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Let's Talk Civilization!
Let's Talk Civilization!
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1
Irrigation systems, roads, bridges and defensive walls are
forms of writing.
public works.
complex religions.
social classes.
2
A majority of cuneiform recorded information about
wheat and goats
corn and cattle
oats and oxen
barley and birds
3
Ancient Sumerian writing was called
epics
pictographs
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
4
Mesopotamia means the land between
two mountains.
two cities.
two rivers.
two deserts.
5
__________ issued laws, collected taxes, organized government projects and defense systems.
Merchants and Craftsmen
Elders, Chiefs or Kings
Scribes
Farmers
6
The rise of _____________ (urbanization) was the main feature of civilization.
cities
neighborhoods
towns
villages
7
People were ranked into social classes according to their
jobs.
extracurricular activities.
interests.
looks.
8
Early ____________ included pictographs that represented objects.
writing
government
religion
jobs
9
Polytheism is a belief in
many moons.
many theories.
one god.
many gods.
10
___________ was the early river valley civilization to form near the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers.
Sumer
China
Indus
Egypt
11
Cuneiform comes from the Latin word for _____ because of the marks made in clay by scribes.
scratch
check
mark
wedge
12
Temples, palaces, wall paintings, mosaics, pottery and statues are types of
organized governments.
art and architecture.
writing systems.
job specialization.
13
Complex religions include all of the following EXCEPT
sacrifices.
prayers.
ceremonies.
irrigation projects.
14
The earliest civilizations developed near
river valleys.
mountains.
deserts.
forests.
15
Metalworkers, bricklayers, soldiers, farmers, weavers, singers and dancers are examples of
public works.
job specialization.
complex religions.
16
The Sumerian Epic of ________ describes a great flood that destroys the world.
Cleopatra
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Shi Huang di
17
A _________ is an ancient Sumerian temple dedicated to a city's god or goddess.
ziggurat
parthenon
pantheon
pyramid
18
Conditions in the river valleys favored
hunting.
gathering.
farming.
swimming.
19
The arable land of Mesopotamia is referred to as the Fertile
Present.
Croissant.
Crescent.
Pheasant.
20
Which of the following was NOT a topic of early writing?
times of rituals and prayers
change of seasons
amounts of grain collected
an upcoming sporting event.
