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1
What wedge-shaped writing did the Sumerians invent?
Gilgamesh
Hieratic Script
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
2
The pyramid shaped structure with a temple on top, located in the center of Mesopotamian city-states was called:
Hanging Gardens
Akkad
Stele
Ziggurat
3
Why is the discovery of King Tut's tomb so significant?
It was the first undisturbed tomb
We found his mummy
It taught us about Egyptian afterlife
It helped us learn hieroglyphics
4
What is Egypt often known as?
"The Gift of Egypt"
"Between the Rivers"
"The Gift of the Nile"
"The Fertile Crescent"
5
Which word means belief in many gods?
Monotheism
Patriarchal
Polygon
Polytheism
6
What rivers flow through Mesopotamia?
Nile & Mediterranean
Tigris & Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Euphrates
7
How did historians decipher Hieroglyphics?
Hammurabi's Stele
The Rosetta Stone
Greek answer key
Archaeology
8
What direction does the Nile River flow?
South to North
West to South
East to West
North to South
9
Why is Menes so important to Egyptian history?
The created the first Empire
He created the first law code.
He united Upper and Lower Egypt
He built the Great Pyramid
10
The crescent shaped arc of fertile soil from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
Fertile Arc
Middle East
Middle Crescent
Fertile Crescent
11
The most important piece of Mesopotamian literature is:
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Scrolls of Sumerian
Hammurabi's Code
The Book of the Dead
12
How many laws were there in Hammurabi's Code?
828
282
32
272
13
A group of many lands under one ruler is called:
Empire
Civilization
Ziggurat
City-State
14
Who was the first woman to become pharaoh?
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Akhenaton
Cleopatra
15
Hammurabi's Code was based on social class and
Gender
Adultery
Social Hierarchy
Harsh punishment
16
Mesopotamian society was a patriarchy, which means:
Controlled by the elite
Controlled by women
Controlled by men
Controlled by the rich
17
What are the three main periods in Egyptian history?
Ancient, Recent, New
Old, New, Present
Old, Middle, New
Older, Middle, Newer
18
What did ancient Egyptians believe they needed in order to reach the afterlife?
The Book of the Dead
Daily prayers
A Sacrifice to Ra
A mummied body
19
Which of the following was NOT invented by the Sumerians?
heirogylphics
Math based on 60
12 month calendar
The wheel
20
Who is the Egyptian sun god?
Hatshepsut
Aton
Ay
Ra
