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A review game for 7th grade early civilizations test
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1
The basic political unit of Sumer was
the muddy-state
the city-state
country
empire
2
The leader of ancient Egypt was the
Scribe
Vizer
Pharaoh
Tzar
3
The world's first civilization was
Sumer
Assyria
Egypt
Greece
4
Papyrus was used to make all of the following except
Houses
Shoes
Floor mats
Paper
5
Which of the following is not a characteristic of civilization?
Stable food supply (agriculture)
Technology
Social Structure
Currency (money)
6
The area of land that is separated from the main continent is
Isthmus
Island
Subcontinent
Gulf
7
Why did pharaohs have absolute power in Egypt?
The kingdom was small, so one man to have complete power
Pharaohs ruled the country using terror.
Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a god in human form.
8
The black land was caused by
the dessert surrounding the Nile River
yearly flooding of the Nile
pollution created by farmers
the damming of the Nile River
9
Why do hieroglyphic writing use instead of alphabetic letters?
drawings and pictures
Cuneiform
musical drawings
papyrus
10
The early civilizations of this area were laid out in a grid, had a granary, and a sewer system
Indus River Valley
Sumerian
Aryan
Egyptian
11
Hammurabi is best known for
developing a strong trade system with Greece
discovering how to make iron
his code of laws
conquering Persia
12
Egyptian and Aryan society were similar in
women were considered equal to men.
everyone could read and write.
farmers held the most respected position in society
Society was organized as a triangle
13
This time period was the first time Egypt was united under a strong central government.
New Kingdom
Ancient Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
14
Which two land features game Mesopotamia its name- "land between the rivers"?
the Tigris River and the Euphrates River
The Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea
The Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean Sea
The Indus River and the Ganges River
15
The northern region of Egypt is also called
Upper Egypt
Thebes
Memphis
Lower Egypt
16
Where did Aryan society settle?
Along the Ganges River.
Along the Indus River.
Along the Nile River.
Along the Tigris River.
17
A ruling family who provides a succession of rulers is a
ziggurat
dynasty
polytheism
monotheism
18
Early Indians relied on the ______ to bring rain to the region.
typhoon
hurricane
tsunami
monsoon
19
Which event occurred first in history?
1750 BCE, Hammurabi dies
2100 BCE, Sumer united by Ur-Nammu
3400 BCE, city-states begin to form in Mesopotamia
1792 BCE, Hammurabi becomes King of Babylon
20
Identify the river that is sacred to Hinduism.
The Ganges River
The Nile River
The Indus River
The Euphrates River
