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A #socialstudies quiz about ancient civilizations in #mesopotamia and #egypt
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Which of the following is NOT required for a civilization...
Industry, job specialization, and a surplus of food
Teams of hunters and gatherers that provide for a tribe
Well organized government with high levels of culture
Continued advancements in science and technology
2
What is the name of the two great rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Missouri and Mississippi
Yellow and Yangtzee
Nile and Congo
3
Why were bodies mummified
for burial rituals
Only the pharaoh was mummified
so that people could talk to their spirits
in preparation for the afterlife
4
Belief in MORE THAN ONE god is known as...
veneration of ancestors
monotheism
animism
polytheism
5
(1539-1075 BCE) The time of King Tut and the building of a great Egyptian Empire
Last Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
6
In what region is Egypt located?
Northeast Africa
Middle East
Eastern Asia
Southern Asia
7
Which of the following is true about Egyptian afterlife
all of the above
promised eternal life after death
if they passed the test of truth they were allowed afterlife
the Book of the Dead helped guide them in the afterlife
8
The Phoenicians settled territory in far off lands, the lands are known as...
empires
protectorates
forts
colonies
9
What three geographic features influence how civilizations developed in river valleys?
Fertile Soil, Warm Climate, Close to a River
Hot Weather, Sandy Soil, By the Ocean
Cold Weather, Tundra, by Glacial Pools
Cool Weather, Rocky Soil, Farm from water
10
A river in northeast Africa that the Egyptian civilization settled around
Danube
Tigris
Amazon
Nile
11
Which of the following was important to the governmental structure of the Old Kingdom
high priest
judge
commander
vizier
12
Which of the following is NOT an achievement of Ancient Egypt?
They had physicians and developed plant-based medicines
They used geometry to help build the pyramids
They invented the chariot.
They developed a 12-month calendar
13
In what region of the world is Mesopotamia located?
Eastern Asia
The Middle East
Southern Asia
Northeast Africa
14
The Persian Empire created a bureaucracy or government with many departments.
True
False
15
A writing system used in Egypt based on symbols and pictures
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Printing Press
Script
16
How are you going to do on this test?
B-89%-80%
C-79%-70%
D or lower
A- 100%-90%
17
A barter economy is a system where people exchange one set of goods or services for another.
True
False
18
The Phoenician alphabet made written language more complicated for communication
True
False
19
(1938-1630 BCE) the period of time when Egypt was ruled by outsiders and the middle class rose
Middle Kingdom
Last Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
20
Who was Hammurabi, why was he important?
The main character of the Epic of Gilgamesh
A Babylonian King, famous for his Code of Laws
An Assyrian warrior, famous for building an empire
the First Blacksmith in the Hittite Kingdom
21
A system of writing that used wedge-shaped markings pressed in clay tablets is known as?
Phoenician
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
22
A money economy is a system in which people pay for goods by exchanging some sort of coinage.
True
False
23
the preservation of dead bodies by embalming them and wrapping them in cloth is known as?
Taxidermy
Necroprepping
Zombie making
Mummification
24
How were the pharaohs viewed in ancient Egypt?
as mere mortals
as fierce warrior kings
as symbolic rulers
as gods in human form
25
(2575-2130 BCE) the period of time when the Great Pyramid was built
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
Last Kingdom
26
Egyptian leaders are known as...
Emperor
Pharaoh
King
Shah
27
What is a ziggurat?
Where governments meet
A temple for the gods
A place for trade
The palace of the kings
28
Hammurabi's Code was a small set of laws that only covered basic rules.
False
True
29
Different types of jobs that lead workers to specialize in one task are known as...
social structure
job specialization
public works
writing
30
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
the development of the first armies
the rise of cities
the development of metal tools
The rise of agriculture
31
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"the land before time"
"the land between the rivers"
"the land with all the farms"
"the land of lakes"
32
A flat black stone with Greek, Demotic, and Hieroglyphics used to decipher language.
The Rune Stone
The Greek Stone
The Sorcerer's Stone
The Rosetta Stone
33
For their agricultural (crops), Egyptians relied on yearly ___________ to irrigate their farms.
monsoons
hurricanes
floods
nothing, they built extensive irrigation systems
