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Ancient Civilizations
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Here is a review of the ancient civilizations covered in unit 1.
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1
How do we know the Harappan people traded with other cultures?
we found their flying machines in Madagascar
we know their language and they told us they did
we found their seals in Mesopotamia
we found Harappan horses in Israel
2
Which civilization had to deal with monsoons on a regular basis?
Mesopotamia
Indus River Valley
China
Egypt
3
This mythological person was the first emperor of China, and tamed the Yellow River
Yu
Sargon of Akkad
Shang Di
King Tut
4
Which river valley was the most disruptive to the people that lived there?
Yellow River Valley
Indus River Valley
Fertile Crescent
Nile River Valley
5
This event marked the transition from hunting and gathering society to agricultural society.
Bronze Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
6
What was the first form of written language we have discovered?
cuneiform
Latin
Hieroglyphics
Ancient Chinese
7
This god was the key aspect of Egyptian culture, from which all of life was formed.
Osiris
Ra
Gilgamesh
Isis
8
This was the key to understanding Egyptian culture and their beliefs of the afterlife.
Book of the Dead
Oracle Bones
Hammurabi's Code
Akhenaten's Tomb
9
What played a huge role in developing ancient cultures' understanding of the afterlife?
history
geography
sociology
mythology
10
These monuments were created to allow Sumerian cultures to get close to their gods.
Great Bath
Pyramids
Ziggurat
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
11
This was the first form of civilized society in the ancient world.
empire
city-state
Aliens. Seriously, why aren't you choosing aliens.
kingdom
12
Who built the first empire in the world?
Hammurabi
Sargon of Akkad
Yu
Narmer
13
What concept helped maintain stability for 4,000 years in China?
Hammurabi's Code
Popular Sovereignty
Mandate of Heaven
Polytheism
14
Who brought the Egyptian kingdoms together to finally unite the people?
Hammurabi
Ramses
Narmer
Yu
15
What was the first known human city-state?
Ur
Thebes
Mohenjo-Daro
Anyang
16
This civilization created the most peaceful and advanced of the ancient cultures we studied.
Chinese
Sumerian
Harappan
Egyptian
17
Which of the following is not true about Hammurabi's Code?
you are innocent until proven guilty
men and women are equal in the eyes of the law
people are responsible for their own actions, not the gods
introduced rules for all aspects of life
18
What happened to Harappan Civilization?
natural disasters destroyed the cities
that's a pretty good question, nobody knows.
they were conquered
mass plague wiped them out
19
Which of the following is not a sign/requirement of civilization?
Advanced Technology
Specialization of Jobs
Record Keeping
Fair and Equitable Laws
20
This city was the capital of the Xia Dynasty and China's earliest civilizations.
Harappa
Anyang
Babylon
Beijing
21
How did the Chinese deal with the floods of the Yellow River
filled in the river so it wouldn't flood as much
all of these options
built pyramids to hold the water
build walls around their cities
22
This artifact was the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics
Book of the Dead
The Aliens, its always the aliens...
Rosetta Stone
Hammurabi's Code
23
Which of the following was not a characteristic of Harappan civilization?
Incredibly Organized
Peaceful
Developed Indoor Plumbing
Strong belief in afterlife
24
What was the first form of human civilization?
dynasty
empire
nation
city state
25
What was the name for the method of communication used between Chinese emperors and their gods?
Oracle Bones
Book of the Dead
Divination
Palm Reading