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1
Who was the Akkadian king that conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Paul
Gilgamesh
Sargon
2
What degree of Longitude and Latitude does the Prime Meridian and Equator intersect cross at?
0° Lat / 0° Long
100° Lat / 0° Long
If I had a GPS, I would know.
90° Lat / 90° Long
3
The religious beliefs of Mesopotamia were considered
atheists
polytheists
monotheists
christian
4
Where did ancient Egypt develop?
southwestern Asia
the Nile River
the Valley of the Kings
Southern Africa
5
What is a pharoah?
A king or queen
A religious leader
All of the above
A general of the military
6
Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen's tomb.
False
True
7
Why is the area of Mesopotamia referred to as the Fertile Crescent?
lots of water
many people lived there
the land was known for the rich farmland
it was dry and rocky
8
What true of Tutankhamen?
Led a 20-year military campaign
only tomb that has been found intact
buried in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Returned Egypt to the polytheism & only tomb that has been found intact
9
Why are map skills important?
Be in the right place at the right time.
To find your location.
To be on time.
To get lost.
10
BCE means:
Before Cut Epoch
Before Christ Era
Before Era
Before Common Era
11
What was special about the Great Pyramid of Giza?
It had nothing special about it
It took more than 2 million stone blocks to build
It was underground
It was covered in gold
12
Cleopathra was a ruler of Ancient Egypt
True
False
13
The Egyptians preserved the bodies of their dead using a process called __________________.
cremation
freezing
mummification
burying
14
What is a thematic map?
a map that shows features people have created
a map that includes information about a place or region
a map that shows weather
a map that shows land forms and bodies of water
15
What reference book contains a variety of different types of maps
thesaurus
almanac
atlas
dictionary
16
What is History?
The study of the past
A source that was made or comes from the time being studied
An explanation of the meaning of something
The study of geography
17
What is a physical map?
a map that shows weather
a map that shows features people have created
a map that shows land forms and bodies of water
a mp that includes information about a place or region
18
Hammurabi was the king of
Chaldea
Assyria
Babylonia
Phoenicia
19
The Nile River flows north.
False
True
20
Name 2 physical features
Caspian Sea & Iran
Zagros Mts & Tigris River
Saudi Arabia & Fertile Crescent
Turkey & Persian Gulf
21
Using the map, tell what the green area is called in Mespotamia?
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Red Sea
Iran
22
What was Hatshepsut famous for?
raiding
First Lady pharaoh
the Great pyramid
Trading
23
The writing system that arose in Mesopotamia was
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
script
caligraphy
24
At the bottom of the Egyptian social order were _____________________.
priests
peasants
artisans
pharaoh
25
This line is used to divide the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Equator
Conga
North Pole
Prime Meridian
26
Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Longitude
27
All of these are geographical features of Egypt EXCEPT.....
Cataracts
Sahara Desert
Pyramids
Nile River
28
Which of the following was not an invention of the Egyptians
plow
iron weapons
shaduf
mummifcation
29
The ______________ were the first people of Mesopotamia.
Persians
Sumerians
Assyrians
Babylonians
30
The largest pyramid in Giza is called the ______________
Great Pyramid of Giza
Impressive Pyramid
Mega Pyramid
Large Pyramid
31
Egyptian writing is called _____________________.
Latin
letters
sanskrit
hierogylphics
32
Which social class in Mesopotamia was the largest?
Slaves
Farmers
Priests
Merchants, Traders, & Craftsmen
33
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
South
North
East
West
34
Who is buried in the Great Pyramid of Giza
King Khufu
King Tut
Nobody
King Kemet
35
Pharaoh Narmer is most famous for.....
unifying Upper and Lower Egypt
carving the Rosetta Stone
having the first pyramid built
creating obelisks all around his kingdom
36
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in which modern-day country?
Turkey
Iraq & Iran
USA
Mexico
37
The Sumerians wrote on
clay tablets
papyrus
wood
paper
38
Akenaten was controversial because...
He was King Tut's father
he demanded polytheism
he demanded monotheism
Nerfertiti was his wife
39
What is geography?
The study of behavior of people from all over the world
The study of rivers only
The study of the world, its people, and its landscapes
The study of bulldogs
40
What was the order of the social structure?
Priests, kings, slaves, citizens
slaves, priests, kings, citizens
Kings, priests, slaves, citizens
Kings, priests, citizens, slaves
41
Who wrote a code of law that covered most areas of daily life?
Nineveh
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
Nebuchadnezzar
42
What type of government did Akkad, Assyria, & Babylon have?
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
city-state
43
At the top of the Egyptian social class pyramid was the ______________________.
unskilled workers
farmers
pharaoh
nobles
44
The longest river in the world is the ____________________ River
.
Missouri
Mississippi
Nile
Amazon
45
Process of using walls, waterways, and ditches to bring water to crops and fields
irrigation
pulleys
caravan
flooding
46
Egyptians used mathematics to build the pyramids.
True
False
47
Is this a thematic map?
True
False
48
Why was Thutmose III considered a great pharaoh?
He treated mercy to those he conquered
He was a pharaoh
He expanded Egypt greatly
All of the above
49
What is a politcal map?
A map for driving a car
A map that shows political boundaries
A map that shows specific topics for reference
A map that shows landscapes and geographic features
50
Longitude and Latitude
...
Helps to water sources
Help to find artifacts
Helps to find natural resources
Helps to find exact location
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Why did Egyptians mummify their dead?
Prepared the person for the afterlife
Allowed Egyptians to show off their wealth
They had too much too linen
Allowed visitors to pay their respects
