh who ruled over a time of peace and prosperity.

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Hatshepsut

Question 10

He was the most powerful and longest ruling pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

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Ramses II

Question 11

A _____ was the chief minister who supervised day-to-day government for the egyptian king.

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vizier

Question 12

Which of the descriptions does NOT describe the "Old Kingdom"?

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valley of the kings

Question 13

Early civilizations relied heavily on _____.

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regular seasonal flooding of the rivers

Question 14

This pharaoh is responsible for uniting the Upper and Lower Kingdoms of Egypt.

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Narmer

Question 15

Babylonian king responsible for the first known written laws.

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Hammurabi

Question 16

This was considered the most properous period in Egypt.

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New Kingdom

Question 17

The _____ enabled linguists to decipher hieroglyphics.

Accepted Answer

Rosetta Stone

Question 18

Portable Egyptian writing surface made from reeds.

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papyrus

Question 19

Outlined in green, this area was home to the earliest known civilizations.

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Fertile Crescent

Question 20

The Mesopotamian civilization settled _____.

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between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question 21

This longtime Egyptian enemy ruled the area in green.

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Hittites

Question 22

Famous Mesopotamian Ancient Wonder of the World

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Question 23

The biggest pyramid located in Giza belongs to

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Khufu

Question 24

Place where Egyptian kings were buried during the New Kingdom.

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valley of the kings

Question 25

Built the second largest pyramid but created the greatest pyramid complex, including the Sphinx

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Khafre

Question 26

This is a form of government where the ruler is a political and religious leader.

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theocracy

Question 27

This is the name for a Mesopotamian temple.

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ziggurat

Question 28

A state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it.

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city-state

Question 29

The civilization to conquer the Egyptians by using the compound bow and chariot.

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Hyksos

Question 30

Famous Egyptian boy king that overturned his parents views on monotheism.

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Tutankhamun

Question 31

A long mesopotamian poem about the a king traveling the world, performing great deeds.

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Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 32

Government ruled by a king or queen is known as ...

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a monarchy

Question 33

The earliest known writing form.

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 34

The _____ guides souls through the afterlife.

Accepted Answer

Book of the Dead

Question 35

This was written in three languages and allowed linguists to decipher Egyptian writing.

Accepted Answer

Rosetta Stone

Question 36

A large triangular area of land located at the mouth of a river. Generally, marshy and fertile.

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delta

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