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Earliest World Civilizations
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Nebuchadezzar is best known for...
building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
being king of Babylon/Chaldeans
1st writing down laws
choices a and b
2
What is the Shang religion based on?
both nature gods and ancestors
monotheistic god
nature gods
Ancestors
3
What did the Shang Dynasty primarily make their art from
jade
bronze
both
4
what is this
Abu Simbel
Egyptian temple
pyramid
just Abu Simbel and Egyptian temple
5
people of Mesopotamia worshipped...
river gods
sun gods
all of these
crop gods
6
which of these is NOT an example of adapting to your surroundings
using canals, dams, and gates to irrigate crops
using tree branches for shelter in the Old Stone Age
Egypt using the shadoof to lift water into canals
having a theocracy to honor nature gods
7
Which river valley civilizations were polytheistic theocracies?
all river valley civilizations were polytheistic theocracies
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China and India(probably)
8
where is this from
China
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
9
seasonal winds and rains in India
ghatts
monsoons
loess
ancestors
10
what continent was Mesopotamia on
Europe
none of these
Asia
Africa
11
Mesopotamia's climate is
dry
rainy
hot
hot and dry
12
1st cotton
india
mesopotamia
china
egypt
13
what does this show
Mesopotamian architecture
European castle
choices a and c
architecture from ancient Asia
14
examples of neolithic technology/adaptation would be
house
all of these
irrigation
plow
15
Mesopotamia is the first civilization because...
they had first writing...cuneiform
they had 1st written laws
they invented farming
invented irrigation
16
Which religion that started in India is still in India and did not move to China and Japan
both of these
Buddhism
Hinduism
none of these
17
cuneiform writing
China
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
18
what allowed Mesopotamians to grow lots of crops
choices a and b
rain
irrigation
floods
19
Mesopotamia invented
the hammer
the wheel
fire
the grass man-skirt
20
the earliest civilizations settled n river valleys because of
irrigation water and floods
to trade on and to fish in
all of these
drinking water and to travel on
21
Mesopotamian floods were important because...
they left fish
they filled their swimming pools
they left rich soil called silt
they watered crops
22
Which river valley civilization do we know the least about because we can't read their writing?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
india
China
23
laws, taxes, priest kings, and military
economy
religion
government
art/culture
24
First emperor in the world
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Hammurabi
Woodyard
25
which of the following are early river valley civilizations
Harappans, India
Egypt and the Shang dynasty in China
all of these
city states of Sumer, Mesopotamia
26
a group of territories, city states, or countries ruled by a conqueror is called
emperor
tribute
empire
all of these
27
what is the purpose of this wall
keep people in
keep people out
keepdragon out
keep the dragon in
28
the first civilization was in
India
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
29
people 1st came to Asia from North America in the Ice Age
true
false
30
Which dynasty created these terra cotta soldiers
Zhou
Qin
Shang
Han
31
the people that first made hard iron weapons to hit you with were the
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Persians
Hittites
32
you need money to be a civilization
true
false
33
the first empire in the world
Persians
Akkadians
Chaldeans
Assyrians
34
why did early civilizations have a calendar?
both of these
to know when the floods were coming
to know when to plant and harvest
35
base 60 numbers
mesopotamia
india
China
egypt
36
this is NOT a reason that the earliest civilizations settled in river valleys
floods that left rich silt
trade/travel
religion
irrigation/drinking water
37
forced payment from the Koon country to the Woodyard empire since Woodyard conquered them
architecture
tribute
none of these
empire
38
trade, jobs, taxes
economy
religion
art/culture
government
39
long adventure story like Percy Jackson or Mesopotamia's Gilgamesh
myth
fable
none of these
epic
40
an example of domestication is an animal pulling a plow
true
false
41
what does ths map show
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia
Sumer
all of these
42
Where was the first library in the world located?
Asia
Nineveh
Mesopotamia
all of these
43
you have to have specialization in order to have artisans and scribes
true
false
44
Created our number system
Mesopotamia
China
India
Egypt
45
base 10 numbers
Shang
Egypt
Harappans
Mesopotamia
46
written laws are more fair cuz the king can'r make them up and the people then know what they r
false
true
47
skilled worker is called
caravan
artisan
scribe
none of these
48
1st medical books due to embalming
India
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
49
priest in China or Greece that could tell the future by talking to the gods
oracle
guru
priest-king
scribe
50
an example of domestication is making cloth from wool sheared from a sheep
true
false
51
modern country of Mesopotamia
USA
Iran
Iraq
Mexico
52
Hieroglyphics
China
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
53
Mesopotamia invented writing to keep records
true
false
54
Mesopotamia was polytheistic
true
false
55
mesopotamia invented farming
false
true
56
Mesopotamian civilization was Neolithic
true
false
57
Sumerians relied on the floods to leave rich silt
true
false
58
most people in Mesopotamia were farmers
false
true
59
a holy place is a
river
shrine
desert
mud brick house
60
sailboat
India
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
61
where was this Mesopotamian architectural wonder of the ancient world located?
Ur
Uruk
Nineveh
Babylon
62
who seeks control over the floods, the rain the sunshine, and the afterlife
economy
religion
art/culture
government
63
this is an oblisk like the shape of the Washington monument...which civilization invented it
Egypt
China
India
Mesopotamia
64
WHICH WAS NOT INVENTED BY India's RIVER VALLEY
FIRED MUD BRICKS
COTTON
SEWERS
CALENDAR
65
Which two river valley civilizations had dynasties?
China and Mesopotamia
all of them had dynasties
Egypt and China
Egypt and India
66
A GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR MEANS THAT THERE IS NO MORE______CLASS
LOWER
MIDDLE
UPPER
67
who wrote the first written code of Law
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Woodyard
Hammurabi
68
what is this
shadoof
both of these
bucket lifting irrigation device
none of these
69
Gilgamesh fought...
Sargon
Hambaba
Inkido
Braddock
70
Mesopotamian civilization was Neolithic
true
false
71
Paleolithic people were setteld farmers
false
true
72
what did this stone do
helped us understand Harappans language
helped us decipher cuneiform
helped us decipher hieroglyphics
all of these
73
what was the purpose of these
temples
tombs
hotels
granaries
74
China's first writing was found on...
all of these
scrolls
oracle bones
tablets
75
which of these is an example of cultural diffusion?
both of these are
Kush building small pyramids after conquering part of Egypt
Buddhism religion moving to China and Japan thru trade
76
mesopotmia is in...
Sumer
Asia
Fertile Crescent
just a and b
77
all of these are technology in the Paleolithic age except
irrigation techniques
temporary shelter
flake knife
fire
78
The Persian Empire
are today's Iranians
conquered Babylon
none of these
choices a and b
79
examples of architecture in Mesopotamia were
ziggurats
city wall/gate
all of these
mud brick houses
80
What color is the muddiest river in the world
brown
red
blue
yellow
81
Which period would have created this?
Paleolithic
River Valley Civilization
Neolithic
all of these
82
we think Otzi was a hearder who was a mummy preserved by ice from the neolithic times
false
true
83
Mesopotamia grew wheat, corn, and flax
true
false
84
Modern examples of Mesopotamia's base 60 number system are
choices b and c
our 365 day calendar
360 degrees in a circle
our clock...60 sec in a min...60 min in 1 hr
85
What dynasty started work on the great Wall?
Qin
MIng
Shang
Zhou
86
which other river valleycivilization's river's source was the Himalaya Mountains?
Shang
Mesopotamia
Harappans
Egypt
87
a city state was
like a country
none of these
like a city
like an empire
88
a professional writer
priest
merchant
artisan
scribe
89
Mesopotamia was the first civilization because it had the first...
wheel
written language
written Laws
sailboat
90
what was the cause of the Shang dynasty in China falling?
ANCESTORS
NATURE GODS
GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR
NATURAL DISASTER
91
What is the river valley in CHina called
Qin
Shang
Dragon
Zhou
92
what is a group of traveling merchants called?
astronomers
caravan
artisans
scribes
93
modern example of irrigation is
water park
sprinklers
coke machine
water falls
94
Mesopotamians studied the stars and planets...so
they made a 360 day calendar
they could predict the floods
they were astronomers
all of these
95
Which river valley civilization was not in Asia?
Shang
Harappans
Egypt
Mesopotamia
96
what does this show?
why the first civilization in the world was in Sumer
English from ms. Price's class
cuneiform writing
choices a and b
97
Catal Huyuk and Jericho were Neolithic civilizations
true
false
98
the first Epic Poem in history
Gilgamesh
Hambaba
Inkido
Harry Potter
99
music, sports, sculptures, schools
government
economy
religion
art/culture
100
Why is the Shang's river yellow?
polytheism
floods
loess
agriculture
101
the Neolithic Revolution was
choices a and c
change to civilization
change from hunting/gathering to farming and domestication
change from being nomadic to being settled
