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Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
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A review question set for Students of History's unit on Western River Valley Civilizations.
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Which 2 rivers serve as borders to the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris & Euphrates
Nile & Indus
Tigris & Yellow
Nile & Euphrates
2
The period of peace and prosperity in which pyramids were built was called?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
3
What was the writing system of the Ancient Egyptians called?
Aramaic
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Klingon
4
What was the significance of the ziggurat in Mesopotamia?
Bazaar
Government officials
Homes for the wealthy
Temples built for local gods
5
Which Egyptian pharaoh had the Pyramid of Giza built?
Khufu
Hammurabi
Nefertiti
King Tut
6
Which Babylonian king implemented a famous system of laws?
King Nebuchadnezzar
Ramses II
Cyrus The Great
King Hammurabi
7
Which is the oldest river civilization that we have studied?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Hebrews
Greeks
8
Which of the following was NOT a natural border for ancient Egypt?
mountains
deserts
The Tigris River
The Mediterranean Sea
9
Why was Mesopotamia known as the "fertile crescent?"
Because it got a lot of moonlight.
They worshiped a lunar goddess.
Because of its shape and rich farmlands.
Because of the large population.
10
This ancient writing system developed in Mesopotamia.
Hieroglyphics
Latin
Cunieform
Papyrus
11
The region of Mesopotamia is located in the modern day country of?
Narnia
Turkey
Iraq
Libya
