Mesopotamia

Question 1

The earliest humanlike creatures that lived in Africa three to four million years ago were

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australoputchescines or "southern apes"

Question 2

Who ruled Egypt for 22 years?

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Hatshesput

Question 3

The invention of cuniform is credited to

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the Summerians

Question 4

Paleolithic peoples moved from place to place following animal migrations is called?

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nomadic

Question 5

The most complete definition of a civilization is

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a complex culture where many people have common grounds

Question 6

Sumerian writing system

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Cuniform

Question 7

Collection of laws devised in Ancient Babylon

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Code of Hammurabi

Question 8

The revolutionary change of the Neolithic Revolution was the shift

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from gathering food to growing and raising food

Question 9

The study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind is

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archaeology

Question 10

Where is Mesopotamia located?

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MIddle East

Question 11

The most famous piece of Mesopotamian literature is?

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 12

According to Jewish beliefs, there is only one God called

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Yahweh

Question 13

A family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family

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Dynasty

Question 14

The Jews believed that God made a contract with them called a(n)

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covenant

Question 15

Egyptian history is divided into three major periods, known as the

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Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

Question 16

When Cyrus the Great captured Babylong, he

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showed remarkable restraint and wisdom

Question 17

The term for a large political unit or state, under one leader, controlling many people is

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empire

Question 18

Complex system of writing meaning sacred writings" that is made up of pictures and forms

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Hieroglyphics

Question 19

Where is Egypt located?

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Egypt

Question 20

All of the following are River Valleys except.

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Mississippi

Question 21

Upper and Lower Egypt were united into a single Kingdom around 3100 B.C. by

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Menes

Question 22

Who conquered most of Mesopotamia at one time?

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Persia

Question 23

What was the purpose of the Rosetta stone?

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decipher the cuniform

Question 24

The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most closely by

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The Nile River

Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia

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