Why was the Fertile Crescent important?

It was the start of writing, laws, farming, and inventions still used today

The Indus people had the caste system which did what?

Grouped people into different social classes

Why were the pyramids of Ancient Egypt built?

As tombs for pharaohs and religious purposes

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Why was the Fertile Crescent important?
It was where basketball was invented.
It was the first place where aliens made contact with Earth
It was the start of writing, laws, farming, and inventions still used today
The first croissants were made there
2
An ancient job that involved learning to write was called...
Scribe
Squid
Script
Squint
3
China's first ancient civilization started near which river(s)?
Indus
Yellow
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
4
A system of writing that was started by the Sumerians is called...
Cuneiform
Java
Espanol
Hieroglyphics
5
Hammurabi's Code was significant because...
It was the first written laws
It gave everyone free pizza for a year
Everyone had a copy in their homes
It unlocked an extra level in Call of Duty
6
Which of the following is NOT a component of a civilization?
Sports Team
Government
Language
Social Structure
7
The Indus people had the caste system which did what?
Led to better sanitation and less disease
Made people who broke the law wear casts on their legs
Taught everyone how to read Sanskrit
Grouped people into different social classes
8
Mesopotamia started near which river(s)?
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow
Indus
Nile
9
The Indus River Valley was known for what?
Their delicious croissants
Their food storage practices
Agriculture
Their sewage system
10
What geographic feature was necessary to start these ancient civilizations?
Rivers
Deserts
Volcanoes
Mountains
11
The Indus Valley civilization started near which river(s)?
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
Yellow
12
Egypt started near which river(s)?
Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow
Indus
13
The Indus peoples form of writing was known as
Sanka
Hieroglyphics
Snacksnit
Sanskrit
14
This crescent shaped area was home to the very first civilizations.
Futile Crescent
Fertile Croissant
Fertile Crescent
Egypt
15
Why were the pyramids of Ancient Egypt built?
As a place to store food
They were made out of sand
As tombs for pharaohs and religious purposes
Out of limestone

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