The ancient Egyptians were greatly concerned with life after death and

one's journey in the afterlife was spelled out in The Book of the Dead.

Mesopotamian gods were

anthropomorphic, capricious, and not necessarily moral deities.

Early Mesopotamia consisted of what kind of political entities?

Powerful city states that often went to war with each other.

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Ch. 1 Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt

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1
The pharaoh, who introduced monotheism to Egypt and was considered a heretic, was
Hatshepsut.
Akhenaten.
Khufu.
King Tut.
2
In the minds of the ancient Mesopotamians, who ruled their cities?
Persian overlords
The aristocracy
Powerful kings
The gods
3
Hammurabi's famous law code dealt with
all of the above.
consumer protections.
witnesses and evidence for fair trials.
laws on marriage and family.
4
Everyone was equal before the law in Hammurabi's kingdom.
False
True
5
What was King Hammurabi most famous for?
A comprehensive law code.
His benevolent rule.
Creating the largest empire to date in the ancient Near East.
This outsize conquests.
6
The first empire builder in Mesopotamia was Sargon of Akkad.
False
True
7
Mesopotamia's most famous epic was the
Epic of Enuma Elish.
Epic of Gilgamesh.
Epic of the Immortal Sun.
Epic of Ishtar.
8
In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh
relinquished some of his rule to regional governors called nomarchs.
was an absolute ruler.
was considered an intermediary between his people and the gods.
all of the above.
9
The ancient Egyptians were greatly concerned with life after death and
burned the bodies of the dead.
one's journey in the afterlife was spelled out in The Book of the Dead.
buried all pharaohs in pyramids.
claimed that the deceased were judged by the goddess Isis.
10
Mesopotamian gods were
anthropomorphic, capricious, and not necessarily moral deities.
anthropomorphic, capricious, and highly moral deities.
identical with the gods and goddesses of Egypt.
few in number.
11
Early Mesopotamia consisted of what kind of political entities?
One large empire.
Powerful city states that often went to war with each other.
Three major kingdoms.
Democratic republics.
12
Just like in Mesopotamia, the Nile River often flooded the land, bringing death and destruction.
False
True

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