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Reviewing the Indus River Valley + Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
Reviewing the Indus River Valley + Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
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1
The Indian subcontinent is a peninsula of which continent?
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
2
How were Indus Valley cities advanced, or ahead of their time?
They had stone seals and video games
They had planned out roads and sewer systems
They had hieroglyphics and written records
They had public baths and stone ipads
3
Why was Mesopotamia known as the "fertile crescent?"
Because of its shape and rich farmlands.
They worshiped a lunar goddess.
Because it got a lot of moonlight.
Because of the large population.
4
What is the name of the seasonal wind and rains on which the Indus Valley civilizaiton relied?
Loess
Typhoon
Cyclone
Monsoon
5
Which is the oldest river civilization that we have studied?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Hebrews
Greeks
6
The region of Mesopotamia is located in the modern day country of?
Turkey
Narnia
Iraq
Libya
7
What was a major advantage of the Chinese system of writing?
There was no advantage to China's system of writing
It allowed the Chinese to keep their secrets from other civilizations
It allowed the Chinese to communicate with other civilizations
Chinese across China with different dialects were able to communicate
8
In Mohenjo-Daro, houses were two stories high and had places on the roof to stay cool.
False
True
9
The Indus River empties into what body of water?
The Pacific Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Arabian Sea
10
Hammurabi’s Code is important because it
helps historians understand the social structure of ancient Mesopotamia
discusses the importance of religion in society
shows the technical instructions of how to determine the radius of a circle
helps historians translate the Babylonian language
11
What was so unique about the Nile?
It flowed north while winds pushed southward
It carried traders to the Persian Gulf
It flowed south while winds pushed northward
It flowed into the Red Sea
12
What does this image represent?
Law Codes
Yin and Yang
Oracle Bone
Alphabet Script
13
What is the purpose of Oracle Bones?
To teach students how to write
To ask the gods questions
To execute the emperor
To record their history
14
Which early group led to the creation of the caste system in India?
The Assyrians
The Dorians
The Hittites
The Ayrans
15
What is different about Indus River Valley flooding from the other civilizations we've studied?
Their flooding made navigating the rivers impossible.
The Indus Valley also had to contend with earthquakes & heavy monsoon rains
Indus Valley floods were regular & predictable; all other regions' weren't
The Indus Valley floods were not beneficial to the region
16
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect the goverment in China?
It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a declining dynasty.
The ruler received a direct mandate from heaven that he should resign(quit)
The Mandate of Heaven led to long periods of war among families
Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.
17
The period of peace and prosperity in which pyramids were built was called?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
The Third Kingdom
New Kingdom
18
What was the significance of the ziggurat in Mesopotamia?
Government officials
Homes for the wealthy
Bazaar
Temples built for local gods
19
The Indus River Valley is in what modern day country?
Antarctica
Pakistan
Syria
Iraq
20
What are some possible reasons for the disappearance of the Indus people?
There was a sale on iphones in Egypt.
They left and became hunter gatherers
They just left...they were bored.
Disease, natural disasters, famine, invasions
21
What do each of the civilizaitons we've studied have in common?
All civilizations had large trade networks
None of these civilizations had written language
We've dechiphered all their languages
All these civilizations devloped along rivers
22
Which of the following was NOT a natural border for ancient Egypt?
mountains
The Mediterranean Sea
The Tigris River
deserts
23
Unlike the other cultures of the ancient world, the Israelites believed in...
A monotheistic God called Yahweh
Reincarnation
The Mandate of Heaven
A chief god they called Baal
24
The Rosetta Stone allowed for historians to finally be able to translate Egyptian:
Greek
Hieroglyphics
the ancient Indus River Valley language
Cuneiform
25
What do these Indus Valley seals represent?
No one knows
Hieroglyphics
Their language, which we've not deciphered
Famous artwork
26
What was the writing system of the Ancient Egyptians called?
Aramaic
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Klingon
27
What are the names of the two best-known ancient Indus River Valley cities?
Sumer and Mahenjo-Daro
Sumer and Babylon
Sumer and Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
28
The Indus River lies between which two mountain ranges?
The Hauppauge and the Commack
The Rockies and the Andes
The Himalayas and Hindu Kush
The Italian Alps and the Swiss Alps
29
Indus Valley homes had chutes for throwing out what?
kids
Homework
Garbage
Video Games
30
Which two rivers serve as borders to the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris & Yellow
Nile & Euphrates
Nile & Indus
Tigris & Euphrates
31
This ancient writing system developed in Mesopotamia.
Hieroglyphics
Cunieform
Papyrus
Latin
32
Which Egyptian pharaoh had the Pyramid of Giza built?
Nefertiti
Hammurabi
Khufu
King Tut
33
Why was China an isolated civilization for so long?
Chinese Emperors feared contact with outsiders
The Chinese did not invent trading
China's geography kept them isolated
The soil was not fertile
34
Which Babylonian king implemented a famous system of laws?
Cyrus The Great
King Hammurabi
Ramses II
King Nebuchadnezzar
