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1
Social mobility was unrestricted in Ancient Egypt
True
False
2
All of the following are characteristics of ancient Egyptian civilizations EXCEPT:
Cities ruled by kings
Centralized government
Stable food supply
Rich culture
3
What marks the beginning of the Neolithic period?
Metalworking
Development of stone tools
Ability to create and control fire
Agriculture
4
All of the following are characteristics of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations EXCEPT:
Strong centralized government
Polytheism
Specialized workers
Presence of city-states
5
Which phrase summarizes the code of hammurabi?
An eye for an eye
This for that
May you cause to be done
What is right and good
6
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the first civilizations?
Small populations
Settlement near rivers
Social hierarchies
Permanent settlements
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Priests are generally located near the bottom of ancient civilization social structures
False
True
8
Flooding in ancient Mesopotamia was:
year-round
Unpredictable
Only during the summer months
Fairly predictable
9
The system of writing in which wedge shaped characters were inscribed into clay tablets is known as:
Indus script
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Omniglot
10
Where might you find this structure?
Ancient Sumer
The Assyrian Empire
The New Kingdom
Babylonia
11
What type of government did Ancient Egypt have?
Tyranny
Anarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
12
Hunting and Gathering is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
Multiple sources of food
Permanent settlements
A nomadic lifestyle
Small populations
13
Where might you find this structure?
The Old Kingdom
Along the Nile River
Ancient Sumer
The New Kingdom
14
The Fertile Crescent refers to the area between:
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Nile and Congo Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
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What is pre-history?
Before hunting and gathering
Before agriculture
Before writing
Before humans
