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WHAT IS THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
AN EPIC DICTIONARY
A Game in the Game of Thrones
A story about the Sumerians
AN EPIC POEM OF MESPOTAMIA
2
Pyramids were made from millions of:
mummies
stone blocks
papyrus leaves
mud bricks
3
There are Three Kingdoms in Egypt- What are they?
Upper, Lower, Middle
North, South, East
Old, Ancient, Modern
Old, Middle, New
4
Mummies were wrapped up in
cotton
lycra
cloth
linen
5
What were the large structures called that Sumerians built?
Castles
Pyramids
Condos
Ziggurats
6
What were the 4 main canopic jars heads?
Jakel, Camel, Cat, Falcon
None of these
Human, Jakel, Falcon, Ballon
Human, Jakel, Falcon, Bader
7
canopic jars were used for...
mummification
to store internal organs
preserve internal organs
all of the above
8
The word Cuniform means "wedge-shaped"?
True
False
9
Cuniform is a form of writing?
False
True
10
What is Hammurabi’s Code?
None of The Above
A list of tools that people used to build structures
A code and language the Sumerians used to communicate.
Laws to keep order and peace in society in Sumerian and Babylonian life.
11
The first pharaoh to create a royal dynasty in Ancient Egypt was
King Tut
KIng Menes
King Ramses III
KIng Hathsheput
12
Who controlled Ancient Egypt?
A king
A Pharaoh
A God/Goddess
Emperor
13
What was the most important physical feature of ancient Egypt?
topography
water
mountains
vegetation
14
The mummification process was easy
True
False
15
How did Hammurabi become king?
He was appointed by the gods Anu and Bei
The Queen of England
He inherited the position when his father, the King, died.
The people elected him king
16
What time period did the fire develop?
The Neolithic
The Matrix Period
Paleolithic Period
Mesolithic Period
17
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A brutish warrior who protected the king
The New England Patriots
A line of rulers from one family
A well-respected ruler
18
What does “eye for an eye” mean?
the punishment for a criminal should be the same as the crime or misdeed.
Death will be the consequence for all crimes.
There is no consequences for crimes.
Turn the other cheek
19
Did the Homosapien's in the Neolithic Period move place to place?
True
False
20
The Nile river was important to Egyptian Life because
they could farm
they could fish
they could swim
they used it for bathing
21
WHAT WAS KEPT IN CANOPIC JARS?
A MUMMIES INTERNAL ORGANS
BANDAGES
SPICES
WHINE
22
Who were the first people to settle?
The Sumerians
The Flinstones
The Jetsons
The Egyptians
23
During the mummification process, the heart is taken out of the body and placed into canopic jars
True
False
24
what period were the pyramids built
old kingdom
middle kingdom
new kingdom
25
canopic jars
True
False
26
About how many years did the civilization of Ancient Egypt last?
500 years
3000 years
1,500 years
2,500 years
27
HEROIC IS NOT A HERO OR BRAVE?
False
True
28
Upper Egypt is in the
West
North
East
South
29
A CULTURAL LEGEND IS BEFORE AN EPIC HERO CAN BE UNIVERSALLY KNOWN HE MUST FIRST BE A LEGEND IN HIS CULTURE
True
False
30
In Ancient Egypt worship this animal
Cat
Horse
Dog
They worshiped no animals
31
Who built The ancient pyramids?
A pharaoh
slaves
Paid workers
32
Who was Hammurabi?
The president of the Sumerians
The Babylonian King
A Greek King
The King of Burger King
33
What did the four Canopic jars have in them?
Brain,liver,intestines,lungs
Liver,stomach.heart,lungs
Heart,stomach,liver,brain
Liver,stomach,lungs,intestines
34
GILGAMESH IS TWO THIRDS GOD AND ONE THIRD MAN?
False
True
35
Epic
not
a genre of poetry/poem?
False
True
36
How many pyramids are there in ancient egypt
148
138
119
140
37
In Ancient Egypt, Pharoahs are
are low class and poor
are middle class
acted as a God
writers and scribes
38
According to Ancient Civilization when were the first humans on earth?
None of The Above
300,000 Years ago
2.5 Million Years ago BC
4,000 years ago
39
What were the three groups of people in Sumer?
Nobles, Kings, Queens
Jokers, Guards, and Workers
Nobles, Commoners, Farmers
Slaves, Knights, Commoners
40
When Egypt was defeated by the Persian king, Ancient Egypt ended.
True
False
41
There were three periods of The Stone Age: Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period, and Neolithic Period? True or False?
True
False
42
Egypt is divided into
the east and west
The north and south
Upper and Lower
Side by Side
43
GILGAMESH SEARCHES FOR?
TO BE THE RICHEST EVER
TO BE WISER THAN EVERYONE
TO HAVE IMMORTATLITY
EVERLASTING HEALTH
44
Immortal means you live forever?
True
False
45
The sumerians lived in a city called?
Africa
Egypt
Haven Rock
Sumer
46
The Nile River flows in the opposite direction. It flows up.
False
True
47
Dogs were sacred and religious animals and many had dogs as pets
False
True
48
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
English
Hieroglyphs
letters
Arabic
49
What was stored in Canopic Jars?
Food
Treasure
Organs
Drinks
50
WHAT IS A NOBLE BIRTH?
A KING OR PRINCE OR A DEMI_GOD
A MOM GIVING BIRTH
A PEACE PRICE
A BIRTH THAT IS NOBLE
51
We find a main idea by
not
looking at the title, heading, and pictures?
False
True
52
The scribes kept records and wrote important event and dates down
True
False
53
Lower Egypt is located in the
South
North
West
East
54
Women wore makeup
False
True
55
The mummification process took how many days?
forty
ten
seventy
one hundred
56
What is Mesopotamia known by?
Two rivers between two lands
The land of the two oceans
The land of the desert
The land between two rivers
57
A Main Idea is the most central or most important idea in a paragraph?
True
False
58
HUMILITY IS DOING SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE WITHOUT ANNOUNCING IT?
False
True
59
What was the main river in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile river
The Yellow River
The Ganges River
The Amazon River
60
What is a theocracy?
That Principal Lee is the ruler of the Sumerians.
The belief in elections and that the people rule.
Belief that rulers are appointed by the gods to rule the people.
Belief that the Gods are the rulers of the land and people.
61
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
On the coast of the Atlantic
Near the center of Africa
Along the Nile
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
62
Who else could be punished besides the one who committed the crime?
The offender
The witness
The one who falsely accused
The inmate
63
Cuniform was inveted how many years ago?
2,000 years ago
Yesterday
9,000 years ago
6,000 years ago
64
MYTHOLOGICAL IS NOT REAL: NOT EXSITING
False
True
65
There were three periods of The Stone Age: Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period, and Neolithic Period- True or False?
True
False
66
During the New Kingdom, Egyptians were polythistic
False
True
67
canopic jars were used by...
indians
pilgrims
acient Egyptians
americans
68
During the Paleolithic period, the first humans were called homohabilis?
True
False
69
The first most complete stele found of Hammurabi’s code was in 1901?
True
False
70
The Mesolithic Period is known as the?
The Pre Period
The Middle Period
The Beginning Period
The Final Period
71
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?
For Prison Cells
To store food
They liked geometry
Build for the dead
72
In ancient Egypt, they called the ruler________________.
pharaoh
shah
emperor
dictator
73
What were the Ziggurats used for?
Sleeping
Gym- Working out
Hosting Big Dinners
Praying
74
What is a Fertile Crescent?
A breakfast sandwich
A half moon
small part of Africa near the ocean
small part of Egypt and is shaped like a half moon.
75
Ancient Eygpt is in the country of
Europe
Syria
Africa
Asia
76
One of the highest jobs in ancient Egypt was
artisan
priest
merchant
scribe
77
What is a hominid?
First humans that could walk and talk clear English
A human with a large brain
Hominids are the group of primates that includes humans and gorilla's
Are people that can read minds
78
LITERATURE IS WRITTEN WORKS THAT ARE LASTING AND CONSIDERED TO BE VERY WELL WRITTEN IN THE FORM OF POEMS
False
True
79
Ancient Egyptians are most famous for the development of
the wheel
pyramids
ziggurats
fire
