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A look at #ancientcivilizations #Mesopotamia #Egypt #China #India #Bantu #Olmec #SSWH1
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1
Which ancient civilization was located in Mexico and Central America?
Indus Valley
Olmec
Bantu
Mesopotamias
2
What was the dominating factor of Olmec economy?
Hunting
Fishing
Trade
Agriculture
3
Which civ. was isolated due to the Himalayas and Hindu Kush Mountains?
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
4
Veracruz and Tabasco were city-states in which ancient civ.?
Bantu
China
Egypt
Olmec
5
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa were city-states in which civ.?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
India
6
Religiously speaking, what is a commonality shared by both Mesopotamia and Egypt
They were polytheistic
They were monotheistic
They feared their gods
They were not afraid of their gods
7
Urban decay brought on by soil exhaustion and earthquakes ruined which civilization?
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
8
The city-states of Ur and Uruk were part of which ancient civilization?
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
9
The concept of Yin and Yang emerged in which civilization?
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
10
Ziggurats are characteristics of which ancient civ.?
China
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
11
A lot of children's toys and few weapons indicates what of the Indus Valley people?
They were ignorant
They were peaceful
They were advanced
They were warriors
12
The Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia existed between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Ganges and Yellow
Nile and Tigris
Ganges and Danube
13
Which civilization had a written language that is too difficult to understand?
Mesopotamia
India
China
Egypt
14
In which of the locations did monotheism
NOT
emerge?
Israel
Persia
China
Egypt
15
Who likely ruled the Olmec city-states?
The people
A monarch
The mayor
The president
16
The Egyptians relied on what yearly occurrence for their agricultural success?
Flooding
Monsoon
Drought
Hurricane
17
The Assyrians invaded which ancient civ.?
Mesopotamia
China
Olmec
Bantu
18
The Bantu-speaking people settled on which continent?
North America
Africa
Asia
Europe
19
What unique characteristic of Egypt made invasions of the region so unusual?
They had physical boundaries protecting them
They were well fortified
Other civilizations were scared of them
They were on an island that was impossible to reach
20
The Bantu migrated from Western Africa in which directions (2 correct options)?
North
West
South
East
21
What was included in Olmec rituals (2 correct options)?
Animal sacrifice
Human sacrifice
Bloodletting
Burning incense
22
The first documented dynasty in China was what dynasty?
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
23
Which ancient civ. is known to have had a stable political history for over 2,000 years?
Mesopotamia
India
China
Egypt
24
The basic tenants of Judaism are known as what?
Hammurabi's Code
Moses's laws
Laws for the people
The 10 Commandments
25
What is the doctrine or belief in one God known as?
Monotheism
Polytheism
