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