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Unit 2 - Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Unit 2 - Ancient River Valley Civilizations
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1
Ancient Sumerians believed that the gods could control
floods
disease
droughts
all of these
2
Three of Mesopotamia's most important achievements were
wheel, calendar and mummies
wheel, plow, and sail
pyramids, mummies and hieroglyphics
plow, sail and bricks
3
Mesopotamia is known as the
World's First Civilization
World's inventors of Farming
World's First Religion
World's First Humans
4
Hammurabi was best known for his...
Law Code.
Controlling Mesopotamia.
Controlling the water of the Euphrates Reiver.
Sandboarding.
5
When was Israel at its most rich and powerful time
King David’s time
Jesus’s time
King Solomons time
Moses time
6
What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenecian alphabet?
Phoenicians traded knowledge of their alphabet for gold.
They only traded with people who could write in Phoenician.
Trade increased where the Phoenician alphbet was not used.
The Phoenician alphabet spread along their trade routes.
7
Sumerians learned to control their rivers by...
Creating irradiating systems
Creating irrigation systems
Asking the rivers nicely
Creating irritation systems
8
what is the most famous pyramid?
pyramid Menkaure
pyramid Khufa
pyramid Khafre
pyramid of Giza
9
What did Sumerians write on?
Wet clay tablets
Paper
Dry clay tablets
Reeds
10
Who helped free the Jews from slavery in Egypt?
Moses
Aaron
David
Abraham
11
What is unique about the Nile River?
It flows South
It flows East
It flows West
It flows North
12
Why did Phoenicia become so powerful?
many inventions
rich land
trade
beautiful gardens
13
How often did the Nile River flood?
At christmas
Twice a year
Every week
Once a year
14
The people at the bottom of the social hierarchy in Mesopotamia were
fishermen
merchants
slaves
priests
15
What was Hammurabi's Code?
A set of 143 rules about proper manners and etiquette
A letter written by Hammurabi to the people of Mesopotamia
A series of 282 laws to create order in Mesopotamian society
An unbreakable cypher to send messages in secret code
16
Where is the Nile River?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
17
Which of these is an example of advanced technology in Mesopotamia?
Irrigation systems
Cave paintings
Stone tools
Fire
18
What Religion did the Hebrews follow?
Christianity
Judaism
Hebrewism
Buddaism
19
A "shaduf" was used in ancient Egypt to?
Boil water
Attack neighboring villages
Collect water
Wash clothing
20
A city-state is a city that operates like an independent
________________________.
person
agent
business
country
21
Who controlled Ancient Egypt?
A king
Emperor
A Pharaoh
A God/Goddess
22
Mesopotamia means
Land Between Two Rivers
Land of Fertile Soil
Land Under the Mountains
Land of Many Gods
23
Who is the ruler in a theocracy?
president
monarch
dictator
preist
24
How did the econamy grow in Mesopotamia.
All of the above.
Travel and commerce.
They got money
They got better goverment.
25
People within Ancient Egypt were
Godless
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Jewish
26
The Egyptian scribes wrote on
Animal Hide
Stone
Bark
Papyrus
27
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
hirographics
Hieroglyphics
English
Arabic
28
Where did the Hebrews settle?
Egypt
Anatolia
Syria
Palestine
29
Who is considered the father of the Jewish people?
Moses
Soloman
David
Abraham
30
The Nile River holds what distinction?
The widest river in the world
the most dangerous river in the world
The longest river in the world
The only freshwater river in the world
31
When a king dies and the power is passed to his son, it is called
Heriditary Power
Dynastic Power
Kingdom
Empire
32
Which is not one of 5 characteristics of a complex civilization?
Advanced cities
Nomadic lifestyle
Advanced technology
Record keeping
33
How did Mesopotamia keep records?
Cuneiform
Religious artifacts
Stories and fables
Word of mouth
34
The two rivers that Mesopotamia is between are the:
Nile and Amazon
Tigris and Euphrates
Yellow and Yangtze
Mississippi and Missouri
35
Soldiers were at the bottom on the Egyptian Social Hierarchy Pyramid
False
True
36
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A well-respected ruler
The New England Patriots
A brutish warrior who protected the king
A line of rulers from one family
37
What sea bordered Phoenicia
Mediterranean
Nile River
Black Sea
Red Sea
38
Mesopotamia is part of the:
Fertile Crescent
Silty Rectangle
Agricultural Croissant
Farmable Circle
39
What is a civilization?
A civilization has a lot of people.
A civilization is a permanent settlement.
A civilization is a more advanced mammoth house.
A civilization is a place where animals live.
40
Of the following choices listed in Mesopotamian social structure, which was the largest group?
Artisans
Scribes
Farmers
Warriors
41
what was the purpose of a zigguraut?
it was a place where you put the tombs of dead phaorohs.
it was a place to worship god
it was a place in China
it was a place for all the gods to hangout
42
What is Mesopotamia?
a desert city in Egypt
a desert city in Tibet
a fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
43
What was the name of the great city in Mesopotamia?
Etenburogh
Babylon
Baghdad
Barcelona
44
Where is present-day Mesopotamia?
Iran
Syria
Iraq
India
45
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Eastern Africa
Northern Africa
Northern Europe
Southern Asia
46
Which area marks the general location of ancient Phoenicia?
D
C
A
E
47
The ___alphabet is the oldest known alphabet.
Egyptian
Hebrew
Phoenecian
Aramaic
48
At the top of the ancient Egyptian social class pyramid was _________________.
the pharoah
the unskilled workers
the President
the nobles
49
What are some of the characteristics of a civilization?
Religion, Job specialization, Cities, Government
Religon, K-pop, Cities, Government
Food, Religion, Money, Art
Technology, Food, Government, Music
50
What is the Diaspora?
the migration of Jews to places around the world
the defeat of the Jews by the Romans
the buildings in which Jews gathered to worship
the name of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
51
What is the holy book of the Jews?
Ten Commandments
Torah
Quran
Bible
52
The people of Mesopotamia were:
Agnostic
Polytheistic
Nontheistic
Monotheistic
