How is the Egyptian Pharoah different from the Sumerian King

The Pharaoh was considered a God-King.

What was the reason that Egypt was called the "Gift of the Nile"?

Because of its silt deposits from flooding that helped agriculture.

How did China’s location influence its development?

Its geography protected it from attack, allowing its culture to flourish.

What is this called and why was it built?

Ziggurat and it was built to honor the Gods of Mesopotamia.

What was NOT true about ancient Egypt?

They developed the first form of polytheism practiced in the ancient world.

What made the Indus River Valley different from other societies?

Well planned cities, plumbing and sewage systems.

How did the Mesopotamians see their Gods and their society?

Unpredictable and vunerable to outsiders and invasions.

What were things women could do in ancient Egypt?

Own property, Divorce, Participate in society

The Huang He River was prone to what and what did it contribute to ancient China?

Flooding and agricultural production.

After Cyrus the Great conquered kingdoms, what did he allow the conquered people to do?

Keep their own religion and customs

What describes the dynastic cycle in China and what it represented

A pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of ruling families

The Bantu migration Caused what cultural change in Africa?

A change from hunting & gathering to sedentary agriculture.

Hammurabi’s code showed that?

Law distinguishes between the social classes.

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Unit 1a (AKS 30 a,b,c,d) Ancient Civilizations

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1
How is the Egyptian Pharoah different from the Sumerian King
The Pharoah Kings were more powerful.
Sumerian Kings were more powerful.
The Pharaoh was considered a God-King.
There were no difference between the two.
2
"Humanity should respect and live in harmony with nature" is the belief of what Chinese philosophy?
Hinduism
Daoism
Buddhism
Confucianism
3
This picture shows the movement/migration of what group?
Nomads
Christians
Europeans
Bantu
4
What was the reason that Egypt was called the "Gift of the Nile"?
Because of its silt deposits from flooding that helped agriculture.
It was not named the Gift of the Nile, it was named the Kingdom of Kush.
Because of monotheistic myths.
Because it was given that name by conquering empires.
5
What was the period of changes from hunters/gatherers to farmers, and simple tools to domesticated animals called?
The Neolithic Revolution
The Nomadic Revolution
The Classical Civilizations
The Paleolithic Revolution
6
How did China’s location influence its development?
China was shielded from the floods that plagued the area.
China was cut off from all important trades routes.
Its geography protected it from attack, allowing its culture to flourish.
There were plenty of natural resources, which allowed it to expand
7
What is this called and why was it built?
Ziggurat and it was built to honor the Gods of Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat it was a house for the upper class.
Ziggurat and it was built to store agriculture.
Ziggurat and it was built to give yearly celebrations.
8
What was NOT true about ancient Egypt?
It was hard to invade because of large bodies of water to the North & East
The desert on either side of the Nile acted as a block.
The Nile River helped crop production
They developed the first form of polytheism practiced in the ancient world.
9
What made the Indus River Valley different from other societies?
Well planned cities, plumbing and sewage systems.
It was constantly at war
It was destroyed by invaders.
The entire city was religious ziggurats.
10
How did the Mesopotamians see their Gods and their society?
Unpredictable and vunerable to outsiders and invasions.
Unpredictable and safe from invasions.
Prediticable and safe from invasions.
Predictable but vunerable to outsiders and invasions.
11
What were things women could do in ancient Egypt?
Own property, Divorce, Participate in society
Divorce but not own property.
They could not make any economic decisions or participate in society.
The were in complete control economically and socially.
12
The Huang He River was prone to what and what did it contribute to ancient China?
Flooding and nomadic communities.
Flooding and made trade easier.
It was sacred and not agriculture was allowed
Flooding and agricultural production.
13
What is the name of the first known writing system?
Cuneiform
Weights and measures
Hieroglyphs
Oracle bones
14
After Cyrus the Great conquered kingdoms, what did he allow the conquered people to do?
Govern the divided Persian Empire
Create a fair system based on wealth.
Add new territories
Keep their own religion and customs
15
Monotheism, reign of Akhenaten and his worship of a single god represented by the sun disk describes what civilization?
Ancient Rome
Ancient Babylon
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
16
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah were primarily ________and the practiced what religion?
Polytheistic/Judaism
Polytheistic/Christian
Monotheistic/Zoroastrianism
Monotheistic/Judaism
17
The Bantu people created what technological advances?
Pottery
Slash and burn farming
Tobacco
Iron smelting
18
What describes the dynastic cycle in China and what it represented
A pattern of power passed down to the religious elite
A form of government shared between dynasties.
A pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of ruling families
A pattern of dividing territories.
19
The Bantu migration Caused what cultural change in Africa?
A change to centralized government.
An unequal balance in power among the people.
A change from hunting & gathering to sedentary agriculture.
A change from Christian to Muslim
20
Hammurabi’s code showed that?
Law distinguishes between the social classes.
Violence must always be punished with the same.
All mean are the same and created equal.
Fines are given instead of physical punishment.

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