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1
Who was the ruler who signed the first known peace treaty?
Codify
King Menses
Ramses II
King Tut
2
What was a Sumerian writing system?
Cuneiform
Codify
papyrus
ziggurat
3
Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
It disappeared w/o a trace & was only found in 1922
It spread to other parts of Asia
It lasted for thousands and thousands of years
It thrived until modern times.
4
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?
They believed they themselves would be gods.
They believed they would be with their gods.
They saw life after death as horrible.
They saw life after death to be pleasant.
5
Chief Minister who supervised the business of government in Egypt.
General
Sargon I
Hammurabi
vizier
6
Which dynasty developed the feudal system in China?
Shang
Xia
Zhou
Obi-Wan
7
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Pyramids
Pharaohs
8
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
Merchants
Slaves
Nobles
Farmers
9
What was found in 1801 that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics?
Egyptian pyramid at Giza
Papyrus
Rosetta Stone
Great Egyptian Wall
10
What allowed Chinese rulers to remain in power only as long as they were just and effective?
oracle bones
mandate of heaven
theocracy
dynastic cycle
11
What is triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers?
Subcontinent
Beach
Delta
River
12
What is a large land mass that juts out from a continent?
Subcontinent
Delta
Forest
River valley
13
What is a government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as god?
Monotheism
Theocracy
Polytheism
City-state
14
Who united Lower and Upper Egypt?
Ramses II
King Tut
King Menses
Codify
15
What is a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land?
City-state
Delta
The Death Star
Polytheism
16
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
Mediterranean Sea
The Red Sea
The Nile River
The Nubian Desert
17
Who united the Sumerian city states into the first Empire?
Ramses II
King Menses
Hammurabi
Sargon I
18
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It ended capital punishment
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye."
It treated men and women as equals.
It was the first major collection of laws.
19
What was used by Shang Kings to talk with their ancestors and predict the future?
Glass Ball
Dynastic cycle
Snakes
Oracle bones
20
What was one of two great cities of the Indus River Valley civilization?
Sumer
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Harappa
21
Ancient people are called _____ because they believed in many gods.
Monotheists
Polytheists
Burt Block
Atheists
22
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
As cruel rulers
As gods
As father figures
As equals
23
Who Created a code to provide “justice” in Babylon?
Sargon I
Ramses II
King Menses
Hammurabi
24
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
The horse-drawn chariot
A writing system based on the alphabet
Ironworking
Silk making
25
What is a name meaning “land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
Delta
Egypt
Harappa
26
A pyramid- shaped temple built by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform
Pyramid
Ziggurat
City-state
27
The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used...
Numbers instead of letters
Hundreds of letters.
A complex alphabet.
Thousands of characters
28
Where did the first cities emerge?
In the Americas
In river valleys
Along trade routes
Along the Mediterranean coast
29
China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because...
It is an island.
It's surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts, and an ocean
No one wanted to trade with China
Chinese rulers forbade travel.
30
The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
Ahriman and Ahura Mazda
Life after death
One god
That God would lead them to the promised land
31
During what Kingdom was the Ancient Pyramids of Giza built?
Old Kingdom
Medium Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
32
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
Well planned cities
Statues of goddesses
Records left by kings
Writings on stone seals
33
The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?
The feudal system
Ancestor worship
The Shang social order
The dynastic cycle
34
What is a term that describes the rise and fall of dynasties?
City-state
Polytheism
Mandate of heaven
Dynastic cycle
