Unit #3 Review

Question 1

Why did people choose to settle in river valleys?

Accepted Answer

All are true.

Question 2

The document that the ancient Egyptians believed was their "passport" to the afterlife was

Accepted Answer

"The Book of the Dead"

Question 3

Egyptians looked at their pharaoh as a

Accepted Answer

god who would help them even after death

Question 4

Scribes often went on to become

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

What river or rivers are associated with Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Tigris, Euphrates

Question 6

A ziggurat was a

Accepted Answer

a Mesopotamian temple where they believed their gods lived

Question 7

The Sumerians built a temple called a _______________________ to honor their chief god.

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 8

What is cultural diffusion?

Accepted Answer

The spread of ideas & technology from one place to another.

Question 9

Egyptians willingly followed their pharaohs because they believed he was...

Accepted Answer

a god who would take care of Egypt; keep him happy!

Question 10

Why was the wheel such a significant invention?

Accepted Answer

People could travel faster & further. Could move heavy stuff, We couldn't pop wheelies without wheels.

Question 11

What is a secondary source?

Accepted Answer

Both are true.

Question 12

Why did pastoral nomads interact with agrarians?

Accepted Answer

Nomads had only meat & milk, they needed farmer's crops.

Question 13

An Egyptian invention was

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 14

What is one that is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?

Accepted Answer

Government, Writing system, Cities

Question 15

What qualities made regions "geographically lucky"?

Accepted Answer

All are true

Question 16

Hammurabi was a Mesopotamian king from Babylon who was best known for

Accepted Answer

his code of law (his image is at the Supreme Court in D.C.)

Question 17

In ancient Egypt, their government was led by a _________ .

Accepted Answer

pharaoh

Question 18

Who created the first writing system?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamians

Question 19

What is a primary source?

Accepted Answer

Comes from the time being studied; people experienced it.

Question 20

What were people called who had learned to read and write?

Accepted Answer

scribes

Question 21

An invention from Mesopotamia was

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 22

A positive interaction a nomadic pastoralist had with agrarian communities was...

Accepted Answer

to trade for needed things (such as grain, fruit & veggies)

Question 23

The difference between the flooding in Egypt & Mesopotamia was that in Egypt,

Accepted Answer

helped farmers, this was not true in Mesopotamia.

Question 24

Probably the two most significant ancient Mesopotamian inventions were...

Accepted Answer

wheel and plow

Question 25

A nomadic pastoralist is always on the move because...

Accepted Answer

he is following his herd, looking for new grazing land.

Unit #3 Review

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Unit #3 Review

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