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Earliest World Civilizations
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the earliest civilizations settled n river valleys because of
irrigation water and floods
all of these
to trade on and to fish in
drinking water and to travel on
2
Created our number system
India
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
3
people of Mesopotamia worshipped...
all of these
sun gods
river gods
crop gods
4
Mesopotamia grew wheat, corn, and flax
true
false
5
forced payment from the Koon country to the Woodyard empire since Woodyard conquered them
none of these
empire
architecture
tribute
6
all of these are technology in the Paleolithic age except
flake knife
fire
irrigation techniques
temporary shelter
7
Sumerians relied on the floods to leave rich silt
true
false
8
Which river valley civilization do we know the least about because we can't read their writing?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
india
9
the first civilization was in
China
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
10
skilled worker is called
scribe
none of these
caravan
artisan
11
Catal Huyuk and Jericho were Neolithic civilizations
false
true
12
The Persian Empire
none of these
are today's Iranians
conquered Babylon
choices a and b
13
music, sports, sculptures, schools
government
art/culture
religion
economy
14
who seeks control over the floods, the rain the sunshine, and the afterlife
government
economy
religion
art/culture
15
Nebuchadezzar is best known for...
1st writing down laws
choices a and b
being king of Babylon/Chaldeans
building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
16
Paleolithic people were setteld farmers
true
false
17
written laws are more fair cuz the king can'r make them up and the people then know what they r
true
false
18
the first empire in the world
Chaldeans
Akkadians
Persians
Assyrians
19
Mesopotamia was the first civilization because it had the first...
written Laws
wheel
sailboat
written language
20
examples of neolithic technology/adaptation would be
all of these
plow
irrigation
house
21
modern country of Mesopotamia
Iran
USA
Iraq
Mexico
22
laws, taxes, priest kings, and military
art/culture
government
economy
religion
23
what is a group of traveling merchants called?
artisans
astronomers
caravan
scribes
24
this is an oblisk like the shape of the Washington monument...which civilization invented it
Egypt
China
India
Mesopotamia
25
priest in China or Greece that could tell the future by talking to the gods
oracle
guru
scribe
priest-king
26
the Neolithic Revolution was
change from hunting/gathering to farming and domestication
choices a and c
change to civilization
change from being nomadic to being settled
27
Hieroglyphics
India
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
28
who wrote the first written code of Law
Sargon
Woodyard
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
29
where was this Mesopotamian architectural wonder of the ancient world located?
Babylon
Uruk
Ur
Nineveh
30
Which river valley civilization was not in Asia?
Harappans
Shang
Egypt
Mesopotamia
31
China's first writing was found on...
tablets
all of these
scrolls
oracle bones
32
what did this stone do
helped us decipher hieroglyphics
helped us decipher cuneiform
helped us understand Harappans language
all of these
33
Where was the first library in the world located?
Asia
all of these
Mesopotamia
Nineveh
34
Which period would have created this?
Paleolithic
River Valley Civilization
Neolithic
all of these
35
you have to have specialization in order to have artisans and scribes
false
true
36
Mesopotamia invented
fire
the grass man-skirt
the wheel
the hammer
37
what is the purpose of this wall
keep people in
keepdragon out
keep people out
keep the dragon in
38
people 1st came to Asia from North America in the Ice Age
true
false
39
modern example of irrigation is
coke machine
water falls
water park
sprinklers
40
Gilgamesh fought...
Braddock
Inkido
Hambaba
Sargon
41
you need money to be a civilization
true
false
42
base 60 numbers
mesopotamia
india
China
egypt
43
what continent was Mesopotamia on
Asia
Europe
Africa
none of these
44
Mesopotamia was polytheistic
true
false
45
what is this
Abu Simbel
just Abu Simbel and Egyptian temple
pyramid
Egyptian temple
46
Why is the Shang's river yellow?
floods
polytheism
loess
agriculture
47
Mesopotamia is the first civilization because...
they had 1st written laws
they had first writing...cuneiform
invented irrigation
they invented farming
48
long adventure story like Percy Jackson or Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh
myth
epic
fable
none of these
49
sailboat
China
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
50
we think Otzi was a hearder who was a mummy preserved by ice from the neolithic times
false
true
51
First emperor in the world
Sargon
Woodyard
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
52
Mesopotamia invented writing to keep records
false
true
53
an example of domestication is making cloth from wool sheared from a sheep
false
true
54
what was the cause of the Shang dynasty in China falling?
GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR
ANCESTORS
NATURAL DISASTER
NATURE GODS
55
what was the purpose of these
hotels
tombs
granaries
temples
56
this is NOT a reason that the earliest civilizations settled in river valleys
irrigation/drinking water
religion
floods that left rich silt
trade/travel
57
base 10 numbers
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Harappans
Shang
58
Which two river valley civilizations had dynasties?
China and Mesopotamia
Egypt and India
all of them had dynasties
Egypt and China
59
Modern examples of Mesopotamia's base 60 number system are
our 365 day calendar
360 degrees in a circle
our clock...60 sec in a min...60 min in 1 hr
choices b and c
60
where is this from
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
61
What is the Shang religion based on?
both nature gods and ancestors
nature gods
Ancestors
monotheistic god
62
which other river valleycivilization's river's source was the Himalaya Mountains?
Harappans
Mesopotamia
Shang
Egypt
63
the first Epic Poem in history
Hambaba
Harry Potter
Inkido
Gilgamesh
64
Which river valley civilizations were polytheistic theocracies?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China and India(probably)
all river valley civilizations were polytheistic theocracies
65
which of the following are early river valley civilizations
Egypt and the Shang dynasty in China
Harappans, India
city states of Sumer, Mesopotamia
all of these
66
an example of domestication is an animal pulling a plow
false
true
67
Which dynasty created these terra cotta soldiers
Shang
Han
Qin
Zhou
68
why did early civilizations have a calendar?
both of these
to know when to plant and harvest
to know when the floods were coming
69
what does this show?
cuneiform writing
choices a and b
English from ms. Price's class
why the first civilization in the world was in Sumer
70
What did the Shang Dynasty primarily make their art from
bronze
both
jade
71
which of these is NOT an example of adapting to your surroundings
having a theocracy to honor nature gods
using tree branches for shelter in the Old Stone Age
using canals, dams, and gates to irrigate crops
Egypt using the shadoof to lift water into canals
72
mesopotamia invented farming
true
false
73
cuneiform writing
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
74
1st cotton
egypt
china
mesopotamia
india
75
Mesopotamia's climate is
rainy
hot
hot and dry
dry
76
seasonal winds and rains in India
ghatts
loess
monsoons
ancestors
77
Mesopotamian civilization was Neolithic
false
true
78
a professional writer
artisan
merchant
scribe
priest
79
What is the river valley in CHina called
Shang
Qin
Zhou
Dragon
80
1st medical books due to embalming
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
81
Mesopotamians studied the stars and planets...so
they made a 360 day calendar
they could predict the floods
all of these
they were astronomers
82
the people that first made hard iron weapons to hit you with were the
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Hittites
Persians
83
a holy place is a
desert
shrine
river
mud brick house
84
what allowed Mesopotamians to grow lots of crops
irrigation
choices a and b
floods
rain
85
What dynasty started work on the great Wall?
Qin
Zhou
MIng
Shang
86
a city state was
like a city
like a country
none of these
like an empire
87
trade, jobs, taxes
government
economy
religion
art/culture
88
Mesopotamian civilization was Neolithic
false
true
89
examples of architecture in Mesopotamia were
city wall/gate
all of these
ziggurats
mud brick houses
90
WHICH WAS NOT INVENTED BY India's RIVER VALLEY
CALENDAR
COTTON
SEWERS
FIRED MUD BRICKS
91
mesopotmia is in...
just a and b
Sumer
Asia
Fertile Crescent
92
what does this show
Mesopotamian architecture
architecture from ancient Asia
choices a and c
European castle
93
a group of territories, city states, or countries ruled by a conqueror is called
tribute
empire
all of these
emperor
94
most people in Mesopotamia were farmers
false
true
95
What color is the muddiest river in the world
brown
blue
yellow
red
96
what is this
bucket lifting irrigation device
both of these
shadoof
none of these
97
which of these is an example of cultural diffusion?
Kush building small pyramids after conquering part of Egypt
both of these are
Buddhism religion moving to China and Japan thru trade
98
what does ths map show
Fertile Crescent
all of these
Mesopotamia
Sumer
99
Which religion that started in India is still in India and did not move to China and Japan
Hinduism
none of these
Buddhism
both of these
100
A GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR MEANS THAT THERE IS NO MORE______CLASS
LOWER
MIDDLE
UPPER
101
Mesopotamian floods were important because...
they left rich soil called silt
they left fish
they watered crops
they filled their swimming pools
