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Review: Mesopotamia & Egypt
Review: Mesopotamia & Egypt
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What is NOT something Assyrians are known for?
Superior chariot driving
Tolerant rulers
iron weapons
Ferocious warriors
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Separate; different
distinct
papyrus
prosper
barter
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Hatshepsut was a female ruler in Ancient Egypt.
True
False
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A trading system in which people exchange goods without using money.
surplus
cost
barter
distinct
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Which statement is not true
Mesopotamia and Egypt both believed their ruler was considered a god.
Mesopotamia and Egypt were both built along rivers with fertile valleys.
Mesopotamia and Egypt were both polytheistic civilizations.
Mesopotamia and Egypt both had large armies.
6
In Mesopotamia, people could gain more skills and get an education to better themselves and move up the social pyramid.
True
False
7
Half-moon shaped area in the Middle East.
Babylon
Sumer
Fertile Donut
Fertile Crescent
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Monotheism is the belief in many gods.
True
False
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In Mesopotamia and Egypt, slaves were at the very bottom of the social pyramid.
False
True
10
The Code of Hammurabi was a list of rules for Akkadians to live by.
True
False
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Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures that represented letters and sounds.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
sandskrit
pictographs
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To gain wealth
manage
barter
prosper
benefit
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Leader in Ancient Egypt
President
Prime Minister
Pharaoh
Principal
14
How did Egyptians adapt to their environment?
Learned how to farm near the river in silt deposits
Learned how to store water.
Learned how to control the Nile's floods.
All of these
15
The first cities began as farming villages in
Africa
Southeast Asia
Middle East
Europe
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A complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized jobs.
surplus
civilization
economy
religion
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Inventing sails for boats allowed Sumerians to easily transport goods from faraway lands.
False
True
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Their ideas on governing people from multiple religious views were studied by Thomas Jefferson.
Darius the Great
Sargon the Great
Mrs. Tripp the Great
Cyrus the Great
19
Why did early civilizations appear in areas like Sumer and Egypt?
There were a lot of domesticated animals
These areas were isolated regions
These areas were far away from oceans
These areas were near rivers and fertile soil
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The Nile River flooded due to heavy rains melting snow.
False
True
21
Nobles and government officials were usually related to the ruler.
Egypt
Mesopotamia
22
Wedge-shaped written language created by Sumerians.
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
sandskrit
pictographs
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Sumerians built pyramids to act as a tomb for kings, queens, and later pharaohs.
False
True
24
Water crops by bringing water from other sources.
manage
accumulate
prosper
irrigation
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What is NOT something Hammurabi is known for?
Conquered most of the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys.
King in Ancient Mesopotamia
Built the Royal Road
Established the Babylonian Empire
26
How people in a society are arranged from the most powerful to the least powerful.
social butterfly
social hierarchy
social dog
social dance
27
What did ancient Egyptians think caused the Nile to flood?
Tears of the goddess Isis who cried for her dead husband Osiris.
The gods were angry and created the floods to punish them.
Tears of the goddess Medusa who cried for her dead husband Osiris.
Too much irrigation
28
An independent state that includes a city and its surrounding areas.
state-city
papyrus
polytheism
city-state
29
This was based on a person's wealth
specialization
social class
religion
public works
30
What did these rivers have in common: Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris?
Were locations for early civilizations
Used to irrigate large rice fields
Had many shallow rapids
Were great vacation spots
31
large temple in Ancient Mesopotamia
pyramid
church
ziggurat
stadium
32
What is the modern-day country where Mesopotamia was centered?
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
33
In Egypt some women owned property and were pharaohs.
True
False
34
What is NOT a reason Darius I was successful?
He built the 1500 mile Royal Road
He made a list of rules to live by
He was a tolerant ruler
He dealt with rebellion harshley.
35
Papyrus is a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the stem of a water plant used to write on.
False
True
36
Which does NOT describe Sumerian city-states?
Each had its own government
densely packed houses
strong united army
Each had its own god
