Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush

Question 1

To help store grain and religious ceremonies, what did the peoples of Sumer and Babylon build?

Accepted Answer

ziggurats

Question 2

What did Egyptians make out of papyrus?

Accepted Answer

paper

Question 3

What was the significance of Hammurabi's Code?

Accepted Answer

it was the first set of written laws and punishments

Question 4

Egyptian trade expanded to what areas because of a surplus in grain?

Accepted Answer

Asia, Europe, and Africa

Question 5

What did the pharaoh Khufu have built to show the world how great he was around 2500 B.C.?

Accepted Answer

the Great Pyramid of Giza

Question 6

Who was the first woman to rule pharaoh Egypt and helped expand Egypt empire by trade and war?

Accepted Answer

Hatshepsut

Question 7

What was the name of the ancient writing system developed by the Sumerians?

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 8

On the Egyptian Social Pyramid, what social group is found directly under the Egyptian Pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

priests and nobles

Question 9

How was Kush able to become rich and powerful?

Accepted Answer

because of location the trade route between Africa and Asia

Question 10

4. The Egyptian farmers used _____________ to know when it was the right time to plant crops.

Accepted Answer

calendars

Question 11

The two main rivers of the Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent) were

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question 12

The Egyptian civilization developed along what Northeastern river of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 13

What great pharaoh ruled for 66 years, built great temples, expanded Egyptian empire?

Accepted Answer

Ramses II

Question 14

The largest and most important structure in the center of a Sumerian city was called

Accepted Answer

a ziggurat

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