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#Review for #Egypt and #Mesopotamia. #hammurabi #hieroglyphics #cuneiform #rivers
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What types of things were usually written with Cuneiform?
Poetry
Love Letters
Recipes
Business Records
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What is the major river(s) in Egypt?
Yellow
Nile
Indus
Tigris and Euphrates
3
Who was Hammurabi?
A god
A prince
A slave
A king
4
What is Cuneiform?
The first pyramid
A city in Mesopotamia
A famous art form
The first form of writing
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What does Mesopotamia translate to?
By the Ocean
Fertile Land
Near the Mountains
Between the Rivers
6
What is the nickname for Mesopotamia based on its shape?
Fertile Crescent
Fertile Snake
Fertile Line
Fertile Crops
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What are Hieroglyphics?
Egyptian Writing
Egyptian Art
Egyptian Buildings
Egyptian Government
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What is the title for the person who would learn to write Cuneiform or Hieroglyphics?
Author
Writer
Artisan
Scribe
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What is the major river(s) in India?
Indus
Yellow
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile
10
What is Hammurabi most famous for?
Building Pyramids
Uniting Egypt
Hammurabi's Code
Destroying Mesopotamia
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Where was Hammurabi from?
India
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
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What was Cuneiform typically written on?
Dirt
Clay Tablets
Papyrus
iPhones
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When did civilization start in Mesopotamia?
500 CE
3500 BCE
1500 BCE
2500 BCE
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What types of things are usually written about with Hieroglyphics?
Religion and Government
Poems
Trade
Novels
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When did civilization start in Egypt?
1000 CE
5000 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
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What are Hieroglyphics typically written on?
Mud
Stone
Clay Tablets
Papyrus
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What is the major river(s) in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
Yellow
Nile
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What modern country is Mesopotamia mostly located in?
Asia
Iraq
Syria
Egypt
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Egypt and Mesopotamia had a religion believing in many gods. What is the word to describe this?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Multitheistic
Polyreligion
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What is the major river(s) in China?
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus
Yellow
Nile
