Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

1.

Multiple Choice

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This pharaoh was found in the valley of the kings by Howard Carter in 1922?

hatshepsut

king tut

randy

khfu

2.

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The Egyptian religion was considered _________, because they believed in ______ Gods.

polytheistic, one

monotheistic, one

monotheistic, many

polytheistic, many

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

Amazon

Mississippi

Nile

Tiber

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which way did the Nile flow?

North to South

South to North

East to West

West to East

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

True or False? Lower Egypt could be found in the Northern part of egypt near the delta?

True

False

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Ancient Egyptians believed their king was ___________________

a normal person

a representative of the gods

a god

a cat that came back to life

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

cuneiform

English

hieroglyphics

Cursive

8.

Multiple Choice

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Because one physical feature was so vital to ancient settlers of Egypt MOST of their settlements were

on hills

in a desert

near a river

around trees

9.

Multiple Choice

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Once a pharaoh died, what happened?

They were buried

Nothing

They were mummified

they became ghosts

10.

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45 sec

1 pt

How did the desert help the people of Egypt ?

It had fertile land for crops.

It made trade and travel easier.

It was grassy for grazing sheep.

It gave protection from invaders.

11.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt?

It isolated the settlements.

It left silt that improved the soil.

It spread diseases that destroyed whole empires.

It attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife.

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids?

temples for religious worship

storehouses for reserves of grain

homes for the pharaohs' servants

tombs for pharaohs when they died

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

After the Pyramids, where were Pharaoh's buried?

Egypt

Mesopotamia

Valley of the Kings

Temples

14.

Multiple Choice

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Hatshepsut was the FIRST pharaoh who was_____________.

a god.

a child.

a priest.

a woman.

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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Which of these activities was permitted ONLY to men?

owning land

running businesses

working as a scribe

asking for a divorce

16.

Multiple Choice

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The ancient Egyptian Government was considered a __________________.

Democracy

Monarchy

Communist

Theocracy

17.

Multiple Choice

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Of these four groups, which one had the LOWEST social status?

priests

scribes

artisans

government officials

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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How many dynasties were there in Egypt?

2

18

31

170

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did most people in Egypt earn a living?

trade

fishing

farming

metal working

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the major artistic achievement of Ancient Egypt?

King Tut's tomb treasures

Heiroglyphics

paintings in the tombs

all of the above

21.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Who found King Tut? when was he found?

Howard Carter, 1922

Napoleon, 1776

George Carver, 1966

Ms. Weinstein, yesterday

22.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

The Nile River is the _____________ river in the world.

widest

shortest

fastest

longest

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the greatest architectural achievement of Ancient Egypt?

Pyramids and Sphinx

Ziggurat

Great wall of China

step pyramids

24.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What was an effect of increased farming and trade in early Egypt?

A complex writing system was formed

An organized government developed

Geometry was developed

The deserts became populated

25.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?

Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders. Both economies grew as a result.

Both civilizations had the same religion and government

Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules

Both had major rivers and pharaohs.

26.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?

They became successful farmers

They created hieroglyphics

They grew papyrus

They irrigated during the dry season

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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A family line of rulers is a ______________.

delta

papyrus

hieroglyphic

dynasty

28.

Multiple Choice

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This picture shows an area known as the..

Fertile Crescent

Nile river valley

Fertile Curve

moon shaped

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

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Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

Nile and Tigris

Tigris and Euphrates

Indus and Yellow

Euphrates and NIle

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What Babylonian King wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

Gilgamesh

Nineveh

Hammurabi

King Tut

31.

Multiple Choice

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The Sumerian writing system was called______

Hieroglyphics

Cudoba

Arabic

Cuneiform

32.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

Monotheism

Polytheism

Christianity

Judaism

33.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of these are Sumerian inventions?

Wheel

Geometry

plow

All of the above

34.

Multiple Choice

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The word "Mesopotamia" means

middle of the fertile crescent

land in the middle of the desert

land between the rivers

land north of the river

35.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

In what modern day country is Mesopotamia located?

Iraq

India

Iran

Egypt

36.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Major architectural achievement of Mesopotamia, they were used for houses of worship, storage of grains and as treasuries.

Temple

Pyramid

Ziggurat

Great wall

37.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What makes a group of people a civilization instead of just a group of people?

The ability to farm

their clothing

Their religion

River living

38.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the first ancient civilization?

Babylonians

Sumerians

Egyptians

Akadians

39.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why was the written language invented?

For communication

To keep track of crops and trade

for scribes

to keep track of the pharaohs

40.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why did people settle near rivers?

Trade

Transportation

Irrigation

All of the above

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