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Egypt and Mesopotamia
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A review of the terms and events of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
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A self-governing city that also governs surrounding villages
Empire
City-state
Country-State
Sumer
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The Nile river empties into the
Arabian Sea
Adriatic Sea
Persian Gulf
Med Sea
3
What did they call rulers in Egypt?
Pharaohs
Kings
Emperors
Rulers
4
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into the...
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Med Sea
Persian Gulf
5
The watering of land by means of a canal or pipes.
Silt
flooding
Levees
Irrigation
6
One of the few female leaders of Egypt.
Sargon
Ahmose
Hatshepsut
Hyksos
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This is the name for the writing used by people in Mesopotamia.
Sanskrit
Script
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
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What is the term for the belief in many gods?
Polytheism
Supertheism
Monotheism
Multi-god complex
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Who is at the BOTTOM of the social pyramid?
Slaves
Merchants
Artisans
Farmers
10
True or False: The Mesopotamians thought their king was a god.
True
False
11
These are people who recorded important information like taxes and measurements.
Scribes
Nobles
Writers
Recorders
12
Who was the first "Super hero" or mythical hero of Mesopotamia?
Babylon
Sargon
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
13
A very fertile flat land made of silt left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water
Nile
Delta
Plateau
River
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His rule helped bring in the New Kingdom in Egpyt
Hyksos
Hammurabi
Tut
Ahmose
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Today, Mesopotamia is MOSTLY located in what country?
Pakistan
Turkey
Afghanistan
Iraq
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What helped historians figure out how to decode hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Code of Laws
Clay Tablet
Papyrus
17
This area of Egypt has stone cliffs and desert sands.
Upper Egypt
Middle Egypt
Lower Egypt
Nubia
18
The phrase "An Eye for An Eye" comes from
King Tut
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
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When was King Tut's tomb discovered?
1922
1920
1930
1925
20
This ruler unified or united Egypt into one kingdom.
Hatshepsut
Menes
Tut
Ahmose
21
These two mountain ranges are located in Mesopotamia.
Zagros and Taurus
Himalayas and Kush
Rockies and Zagros
Alps and Kush
22
What is the term for the image pictured below?
Social Circle
Social Pyramid
Social Latter
Class Ranking
23
A group of people who go on a trip for a specific reason is called a(n)
adventure
road trip
trek
expedition
24
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Fertile Crescent
Ancient land
Land between rivers
Land between two rivers
25
Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
Aaron Carter
Arthur
Howard Carter
Carter Howard