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Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Review
Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Review
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A basic review of ancient Egyptian civilization cornerstones.
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What was the burial place of kings called?
The Sacred Pyramid
The Ancient Crypt
The Valley of the Kings
The Silent Tomb
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What was the capital of Mesopotamia?
Babylon
Ur
Terigoi
Egypt
3
Which desert surrounds the Nile?
The Rivir
The Gobi
The Sahara
The Ping
4
This king established a code to rule his city-state of Babylon to keep order.
Alexander
Hammurabi
King Tut
Sargon
5
What was one architectural feature of Mesopotamia?
Ziggurats
Tall towers
Pyramids
Columned houses
6
Mesopotamia literally means ___________
Land Between Two Rivers
The Giving Land
The Holy Land
The Fertile Crescent
7
What was one of the most honored professions in Egypt?
Artisans
Scribes
Pyramid builders
Cooks
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What river was the source of life for the Egyptians?
The Tigris
The Nile
The Euphrates
The Sahara
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These rivers served as the source of life for Mesopotamia.
The Tolar and the Sades
The Gobi and the Sahara
The Broken Bend and the Winding Way
The Tigris and the Euphrates
10
What was the highest social class of the Egyptians?
Pharoah
Priest
Slaves
Artisan
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By which means did the Egyptians preserve their kings?
Burial at sea
Mummification
Burial in the sand
Burial at the top of the pyramid
12
This piece allowed modern day archeologists to translate hieroglyphics for the first time.
The Rosetta Stone
The Pyramid of Giza
The Tower of Babel
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
13
What was the written language of the Egyptians called?
Aramaic
Heiroglyphics
Cuneiform
Cambria
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What did the common people believe about their pharoah?
He could control light and darkness.
He had the ultimate power to fix everything wrong.
He had the ability to resurrect people.
He was descended from the gods.
15
The writing of Ancient Mesopotamia is called ______________
cuneiform
Aramaic
heiroglyphics
script
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The livable region at the heart of Mesopotamia was known as ____________
The Way
The Holy Land
The Desert
The Fertile Crescent
17
Who was at the top of the Mesopotamian social classes?
King and priests
Merchants
Slaves
Artisans
18
What was the religion of the Egyptians?
monotheistic
Christian
Muslim
polytheistic
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What was the religion of Mesopotamia?
Christianity
Polytheistic
Muslim
Monotheistic
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What was the basic premise of the Code of Hammurabi?
Everyone benefits under equal justice.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The law is harsh, but it is the law.
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
