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Where did the first permanent settlements appear during the Neolithic Era?
England
Fertile Crescent
Nile River
Nubia
2
Ancient Civilizations had Specialized Workers
False
True
3
What direction does the Nile River flow?
South
North
West
East
4
Who is the Egyptian Sun God?
Re
Osiris
Isis
5
The FIRST written language was
Cuneiform
Greek Alphabet
Pictographs
Hieroglyphics
6
What is Hammurabi known for?
Military Conquest
Building Temples
Increasing Trade
Law Code
7
Most people in the ancient world practiced what type of religion?
Polytheism
Monotheism
8
What is regarded as the greatest piece of literature in the ancient world?
Harry Potter
Epic of Gilgamesh
Lord of the Rings
Canterbury Tales
9
All of the following are true about the first civilizations EXCEPT
No Slavery
Hereditary rulers
Written Law Codes
They began as City States
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Who was the first Pharaoh of Egypt?
Abraham
Menes
Moses
Ramses
11
What were the first metal weapons made of?
Bronze
Steel
Iron
Gold
12
All of the following are economic patterns of early civilizations EXCEPT
Increased trade
No rigid class system
Metal Tools
agricultural surplus
13
What do we call this process used by the Egyptians for the dead?
Mummification
Cremation
14
Priests having both Religious and Political power is known as
Democracy
Anarchy
Monopoly
Theocracy
15
What Egyptian God is the ideal wife and mother?
Osiris
Isis
Re
16
What sea does the Nile river empty into?
Caspian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Arabian Sea
17
What are pyramids used for in Ancient Egypt?
Tomb
Protection
Temple
18
What people were located South of Egypt and borrowed many ideas from the Egyptians?
Mesopotamia
China
Nubia
India
19
The Old Kingdom of Egypt is also known as the ________ Age.
Pyramid
Neolithic
Ziggurat
Temple
20
What are kings of Egypt called?
Caesar
Emperor
Princes
Pharaoh
21
Egyptian religion was
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
22
What does Monotheism mean?
One God
Many Gods
No Gods
23
Egypt depends on what river?
Nile
Indus
Tigris
Euphrates
24
The rivers where the first civilizations began were the Tigris and
Euphrates
Indus
Seine
Nile
25
What is this structure in Mesopotamia called
Synagoge
Ziggurat
Pyramid
Stone Henge
26
Who was the only Egyptian Pharaoh not to have his tomb plundered?
Tutankhamen
Akhnaton
Ramses
Hatshepsut
27
The Egyptian God of the Dead is
Osiris
Re
Isis
28
What allowed us to be able to read Hieroglyphics today?
Nile Stone
Rosetta Stone
Champollion Stone
Napoleon Stone
29
What is this writing from Egypt called?
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
Cuneiform
30
The first woman ruler in history (from Egypt) was
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Cleopatra
Akhnaton
31
Egypt is divided into what two regions?
North and South
Old and Newer
Eastern and Western
Upper and Lower
32
The "Land Between Two Rivers" in the Fertile Crescent was
Egypt
Aleppo
Mesopotamia
Anatolia
33
Who is considered the first great ruler of the world(he is from Mesopotamia)?
Sargon
Ramses
Hammurabi
King Tut
34
Who was the last great pharaoh of Egypt known for being the Pharaoh of the Exodus?
Hatshepsut
Ramses
Akhnaton
Tutankhamen
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What is this writing called?
Hieroglyphics
Pictographs
Cave Art
Cuneiform