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Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt
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Pharoahs, Pharoahs, ziggurats, rivers & floods
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Ancient Egyptians viewed Pharoahs as
Dictators
Neighbors
Benevolent rulers
Living gods
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Which two rivers flowed in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow and Yangtze
Euprates and Indus
Tigris and Nile
3
Polytheism means
belief in no gods
belief and worship of many gods
belief in having another cookie
belief in one god
4
In Mesopotamia the desert limited growth. What purpose did the desert serve to Egypt?
Easy access to other regions
Also limited Egypt's growth
No purpose
Protection, a natural border
5
The spread of ideas, customs, inventions and religions from civilization to civilization is
trade & commerce
cultural diffusion
epidemiology
merchantillism
6
Why is Upper Egypt below Lower Egypt?
It changed with each new Pharoah
Pharoah demanded it be listed that way
Based on the flow of the Nile
Egyptians used a different compass
7
an artifact is
a fossilized bone or plant recoved by scientists
an object made by human hands
8
In which ancient society could women divorce husbands, own property and be priests
Assyrian Empire
Persia
Phoenician Empire
Egypt
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This ancient empire DID NOT conquer Egypt
Assyria
Indus River
Rome
Persia
10
Something you might find in a Pharoah's tomb?
Weapons
Treasure
Food
All of these
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2 geographic similarities between Egypt and Mesopotamia
Mountains and desert as borders
Major river, mountains close by
Sea and desert
Major river, deserts close by
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Egypt and Mesopotamian religion was similar because both
worshipped the same gods
followed the 10 commandments
built ziggurats for temples
worshipped many gods
13
My favorite subject is
Knitting
World History I
Intro to contagious diseases
Home economics
14
Hammurabi is most famous for
his written code of laws
the large empire he ruled
the hanging gardens of Babylon
being an Egyptian Pharaoh
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This class of society in Egypt wrote laws and contracts
scribes
priests
slaves
merchants
16
After fighting with each other, Egyptians and Hittites signed the oldest known
Trade deal
Mutual aid agreement
Peace treaty
Border agreement
17
Which river flows through Egypt?
Euphrates
Indus
Tigris
Nile
18
My favorite teacher is
Mr. Pfaraohhauer
Mrs. Krabapple
Dr. Doolittle
Professor Snape
19
Why did Menes build his capital, Memphis, south of the Nile river delta?
He was afriad of crocailes
It was easy to defend
He didn't like country music
The Delta was made of marshlands, not suitable for building
20
The earliest form of government in Mesopotamia was the
dynasty
province
City State
empire
21
A dynasty is
The Pittsburgh Steelers
a series of rulers all from the same family
a good Chinese restaraunt
The New York Yankees
22
What is a cataract?
Part of Pharoah's tomb
A waterfall in the Nile
An eye problem
Person in charge of pyramid building
23
The Egyptian concept of obligation to a lord. They believed everyone owed their best work.
Bak
Howk
honor
Obligata
24
What is the name for the region in white
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Assyrian Empire
25
First female Pharoah who held thrown until stepson could succeed her.
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Cleopatra
26
The most common form of government in ancient times was
monarchy
city states
democracy
oligarchy
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The second most powerful person in Egypt. This government official supervised all Egypt.
Overseer
Vizier
Chief Priest
Pharoah
