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Where was Mesopotamia located?
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
between the Amu Darya River and Aral Sea
between the Indus and Tigris rivers
Between the Jordan and Nile rivers
2
Egypt depends on what river?
Indus
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
3
Where did the first permanent settlements appear?
Fertile Crescent
n/a
England
Nubia
4
Egyptian religion was
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
5
What do we call this process used by the Egyptians for the dead?
Cremation
Mummification
6
What direction does the Nile River flow?
East
North
South
West
7
Ancient Civilizations had Special Workers
True
False
8
What allowed us to be able to read Hieroglyphics today?
n/a
Champollion Stone
Napoleon Stone
Rosetta Stone
9
Where did the first permanent settlements appear?
England
Nubia
n/a
Fertile Crescent
10
Papyrus could be carried in one hand. This statement infers that:
it was a lower quality.
it was less expensive
it was lighter and someone could carry more information
11
The rivers where the first civilizations began were the Tigris and
Nile
Indus
Euphrates
Seine
12
What is this writing from Egypt called?
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
Cuneiform
13
Why are mountains a poor choice for the first farmers?
Poor Soil
Easy to find for merchants
Defense
Possibility of gold or silver
14
What is this writing called?
Pictographs
n/a
Cave Art
Cuneiform
15
What are pyramids used for in Ancient Egypt?
Tomb
Protection
Temple
16
What are kings of Egypt called?
Caesar
Princes
Pharaoh
n/a
17
Who used irrigation?
Mesopotamia
Egyptians
18
What does Monotheism mean?
One God
Many Gods
No Gods
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What is this structure in Mesopotamia called
Ziggurat
n/a
Stone Henge
Pyramid
20
The "Land Between Two Rivers" in the Fertile Crescent was
Egypt
Anatolia
Mesopotamia
Aleppo
21
The FIRST written language was
Cuneiform
Greek Alphabet
Pictographs
n/a
