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Review of Mesopotamia and Egypt River Civilizations
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1
Egypt is part of what continent?
Africa
Russia
Europe
South America
2
Which body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow into:
The Caspian Sea
The Red Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Black Sea
3
Ancient civilizations most heavily relied on which of the following for survival:
Trade and bartering
Ziggurats
Deserts to keep invaders away
Floods for watering crops
4
Settlements in Ancient Egypt were most commonly found where:
Along the Nile River
Surrounding the pyramids
Mostly in the desert areas
Along the Tigris River
5
What are natural resources found in Egypt?
Refined oil
Livestock
Gold
Clay
6
A major natural resource from Ancient Mesopotamia was:
gold
flax
timber
clay
7
What impact did water have on Ancient Egypt?
Rainfall was collected in trenches and used for bathing
Allowed for travel by water that led to a central kingdom
It was combined with clay to make bricks
It deepened their dependence on gods
8
Ancient Mesopotamia had numerous natural barriers:
false
true
9
The majority of Egypt's natural resources were necessary for basic survival:
True
False
10
The Nile River flows into the Mediterranean Sea. True or False
False
True
11
Climate conditions in Ancient Egypt were:
cool and dry, but cold at night
warm, with periods of rain
hot, with periods of rain
hot and dry, but cooler at night
12
The rivers of Mesopotamia flow into which sea?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
13
Both civilizations depended on these yearly for fertile crops:
praying to their gods
floods
trading and bartering
hand-made tools
14
Rivers in ancient civilizations were important for all of the following EXCEPT:
Protection from invasions
Transportation
Fishing
Fertile farmland
15
One important geographic feature for the settlement of ancient Mesopotamia is:
Their oceans
Their desert
Their tall mountains
Their rivers
