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Mesopotamia and Egypt and Kush Unit Review
Mesopotamia and Egypt and Kush Unit Review
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Sumerian women could be important religious leaders like priestesses.
true
false
2
Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
a form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
a form of writing using picture symbols
a form of writing using proverbs and songs
a form of writing using complex ideas
3
Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
increase in farming
need for government officials
Sumerian Influences
increase in population
4
The city-state of ____ rose to power after the death of Sargon I.
Alexandria
Ur
Cairo
Babylon
5
Which of the following explains how Kushites began to learn about other cultures?
Kush women visited kings and queens in other cultures
Kush kings forced the people of Kush to travel to new places
Kush merchants traded with people of other cultures
Kush farmers went to other lands to study farming techniques
6
Hunter-gatherer groups first settled in Mesopotamia more than 30,000 years ago.
true
false
7
Which of the following describes how Egyptian civilization developed?
cities broke off into scattered farms
Farms replaced cities and pyramids
farms grew into villages and then cities
villages replaced towns
8
What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenician alphabet?
Phoenicians traded alphabet for goods and services
The Phoenician alphabet spread along their trade routes
Phoenicians would only trade with people wrote Phoenician
Trade increased in places where Phoenician alphabet wasn't
9
What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?
iron weapons and chariots
bows and arrows
battleships and iron weapons
fire and chariots
10
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called ______________
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
11
A way of supplying water to an area of land is called....
fasting
meditation
irrigation
karma
12
The worship of many gods is called....
monotheism
polytheism
13
Which is the best explanation of why Mesopotamians built canals?
They needed a way to control the river's flow
They needed a way to control the surplus
They needed a way to control flooding
They needed a way to control the water levels
14
The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on
merchants who helped build trade routes
wealthy fishermen who emerged as leaders
wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders
priests who helped build the temples
15
Picture symbols used for written communication during the Sumerians time period was called
pictographs
art work
calligraphy
hieroglyphics
16
What was the effect of Egypt's conquest of Kush in 1500 BC?
Kushite language became the language of Egypt
Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture
Egyptian culture became more like Kushite culture
Egyptian pharaohs worked with Kush kings
17
A set of letters that can be combined to form words
alphabet
paragraphs
sentences
Hindu Arabic numerals
18
Which is an inference about why city states fought each other for farmland?
Each city state wanted to build walls around its farms
Each city state owned crops destroyed by natural causes
Each city state wanted to have enough farmland to grow food
Each city state had only one skill, farming
19
The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of the gods.
false
true
20
The amount of land controlled by each city-state depended on its population.
false
true
21
Egypt was the leading military power, what conclusion can you make about their resources?
it was a rich country
it was a poor country
Its resources were being sent to help other countries
Its resources were being taxed
22
The Egyptians built pyramids for all people who died.
true
false
23
Sumerians developed a math system based on the number 100
true
false
24
What was most likely the reason that ziggurats were tall?
so they could easily be found
to mark the center of the city
to honor the gods
so architects could display their work
25
Specially treated deceased bodies wrapped in cloth during the Egyptian time period
mummies
monkeys
spa treatments
body wrap
26
A division of society by rank or class during the Egyptian time period is called....
caste system
nonviolence
meditation
social hierarachy
27
Which of the following demonstrates that Kush and Egypt lived in peace at times with each other
Kush and Egypt battled Aksum together
Kush and Egypt traded with each other
Kush and Egypt attacked each other
Kush and Egypt built temples together
28
The rule of Mentuhotep II began the Middle Kingdom.
true
false
29
Sumerian city centers were dominated by _________________
temples
palaces
museums
caves
30
an imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal or human
siberian tiger
war eagle
sphinx
totem pole
31
The _________ helped historians understand hieroglyphics.
Rigveda
Abu Simbel
Rosetta Stone
Temple of Karnak
32
A large arc of fertile farmland is called.....
temples
pyramid
Fertile crescent
Egypt
33
A single ruler of a kingdom or empire is called
monarch
dictator
Secretary of State John Kerry
president Obama
34
A wheeled, horse drawn battle cart is called a
Pierce Arrow
red wagon
chariot
flexible flyer sled
35
Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?
priests
war chiefs
political leaders
farmers
36
The resource for which Phoenicia was well known was
iron ore
fertile soil
gold and silver
cedar wood
37
The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt.
true
false
38
_________ united the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC.
Mentuhotep II
Ramses
39
What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom?
Egypt's creation of an army
Egypt's creation of the pyramids
Egypt's conquest of distant lands
Egypt's defeat of the Sinai peninsula
40
By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power.
false
true
41
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
tombs were the safest place in the kingdom
the tombs served as museums
the tombs were the private storage rooms
Egyptians believed the dead needed things in the afterlife
42
area of land located in the countryside is called....
rural
urban
Philadelphia
NYC
43
A king known as ____ became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
Pharaoh Ramses
Gilgamesh
Alexander the Great
King Tut
44
What did Sargon's empire have in common with other Mesopotamian city states?
It had a professional army
Extended over a greater territory than anyone had ever
It fought with surrounding city-state
It covered an area from the Mediterranean to the Persian
45
The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the _________________
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
46
The army of _______ defeated all the city-states of Sumer, conquered northern Mesopotamia
Kish
Tut
Ramses
Sargon
47
Long poems that tell the story of a hero during the Sumerian time period were called..
epics
hymns
proverbs
analogies
48
Babylon was located near present-day Baghdad, Iraq
true
false
49
Which 2 land features gave Mesopotamia it's name?
Fertile Crescent and Mediterranean Sea
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
northern plateau and southern plateau
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
50
Sumerians used sharp ______ to make symbols on clay tablets.
reeds
feathers
knives
pens
51
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
it collected payments from Sumer
the priests held festivals
pharaoh's families paid the costs
it collected taxes from the people
