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1
What are the two rivers of Mesopotamia
Tiger River and European River
Tigris River and Euphrates River
Tigger River and Pooh River
Taurus River and Elephanta River
2
Women were better off in Mesopotamia than Egypt.
False
True
3
The key to deciphering hieroglyphics was
the Parthenon
The Rosetta Stone
a computer program
Menes or Namar
4
The four primary factors that affected life in the Ancient World included
Environment & Cosmology
Democracy & Kingship
Knowledge & Warfare
Aliens & Animals
5
In the ancient world, slavery was usually based upon
race and gender
debt & conquest
birth order & occupations
religious affiliation
6
The Great Famine at the beginning of the 1300s was caused by
Global increases in temperature
war devastating all of Europe
drought, too little rain
too much rain and cold in the summer
7
Egypt is considered to be a matrilineal monarchy because
because brothers and sisters married
all pharaohs were women
Pharaoh had to be married to "right" queen to be pharaoh
No pharaohs were women
8
How much of population had to be engaged in agriculture in the Ancient World?
2%
85%
100%
60%
9
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land of the two rivers
Land in the desert
The first civilization
The land between the rivers
10
Hammurabi's code is
A large rock
A list of places Hammurabi conquered
The kingdom Hammurabi ruled
The 282 written laws of Babylonia
11
What was the life expectancy in the Ancient World?
70 years
60 years
35-45 years
15 years
12
In BC, dates decrease as they come closer to present, while AD numbers increase as they come closer to present.
True
False
13
Which society had the Calendar Round?
Greeks
Chinese
Egyptians
Mayans
14
One problem of the rivers in Mesopotamia was
they never flooded
they flooded at the wrong time of year
they didn't carry enough salt
they flooded at the right time
15
How did Mesopotamia keep records?
Religious artifacts
Stories and fables
Word of mouth
Cuneiform
16
Who invented the alphabet?
Hebrews
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Romans
17
Who was Pu'abi?
Princess of Minoa
Goddess of Mycenae
Queen of Ur
Pharaoh of Egypt
18
Which era built the pyramids in Egypt?
Aliens
all of them
the Old Kingdom
The New Kingdom
19
What are the Babylonians known for?
Base 60 mathematics
the wheel
ziggurats
Dragon bone writing
