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Module 2: Early River Valley Civilizations: Lesson 1, 2, & 3
Module 2: Early River Valley Civilizations: Lesson 1, 2, & 3
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1
Which of the following is true of Sumerian city-states?
Farmers and soldiers controlled the government of the cities
Priests led Sumerian armies in times of war
Each Sumerian city was independent from the others
The royal palace was the central building in each city
2
The Egyptian deserts forced people to live along the banks of the Nile River and helped protect ancient Egypt from ____.
foreign invasion
famine
flooding
dust storms
3
The god of the sun,___& Osiris, god of the dead, were the two most important gods of the polytheistic Egyptian religion.
Re
Isis
HorusIsis
Anubis
4
Who was the highest rank in the Sumerian society?
Priest
Merchant
Farmers
Slaves
5
The _______ Age begain in Mesopotamia after Sumerian metalworkers, discovered that blending copper and tin spearheads
Ice
Bronze
Stone
Copper
6
Which of the following was a disadvantage for the settlers of Mesopotamia?
lack of timber for building houses
lack of water for irrigation
lack of goods soil for growing crops
lack of raw materials to make clothing
7
Which statement best decribe the status of ancient Sumerian women?
They had very few rights, but they could own slaves
They could own property and enter into many professions
They were considered to be the property of their fathers or husbands
They were limited to working in the household or in the fields
8
King Narmer chose to establish his capital city, _____ , where the Upper and Lower kingdoms meet.
Thebes
Giza
Memphis
Rosetta
9
Who was the third highest rank in the Sumerian society?
Slaves
Priest
Farmers
Merchant
10
Hammurabi is BEST know for which of the following?
establishing a kingdom based on Judaism
rebelling against the Egyptian pharaoh
creating the first civilization in the world
writing down a set of laws for his kingdom
11
What is the name given to the Mesopotamia stuctures?
Pyramid
Stupa
Qanat
Ziggurat
12
Which of the following is the GREATEST threat to ancient monuments in the modern of Iraq?
Flooding
Warfare
Neglect
Pollution
13
During the 1991 _______, the ziggurat at Ur was damaged by machine-gun fire and surrounding areas were bombed
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
Cold War
Civil War
14
Where did King Narmer establish his capital city?
where Upper and Lower Egypt meet
near the Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts
close to the fertile Nile River Delta
along the frontier with Nubia
15
Which race of people is credited with the creation of the world's first empire?
Sumerians
Amorites
Akkadians
Kassites
16
Building materials were scarce in Mesopotamia, Sumerians built houses and defensive walls out of ___________.
vines
mud brick
brick
wood
17
_____ created the world's first empires by conquering Sumerian citie.
Sargon
Hammurabi
Harappan
Anyang
18
How did the deserts of Egypt affect the settlement of the area?
Deserts forced people to live in a narrow strip of land on the Nile River
The deserts forced people to live in oases on the Nile River.
The deserts forced people to live exclusively in the fertile Nile River.
The deserts forced people to live south of the First Cataract.
19
During the Stone Age, which ofthe following was a commonly held religious belief?
that God sent his only son to earth to atone for the sins of mankind
the spirits lived in natural objects and in animals
that there were many gods living on a mountain in present-day Greece
that there was only one God that was all-powerful
20
_____ controlled the government of early Sumerian city-states because the people looked to them to pray to the gods.
Kings
Noblemans
Priests
Landowners
21
Which writing surface did the ancient Egyptians invent that allowed people to easily carry records with them?
cotton sheets
papyrus paper
stone walls
clay tablets
22
Why did the ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom period end?
The ancient Egyptians were devastated by a series of natural disasters.
Nubians from the south invaded and conquered Egypt.
The ancient Egyptians decided to allow the people to vote for their leaders
Hyksos from the east invaded and conquered Egypt.
23
Why is Sumer considered to be one of the world's first civilizations?
because the society was simple and organized into tribes
because the people told stories to pass down their history
because the inhabitants were primarily hunters and gatherers
because the area contained cities with advanced technology
24
Which Statement accurately describe how business was conducted in ancient Ur?
Citizens paid for products with copper coins
Farmers exchange grain for wine or other goods
Shopkeepers sold their goods next to the main temple or royal cemetery
Merchants posted the price of their goods for everyone to read
25
The Middle Kingdom period came to an end when the Hyksos invaded Egypt from their homeland in present-day____ .
Greece
Israel
Sudan
Libya
