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Egypt and Mesopotamia
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1
All ancient civilizations developed in river valleys.
True
False
2
The Code of Hammurabi was produced by an Egyptian Pharaoh.
False
True
3
Which of these rivers was NOT part of the Mesopotamian river valley system?
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
4
All ancient Egyptians were entombed in pyramids.
False
True
5
A nation or state that is located within the boundaries of another country is called a
Empire
Kingdom
Dynasty
City-State
6
This is an example of Egyptian hieroglyphics
False
True
7
What written language was developed in Sumer over 5000 years ago?
Brail
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Ralph
8
Which best describes a dynasty?
An area between two rivers.
A type of government represented by a separation of powers.
Leaders are chosen in an election.
Power passed from one member of a ruling family to the next.
9
Ancient Egyptian civilization began around 3500 B.C.E.
False
True
10
Artist responsible for the "Ancient Mesopotamia" song you all love so much.
Mr. Nick
Nicky's Code
Mr. Nicky
Nick
11
The Fertile Crescent
was an area located near and between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Was a popular Mesopotamian breakfast sandwich
Was the capitol of Babylonia
Was a symbol worn by the pharaohs
12
Hammurabi was a king of
Mesopotamia
Babylon
England
Eqypt
13
This is an example of
Alphabet
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
14
The belief in many gods is known as
Multiplegodism
Dualism
Monotheism
Polytheism
15
The pyramids
All of the above.
Were built as burial tombs for the pharaohs.
Are in Egypt
Were filled with possessions of the entombed pharaohs.
16
What major advantage did the Phoenician alphabet have over previous writing systems?
It only had 11 symbols.
Animals could read it.
It used symbols to represent sounds.
Each symbol represented an entire word.
17
Priests were at the top of Mesopotamian social pyramid.
False
True
18
A Ziggurat was a tall building in Mesopotamia used for religious purposes.
False
True
19
The use of symbols and pictures to express ideas is what kind of writing?
All of the Above
Pictographs/Pictograms
Printing
Cursive
20
This picture shows a
Cathedral
Pyramid
Ziggurat
House
21
This is a map of ancient Mesopotamia.
False
True
22
This is a picture of a cow in a party hat.
True
False
23
The Phoenicians developed the first alphabet.
True
False
24
The yearly flooding of the Nile helped farmers by
driving away animals that might eat crops.
depositing nutriants in the soil.
providing water for the domesticated animals.
making water travel easier.
25
How many laws are included in Hammurabi's Code?
282
1000
1
10
