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What is one way we know Pharaohs were considered powerful in Ancient Egypt?
there were the most powerful warriors
the were the best farmers
they were elected by popular vote
They were considered living images of God on Earth
2
Which of the following is the belief in one god?
ziggurat
polytheism
atheism
monotheism
3
Name the change of human cultures from nomadic tribes hunting and gathering to agriculture cities settled in one place
Culture
Civilization
Neolithic Revolution
5 Characteristics of Civilization
4
What is any developed society with government, religion, systems of writing, and job specialization
Neolithic Revolution
Nomadic
Culture
Civilization
5
Which of the following is a pyramid?
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
Empty choice
6
What's the Babylonian legal code made by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil laws.
Hammurabi's Code
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Ziggurat
7
Which group of people founded Judiaism?
Egyptians
Harrapans
Sumerians
Hebrews
8
Why was writing more common in ancient Egypt than Mesopotamia
Mesopotamians never developed writing
Mesopotamia made laws against writing
Egyptains were more advanced
Egyptians were able to use papyrus
9
Which of the following is the first form of written communication for Mesopotamia?
cuneiform
pictograms
heiroglyphics
Harappan India
10
What type of government is combined with religion?
dynasty
mandate from heaven
monarchy
theocracy
11
What is considered Hammurabi's greatest accomplishment?
defeating China
reorganizing the tax system
created the Sumerian Empire
development of written law
12
What is fertile soil carried by running water and left on land by floods
Silt
Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
clay
13
What provided favorable growing conditions in the Fertile Crescent?
wild game for hunting
Deserts
trade
Rivers
14
Citizens became subject to to written laws is an impact of which of the following Early River Valley Civilizations
Oracle Bones
Indus River Valley plumbing
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Hammurabi's Code
15
Which of the following traits are part of a civilization
government
Hunting and gathering
religion
Record Keeping (writing)
16
What ancient region in West Asia lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Judea
Egypt
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
17
How did mountains and deserts impact the development of Ancient China?
law breakers were exiled to the desert
The were the only civilization to develop away from rivers
the used melted snow in order to grow crops
kept them isolated from other civilizations
18
Which civilization had cities with planned roads, plumbing and a sewage?
Indus River Valley (Harrapan)
Mesopotamia
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
19
How was the Nile River of Egypt better for settlement than the other civilizations' rivers?
it carried silt
It was not different than the other rivers
It was a longer river
The Egyptians were able to predict the floods
20
Why did the Jewish people leave Canaan to Egypt?
Hebrews lost a war
Hebrews sought a homeland of their own
Hebrews rejected their traditions
Hebrews built a large navy
21
What was the cause of an increase in food supply?
increased hunting and gathering
security from nomadic homes
trade with others
the life of settled agricultural villages
22
Job specialization is the result of which of the following?
economic equality
creation of a common language
democratic ideals
Food surplus due to agriculture
23
The way of life for a group of people
Culture
Civilization
5 Characteristics of Civilization
Silt
24
The Torah is the sacred writing of which group?
Sumerians
Egyptians
Chinese
Hebrews
25
Egyptian gods, clothing, writing and architecture found in other civilizations is an example of what?
cultural diffusion
pharaoh
theocracy
a gift of the Nile
26
a rectangular stepped tower, with a temple on top.
irrigation
pyramid
Ziggurat
Hammurabi's Code
27
What form of government has a monarch as a leader
Theocracy
Dynasty
Mesopotamia
Monarchy
28
What geographic feature do all Early River Valley Civilizations share?
Mountains
Basins
Rivers
Deserts
29
What is the wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia?
cuneiform
pictograms
heiroglyphs
papyrus
30
What marker do archeologists use to divide early time periods?
the languages that were spoken
the level of economic activity
the system of goverment
the materials used for tools
31
Women's job become more specific due to what advancement?
Neolithic Revolution
religion
Hammurabi's Code
nomadic hunter-gathering
32
Which was the first city-state of Mesopotamia
Assyria
Egypt
Akkad
Sumer
