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Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
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1
The Egyptian pyramids were
storehouses for crops
royal palaces.
temples of worship.
tombs for pharaohs.
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This was the first major civilization of Mesopotamia
Babylonian
Sumerian
Hebrew
Assyrian
3
What geographic feature determined location for Egypt and Mesopotamia?
oceans and coastlines
rainy season and forests
fertile soils and plains
rivers and valleys
4
Egyptians believed in the gods Amon Re, Osiris, Isis, and Annubis. This concept is known as....
Agnostic
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
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Why were Sumerian settlements called 'city-states"?
Each settlement served the Sumerian empire.
Each settlement had its own ruler and farmland.
Each settlement had its own irrigation system.
Each settlement recorded the empire's history.
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In Ancient Egypt what was a dynasty?
large bureaucracy
ruling family
group of nobles
group of priests
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who was the ¨leader¨ of egypt
Pharaoh
animals
slaves
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What was the name of the river that allowed Egypt to thrive?
Amazon
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
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Who united upper and lower Egypt?
Xerxes
Menes
Ramses III
Hatsheput
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Early civilizations were founded on rivers because they provided...
fresh water and rich soil for farming
protective barriers
power source for mechanical waterwheels
a route for transporting goods to market
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The Nile's floods predictably, which allowed for floodwaters to
prevent invading armies from attacking key cities
make it easier for ships to travel upstream
fertilize the farmland in the river valley
protect treasures buried in the pyramids
12
What does Mesopotamia mean
Idk
Pizza
In between two rivers
Gum
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Name the writing system that developed in the region of Mesopotamia.
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
phonetic
quipu
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what was the Egyptian writing system
cuneiform
spanish
english
hieroglyphics
15
What was the significance of the Rosetta stone?
it was written in demotic which scholars knew
it was found in the town of Rosetta
all answers are correct
from it scholars were able to decipher hieroglyphics
16
Ziggurats were used in Mesopotamia as...
theaters
schools
religious temples
burial chambers
17
What was the importance of religion in ancient Egyptian politics?
The pharoh was a god
The gods picked pharoh as their human representative.
A council of religious elders ruled the empire.
The priests were governors of river districts
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What major part of the Ancient Egyptian culture played a significant role in the government?
Food
Art
Religion
Storytelling
19
Main rivers of ancient Mesopotamia
Niger and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Yellow
Amazon and Euphrates
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The Hittites were the first to use which metal?
Metalica
Vibranium
Iron
Bronze
