stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
WH1: Early Civilizations Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
WH1: Early Civilizations
WH1: Early Civilizations
26 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1,053 plays
#fertilecrescent
Flashcards
26 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
26
Answers
1
Phoenicians were excellent...
Explorers
Traders
Agriculturalists
Sailors
2
Polytheism = ...?
Belief in many gods
Belief in all of the gods
Belief in one god
Belief in no gods
3
What were kings in ancient Egypt called?
Prophet
King
Priest
Pharaoh
4
What is this ENTIRE region called?
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Mediterranean
Indus River Valley
5
What is irrigation?
The taming of wild animals
A system for delivering water to crops
Defense system from nomadic invaders
An ancient written language
6
Sumer and Babylon are part of...
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
7
Where did the early Hebrews settle?
Nubia
Canaan
Mesopotamia
Modern day Israel
8
What's another term for "class system"?
Social hierarchy
Dynasty
Central government
Hereditary ruler
9
What is a sequence of rulers from the same family called?
Class system
Domesticate
Centralized government
Dynasty
10
Who wrote in Cuneiform?
Phoneicians
Nubians
Hebrews
Sumerians
11
Where is Nubia located in relation to ancient Egypt?
East
South
West
North
12
What is the earliest written set of laws?
Code of Hammurabi
Torah
Ten Commandments
Rosetta Stone
13
What's the green triangle part called?
Cataract
Dam
Estuary
Delta
14
What product were the Phoenicians known for trading?
Plows
Purple dye
Wheat
Papyrus
15
What is on the Rosetta Stone?
Code of Hammurabi
A decree in Hieroglyphics and Greek
Torah
Ten Commandments
16
Which political advancement DID NOT occur in the first civilizations?
Centralized government
Written law code
City-states
Universal elections
17
What is the term to describe the scattering of Jews across Eurasia?
Diaspora
Exile
Exodus
Diffusion
18
Egyptians worshiped many gods such as Ra and Osiris. The worship of many gods is called...
Dynasty
Pantheism
Polytheism
Monotheism
19
What's inside the ancient Egyptian pyramids?
Tombs of Pharaohs
Palaces of Pharaohs
Slave quarters
Temples
20
What makes River Valleys the "Cradle of civilization"?
High elevation, cooler climate
Plenty of water for irrigation
Rich, fertile soil
Protection from nomadic invadors
21
Who invented the first alphabet?
Hebrews
Mesopotamians
Egyptians
Phoneicians
22
"Mesopotamia" literally means...
Middle Stone Age
On the banks of the Tigris
Land between the rivers
Mediterranean Coast
23
What natural phenomena helped the Egyptians survive?
Flooding
Rainforest climate
Avalanches
Hurricanes
24
Which of the following characteristics were found in River Valley Civilizations?
Limited economic growth
Hereditary Rule
Limited population growth
Social Equality
25
What is this type of writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
Pictograms
Cuneiform
26
Judaism is...
Pantheistic
Atheistic
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
