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WH1: Early Civilizations
WH1: Early Civilizations
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1
What product were the Phoenicians known for trading?
Wheat
Purple dye
Papyrus
Plows
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What is irrigation?
The taming of wild animals
Defense system from nomadic invaders
A system for delivering water to crops
An ancient written language
3
Which of the following characteristics were found in River Valley Civilizations?
Hereditary Rule
Limited population growth
Limited economic growth
Social Equality
4
Who wrote in Cuneiform?
Phoneicians
Nubians
Hebrews
Sumerians
5
Egyptians worshiped many gods such as Ra and Osiris. The worship of many gods is called...
Polytheism
Pantheism
Monotheism
Dynasty
6
What is a sequence of rulers from the same family called?
Dynasty
Class system
Domesticate
Centralized government
7
Judaism is...
Polytheistic
Pantheistic
Monotheistic
Atheistic
8
"Mesopotamia" literally means...
Land between the rivers
Middle Stone Age
Mediterranean Coast
On the banks of the Tigris
9
What's the green triangle part called?
Cataract
Dam
Delta
Estuary
10
Who invented the first alphabet?
Phoneicians
Hebrews
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
11
Where is Nubia located in relation to ancient Egypt?
East
North
West
South
12
What is this ENTIRE region called?
Fertile Crescent
Mediterranean
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
13
Polytheism = ...?
Belief in many gods
Belief in all of the gods
Belief in one god
Belief in no gods
14
What is the earliest written set of laws?
Ten Commandments
Rosetta Stone
Code of Hammurabi
Torah
15
Sumer and Babylon are part of...
China
Egypt
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
16
What makes River Valleys the "Cradle of civilization"?
Rich, fertile soil
Protection from nomadic invadors
High elevation, cooler climate
Plenty of water for irrigation
17
What's another term for "class system"?
Dynasty
Central government
Social hierarchy
Hereditary ruler
18
Phoenicians were excellent...
Sailors
Explorers
Agriculturalists
Traders
19
Which political advancement DID NOT occur in the first civilizations?
Universal elections
Centralized government
City-states
Written law code
20
What is on the Rosetta Stone?
A decree in Hieroglyphics and Greek
Code of Hammurabi
Ten Commandments
Torah
21
What is the term to describe the scattering of Jews across Eurasia?
Diaspora
Exile
Diffusion
Exodus
22
What is this type of writing called?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Pictograms
Alphabet
23
What were kings in ancient Egypt called?
Pharaoh
Priest
King
Prophet
24
What's inside the ancient Egyptian pyramids?
Tombs of Pharaohs
Temples
Slave quarters
Palaces of Pharaohs
25
What natural phenomena helped the Egyptians survive?
Hurricanes
Rainforest climate
Avalanches
Flooding
26
Where did the early Hebrews settle?
Modern day Israel
Canaan
Nubia
Mesopotamia
