Chapter 4 Review 2 Mesopotamia and Egypt

Question 1

When Sargon the first united the conquered city-states, he created the worlds first empire

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empire

Question 2

Some of the lasting contributions were in

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mathematics and medicine

Question 3

Temples became ___________ centers, not just houses of worship.

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industrial

Question 4

The Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia in about?

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3500 b.c.

Question 5

Most Egyptians of the Old Kingdom lived

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in villages on large estates

Question 6

The wrapped body was known as a

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mummy

Question 7

Egyptian hero who defeated the Hyksos invaders

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Ahmose

Question 8

The Sumerians took an important step in changing their physical environment by

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controlling the floods on the rivers

Question 9

The expulsion of the Hyksos brought about the

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New Kingdom

Question 10

Which Development of early people made it possible to settle in one place and develop villages?

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food production

Question 11

The land called Mesopotamia in ancient times is today part of?

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Iraq

Question 12

At the center of each Sumerian city-state was

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a temple (ziggurat) which was the home of the chief god

Question 13

In about _____ b.c. government officials, jealous of the pharaoh’s power, took control of Egypt

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2300 b.c

Question 14

In Sumerian society, the middle class included

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artisans and shopkeepers

Question 15

Used fractions, whole numbers, and

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geometry

Question 16

The Hyksos were able to conquer Egypt because of

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Their bronze and iron weapons and horse-drawn chariots

Question 17

___________ was the paper used for writing hieroglyphics

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Papyrus

Question 18

As a ruler, Hammurabi is best remembered for

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creating a written code of laws

Question 19

The Hyksos crossed the desert in horse-drawn chariots and used weapons made of

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bronze, iron

Question 20

The pyramids were built during the Old Kingdom when

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the pharaoh's had power over all Egyptian life

Question 21

Which of the following inventions is not a contribution of Mesopotamia

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stone buildings

Question 22

Pharaohs had ___________ power in the middle kingdom

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less

Question 23

God of the harvest and eternal life

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Osiris

Question 24

Which Development of Early people made it possible for them to work together and share ideas?

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language

Question 25

River god

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Hopi

Question 26

The rich delta area where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean sea was originally known as

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Lower Egypt

Question 27

The period after Ahmose drove out the Hyksos is known as

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The New Kingdom

Question 28

Egyptian scribes wrote in ancient pictographs called ____________

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Hieroglyphics

Question 29

Ruler who united upper and lower Egypt

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Namer

Question 30

Egypt became increasingly weak until 671 BC when the ___________ took control

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Assyrians

Question 31

The Egyptians used a process of _________ to preserve dead bodies

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embalming

Question 32

Single god worshiped in religion favored by Amenhotep IV

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Aton

Question 33

These containers had the organs of a dead person placed inside while they were being embalmed

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canopic

Question 34

Hatshepsut was the first female ___________

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pharaoh

Chapter 4 Review 2 Mesopotamia and Egypt

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Chapter 4 Review 2 Mesopotamia and Egypt

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