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Mesopotamia is current day...
Iran
Iraq
South America
Korea
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The northern region of ancient Egypt, named so because it was located downriver with the Nile's flow.
Lower Lip
Lower Egypt
Middle Egypt
Upper Egypt
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Bonus* how was Sargon found by the gardener
found floating down the river in a basket
found drowning in a bay
found in the mountains
found him laying on a farming field
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Who was Sargon?
Ruler of the Amorites
Ruler of the Akkadians
Ruler of the Chaldeans
Ruler of the Assyrians
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The southern region of ancient Egypt, named so because it was located upriver with the Nile's flow.
Middle Egypt
Upper Egypt
Lower Egypt
Upper Lip
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Pop question: Who is Sargon??
Made the first battering ram
Lead the first empire
Half god
Made the first written set of laws
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What are the Hittites known for?
Silk
Gold
Silver
Iron
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What is unique about the Nile River?
It flows East
It flows South
It flows North
It flows West
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the period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Intermediate Period
Middle Kingdom
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Body of water separating Africa from the Arabian Peninsula
Red Sea
Dead Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
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An Egyptian king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt; Considered the first pharaoh
Djoser
Khufu
Menes
Khafre
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What is culture?
a people's art and music
a set of rituals
a people's unique way of life
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King Nebuchadnezzar II was a great king of the great......
Macedonia
Greece
Babylon
Persia
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Who is the founder of Zoroastrianism?
Aksobhya
Zarathustra
Tao
Ganapati
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They have cities, organized governments, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system.
Villages
Civilizations
Countries
Nations
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Ruled for 66 years, (from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C.); conquered Canaan, signed a peace treaty with Hittites
Tutankamun
Djoser
Ramses II
Akenaten
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Forced his subjects to worship only one God (Aton) which cause controversy due to the Egyptian's polytheistic beliefs
Tutankhamun
Djoser
Ramses II
Akhenaten
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a period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC
Middle Kingdom
Intermediate Period
Old Kingdome
New Kingdom
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Where did the Hebrews settle?
Palestine
Egypt
Syria
Anatolia
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The most important invention of the Phoenicians was the...
Temples
None of the above.
Alphabet
Number System
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The world's longest river; the "lifeblood" of Egypt
Euphrates
Nile
TIgris
Amazon
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The capital on the Tigris River where the Assyrians ruled. Location of Ashurbanipal's Palace Library.
Babylon
Uruk
Kish
Nineveh
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Mesopotamia means
Land Under the Mountains
Land of Fertile Soil
Land Between Two Rivers
Land of Many Gods
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Ashurbanipal is known for
creating the Hanging Gardens
being friends with Gilgamesh
being the son of Sargon
creating a library
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A ziggurat is a
Kingdom
Palace
Temple
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What is a cartouche?
Egyptian hieroglyphs
name and title of a monarch
oval or oblong shape enclosing hieroglyphs
all of the above
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Who is the chief god of Zoroastrianism?
Zoroaster
Ahura Mazda
Cyrus the Great
Marduk
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Phoenicians: They were great...
Civillization
Sea traders
traders
people
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Why did Akhenaten Change His Name?
He was forced to
He didn't like his parents
He was abducted
He liked only one god
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Ashurbanipal collected
Iron spears and swords
Cuneiform tablets
Wild beasts from the empire
Rubies
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"Domesticate"
To be in charge of cleaning the house
To build a rotunda
To tame animals and plants for human use.
To chew food
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Cyrus the Great and Darius I are kings of this massive Mesopotamian empire
The Athenian Empire
Persian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Hellenistic Empire
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Died while still a young king. The discovery of his tomb in 1922 has taught archaeologists much about Egyptian culture.
Ramses II
Thutmose !!!
Tutankhamun
Akenaten
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Lasted from about 2700 bc to 2200 bc. Egyptians continued to develop their political system. Pharaohs were gods.
Second Intermediate
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
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Did the Assyrians have an advanced army?
Yes
No
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The patriarch of the Hebrews was
David
Soloman
Moses
Abraham
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Stole the throne from his son Thutmose III. She dressed like a man and called herself king.
Rhianna
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
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strong rapids; waterfalls near Egypt
Rapid water
Angel Falls
Niagara
Cataracts
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An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Heiroglyphics
Cuneiform
Phoenician
Cursive
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What is this?
Cursive
Heiroglyphics
Cuneiform
Phoenician
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Hunted and gathered. Traveled in small groups because it was safer and made it easier to hunt for food.
Wanderers
Nomads
Pilgrims
Eskimos
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Stele of Hammurabi's Code
set of rules enacted by the Babylonian King(1792-1750 B.C.)
Rules set by the greek noblemen (1792-1750 B.C.)
Laws made by the roman king in a stele code(1792-1750 B.C.)
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Who gets credit for the Ishtar Gate?
Sargon
Darius
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
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The Hebrews' religion was called
Judaism.
Diaspora.
Christianity.
Islam.
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Believing in many gods and goddesses
polytheistic
multitheistic
sucrotheistic
monotheistic
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Most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom. People who worked for him were well fed. Known for his monuments.
Djoser
Imotep
Khufu
Khafre
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A large body of water bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Aegean Sea
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Who was Akhenaten married to?
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Nefertiti
Queen Latifa
Queen Kerthanami
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What is Mesopotamia?
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
a desert city in Egypt
a desert city in Tibet
a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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is a series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
Generations
Family Line
Genealogy
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northern part of Mesopotamia
Persia
Akkad
Assyria
Sumer
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The Nile River holds what distinction?
the most dangerous river in the world
The longest river in the world
The only freshwater river in the world
The widest river in the world
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The faith of Zoroastrianism preaches the practice of...?
Darkness over light
The end is just the beginning
Do your best
Light over Darkness
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Took what he believed to be the best laws from each city-state and put them in one law code
Nubuchadnezzar
Sargon
Hammurabi
Ashurbanipal
