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1
What is the artifact that provided the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
Book of Egypt
Book of the Dead
Key Stone
2
What is the most important geographic feature to the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Shang China, and Indus Valley?
mountains
deserts
seas
rivers
3
Which of the following ancient civilizations was NOT directly dependent on a river valley location?
Mesopotamian
Egyptian
Phoenician
Chinese
4
What is the Hebrew holy book?
Torah
Qu'ran
Vedas
Bible
5
What is the term used to describe the exchange of ideas and technology?
cultural exchange
Cultural diffusion
Cultural differentiation
Technology exchange
6
Who is credited as the founder of Judaism?
David
Moses
Abraham
Hammurabi
7
Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?
There are very few artifacts from this civilization.
It existed for a very short time.
It existed in a part of the world that is difficult to explore.
Its writing system has yet to be deciphered.
8
The Fertile Crescent is the arc of land that -
lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
curves from the Persian Gulf to the eastern Mediterranean coast
lies between the Zagros Mountains and the Hindu Kush
extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the highlands of Ethiopia
9
Why did the Egyptians look forward to the annual flooding of the Nile?
The floods produced fertile soil for farming.
The floods allowed the Egyptians to test the strength of their dams.
It started the religious festival season
Egyptians could travel faster on the flooded waters
10
The map below shows trade colonies established by which early civilization?
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Hebrew
Sumerians
11
According to the chart below, which of the following best explains the difference between these two law codes?
The Code of Hammurabi only applied to males in the society.
The Ten Commandments provided for a harsher punishment.
The Code of Hammurabi established harsh punishment for wrongful acts.
The Ten Commandments prevented violence in the society.
12
Which of the following two civilizations were ruled by dynasties?
Indus Valley
Phoenicians
Babylon
Sumer
Egypt
China
13
What three technological advances made it possible for early civilizations to grow a surplus of food?
irrigation systems
metal tools
central governments
Sewage systems
plows
writing systems
14
On the map below, which letter indicates the location of the Chinese civilization?
C
B
A
D
15
In which of the following river valleys did the Chinese civilization develop?
Ganges
Xi
Huang He
Yangtze
16
Which of the following was a major achievement of the Chinese?
Horse-drawn chariot
Ironworking
Silk making
Alphabet
17
The Nile River empties into the -
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
Arabian Sea
18
Why did the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom design and build the pyramids?
to keep slaves busy
to show the strength of Egypt
to serve as temples
to serve as tombs
19
What two early civilizations developed in the portion of the Fertile Crescent referred to as Mesopotamia?
Egypt
Sumer
Babylon
Hebrew
Phoenicia
Indus
20
Which statement best supports the conclusion that the Indus Valley civilization had a centralized government?
Cities had an organized pattern of streets.
Houses were constructed with baked bricks.
Goods were imported from coastal cities.
Farms produced annual crop surpluses.
21
Which of the following river civilizations is not paired with its correct writing form?
Phoenicians - Cuneiform
Indus - Sanskrit
Egyptians - Hieroglyphics
Chinese - Ideographs
22
What is a theocracy?
A government where the emperor rules over a large area.
A government where the leader is viewed as a god.
A government where there are many people reporting to the king.
A government ruled by a king
