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A #socialstudies quiz to review the #ancientcivilizations
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With the development of agriculture
People became more alike
Everyone remained in the same place
Some people stayed in year round village
Everyone kept hunting
2
Process of collecting water and distributing it to crops
Theocracy
Polytheism
Irrigation
City-state
3
What did Hammurabi’s Code provide for the Mesopotamians?
A religious tradition
A writing system
An economic system
A legal system
4
Which of the following were early crops that were grown during the AgriculturalRevolution?
Wheat
All of the above
Rice
Barley
5
Which pharaoh wore a false beard, was a woman, and ruled during the New Kingdom?
Hatshepsut
Tutankhamen
Ramses II
Menes
6
Which of the following did ancient Egpt have in common with Sumer?
Both were theocracies
Both used 60-minute hour and 60-second minute
Both depended on the desert for protection
Both used hieroglyphics
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Person who moves place to place to hunt and gather food
Wanderer
Pharaoh
Hunter-Gatherers
Caste
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Form of writing from ancient Mesopotamia that consisted of wedge-shaped markings
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
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System of writing that uses small pictures to represent sounds or words
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
10
On which continent did early people probably first appear?
Africa
North America
Asia
South America
11
On which continent is Mesopotamia located on?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
12
Which person controlled the economy, religion, and government of Ancient Egypt?
The Army
Pharaoh
Nomark
Noble
13
Mesopotamia is Greek for
Fertile Crescent
Sumer
Babylon
Between Two Rivers
14
What is believed to have caused the downfall of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro?
Earthquakes and floods damaged the cities.
Plumbing, sewers, and other technology stopped work.
Many people left the area to form other, newer civilizations
The civilizations were attacked and destroyed by enemies.
15
The Nile River was essential to the growth and development of ancient Egypt because
It created fertile land in an otherwise barren desert
All of the above
It provided a method of transportation
It provided natural resources that were used for building
16
Belief in more than one god
Polytheism
Monotheism
17
Which of the following were South Asia’s first cities?
Harappa and Mohenjo Daro
Alladino and Somnath
Harappa and Lothan
Indus and Alladino
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What is believed to have caused the downfall of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro?
Many people left the area to form newer civilizations
Civilizations were attacked and destroyed by enemies
Earthquakes and floods damaged the cities
Plumbing, sewers, and other technology stopped working
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Independent political unit that includes the city and surrounding area
Irrigation
City - state
Varnas
Theocracy
20
Name for a powerful ruler in ancient Egypt
Theocracy
Pharaoh
Caste
Polytheism
21
Mesopotamians invented the ____, an agricultural tool that was driven across fields by oxen.
Writing system
Wheel
Plow
Sailboat
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Form of government in which the leader claims to rule on behalf of a god
City-state
Theocracy
Pharaoh
Polytheism
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The development of agricultural meant that
Crops could be grown in the tundra
There was no longer a need for water
Early people had to become nomads
People had a reliable food source
