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A #worldhistory Quiz covering ancient river civilizations
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1
We begin discussing Egyptian history with the rule of the pharoah ______.
Tut
Cleopatra
Menes
Ramses II
2
__________ is a religion that worships many gods.
Polytheism
Monotheism
3
Ziggurats were structures used for _____.
Religion
Social Events
Government
Food Markets
4
The Code of Hammurabi was written for which ancient civilization?
Indus Valley people
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
Chinese
5
Bronze was first created by which civilization?
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
Indus
6
_______ were the rulers in Ancient Egypt who were thought to be gods.
Emperors
Kings
Pharoahs
Governors
7
All river civilizations mastered some form of _______ to bring water to their crops.
sunlight
silt
irrigation
soil
8
A _______ is a long line of rulers from the same family.
dynasty
city-state
empire
9
Heiroglyphics were the writing system created by the _________.
Egyptians
Indus Valley
Mesopotamians
Chinese
10
True of False: Cuneiform is the writing system created by the Egyptians.
False
True
11
What civilization is protected by the Himalayan and Hindu Kush mountains?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamian
Chinese
Egyptian
12
__________ were settlements within the Indus Valley civilization.
Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
Xi'an & Anyang
Babylon & Ur
Cairo & Alexandria
13
True or False: A delta is a triangular marshy area of enriched soil at the mouth of a river.
True
False
14
A(n) ______ consists of conquered peoples, states, and nations under one ruler.
empire
city-state
civilization
15
True or False: The Mandate of Heaven gave rulers authority to rule in the Ancient Indus Valley.
True
False
16
_______ is credited with developing the concept of zero in mathematics.
Menes
Aryabhatta
Ramses II
Hammurabi
17
A ______ is a settlement and its surrounding farmland.
city-state
empire
castle
ziggurat
18
The Fertile Crescent is located in (the) ______.
Europe
North America
Africa
Middle East
19
Which civilization is located within the Fertile Crescent?
Egypt
China
Indus
Mesopotamia
20
Which of the following accurately describes how we divide up Egyptian history?
First, Second, and Last Kingdoms
Old, Middle, and Last Kingdoms
Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
First, Second, and Third Kingdoms