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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe earliest known permanent agricultural community was established in:Brazil near the Amazon RiverNorth America near the Mississippi RiverMesopotamia near the Tigris and Euphrates RiversEurope near the Rhine River
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most important geographic feature to the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Shang China, and Indus Valley?MountainsRiversPlateausDeserts
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Into what body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates flow?Mediterranean SeaPersian GulfRed SeaNile River - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat river gave rise to Egyptian civilization?TigrisEuphratesIndusNile
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?GilgameshHammarabuiNinevehSargon
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Sumerian writing system was calledCuneiformHieroglyphsEnglishSargon
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code?It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.t was used by many later civilizations as a modelIt treated all people the same under the law.It was carved in stone.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called ascribe.cradle.Gilgamesh.ziggurat.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a unique characteristic of polytheism?Polytheism is the belief in one god.Polytheism is the belief in many gods.Polytheism is the belief in the Torah.Polytheism is the belief in the Ten Commandments.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis is an example of what kind of writing?EnglishGreekCuneiformGilgamesh
- 11. Multiple ChoiceBabylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily lifeGilgameshSargonHammurabiSumer
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich civilization best replaces the question mark?PhoeniciaEgyptBabyloniaSumerian
- 13. Multiple ChoiceCurved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian GulfMesopotamiaFertile CrescentsiltBabylon
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a city-state?a city that had its own ruler and governmenta city that was part of a much larger state or nationa city that was part of a huge empire ruled by a single king or queenan urban area within a large kingdom or empire
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat two advantages did Hittite soldiers have over their opponents?iron weapons and chariotssteel weapons and boatsguns and canonsgenerals and lieutenants
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