HIS 111 CH 02 Review

In western Europe, large ceremonial centers (ex. Stonehenge) are known as

The ancient Egyptians used elaborate cuneatic writing in formal temple, royal, or divine contexts.

In Mesopotamia, scribes typically fell on the lower rungs of the social ladder.

A _____ is a large, well-defined urban area with a dense population.

Lacking natural or geographical barriers, Egypt was far more open to outsiders than most other riverine societies.

An Absolute Monarch controls all of the following except

Distinctions between the privileged and the less privileged.

What was one effect of agricultural surpluses on early riverine urban societies?

In general, ancient Egypt was

People in the Americas abandoned hunting and fishing for agriculture around the same time as those in Afro-Eurasia.

As previously postulated, the primary purpose of the Egyptian pyramids was to serve as

Mesopotamians invented writing to

Mesopotamian agriculture depended on

Mesopotamian religion may be called optimistic, whereas Egyptian religion is pessimistic.

Commonly known as the "_____," it's the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Semidivine monarch of early Egypt.

Alloy of copper and tin used to make hard-edged weapons.

Egyptian religion was