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The "Epic of Gilgamesh" is ...
A computer game about Assyrian battles
A famous adventures film about Hammurabi
The first great work of literature written by the Sumerians
A historical novel about king Sargon
2
Mesopotamia's system of writting was called...
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
pictographs
alphabet
3
This civilization used a writing form known as "heiroglyphics."
Mesopotamia
Greece
Egypt
Mayan
4
Royal and elite Egyptians' bodies were preserved by
mummification
open air preservation
River burials
mass burials
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Which of the following gave moral standards for society in Mesopotamia?
The Book of Rules
Hammurabi's Code
The Quran
The Bible
6
Which two rivers surround the fertile crescent?
No rivers surround the fertile crescent
Tigris and Euphrates
Euphrates and Nile
Nile and Tigris
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The Nile is unique due to what factor?
Romans discovered it
It is blue
It flows north
It meets the Mediterranean Sea
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Theocracy is:
Government led by Theo
Religious colony of cannibals
Political government led by politicians
Religious government led by religious leaders
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The Social Structure of Mesopotamia was:
Kings at the top......................slaves at the bottom.
Nobles at the top................ slaves at the bottom.
None. It was anarchy.
Farmers at the top............... God at the bottom.
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Polytheistic means
belief in no god
belief in one god
belief in many gods
belief in a Jehovah God
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Mesopotamia means
Land of Fertile Soil
Land of Many Gods
Land Between Two Rivers
Land Under the Mountains
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What region of Egypt is shown in the image?
Upper Egypt
Mesopotamia
Ocean Avenue
Lower Egypt
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The first major civilization in Mesopotamia was:
Phoenicia
Sumer
Hammurabi
Babylon
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What does homo habilis mean?
"Tall human"
"intelligent human"
"Upright Human"
"Handy Human"
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First human-like creature to walk upright
Homo Erectus
Australopithecines
Homo habilis
Neanderthal
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What is a Ziggurat
An old building from Ancient Greece.
A pyramid-shaped temple tower used for religious purposes.
A pyramid-shaped temple tower used to hide criminals.
An ancient bank.
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One of the cultural needs during the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras was…?
sculptures
weekly holidays
music
cooperation and collaboration among nomadic bands
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Religion of Sumer is?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
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Which is one of the early hominids?
Croats
Navajo
Cro-Magnon
Vikings
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Who was the first empire builder of Mesopotamia?
Alexander
Sargon
Darius
Cyrus
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Who is the the protector of dead
Osiris
Horus
Anubis
Ra
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Where was the beginning of man?
Africa
Asia
Carrollton
Europe
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In what age were cave paintings first created?
Mesolithic age
Bronze Age
Paleolithic age
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How did early settlers deal with the unpredictability of floods and seasonal changes in Mesopotamia?
irrigation canals
terracing
aqueducts
pottery making
