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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHunters and gatherers existed around 12,000 to 10,000 years ago.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceDuring many of the ancient civilizations social structures, the ______ were at the top.farmersslavesrulers, priests, military leadersteachers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSelect one of the reasons the first civilizations developed in river valleys.Fresh water, flat land and fertile soilHot climatean abundance of Salt waterThey hunted and gathered their foods from nearby
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat are cuneiform and hieroglyphics both examples of?religionholy bookswritten form of communicationinventions of the Chinese
- 5. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False.
Early civilizations developed writing to help keep track of crops, taxes, seasons and government affairs.falsetrue - 6. Multiple Choice
Rivers supply a source of fresh water for drinking, bathing, travel and irrigation for their crops. True or false
truefalse - 7. Multiple Choice________ are long, narrow, flat regions of land between mountains or hills.PlateausIslandsRiver valleysDeltas
- 8. Multiple ChoiceEgypt's First Dynasty was a ___________ (government ruled by religious leaders).TheocracyMonarchyConstitutional MonarchyDemocracy
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Nile River provided both ______ and ______ for farming.
salt water and siltsilt and fresh watersalt water and rocksrocks and salt water - 10. Multiple ChoiceFarmers grew barley, wheat, fruits and vegetables.FalseTrue
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a natural barrier around Egypt.DesertsSeasCataractsMountains
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Greek Historian _____________ called Egypt the Gift of the Nile.HerodotusSocratesPlatoNye
- 13. Multiple ChoiceEgypt's many natural barriers made it easy to invade.TrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoicePharaoh ___________ (considered the first pharaoh of Egypt) wanted to unify the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt.MenesTutankahmanCleopatraKhufu
- 15. Multiple Choice
The map shows ______________.the Nile deltathe Nile plateauthe Nile pyramidsthe source of the Nile water - 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Nile River flows ________________.South to NorthNorth to SouthEast to WestWest to North
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMany consider ________ to be the first pharaoh of Egypt.MenesTutCleopatraRamses
- 18. Multiple ChoiceEgypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile River was so important.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple Choice
The process of using water to water crops.
specializedirrigationleveefloodplain - 20. Multiple ChoiceDuring many of the ancient civilizations social structures, the ______ were at the bottom.rulersslaves, farmers, workerspriestswarriors
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA __________ is a set of beliefs about God or gods.technologygovernmentreligionsocial structure
- 22. Multiple Choice__________ refer to how a society is organized into groups known as social classes.Social structureEconomic systemReligionAgricultural practices
- 23. Multiple Choice_______ is located in North Africa along the Nile River.EgyptIndiaIraqChina
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptians called the soil deposited along the banks of the Nile the "___________"Gift of the NileStuff left behindmuddirt
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptian ______ was an absolute ruler who inherited power and was treated as a God.pharaohfarmernoblewarrior
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Egyptian economic system was based on ___________.agriculturetradegoldreligion
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAll four major river civilizations relied on the _______ water found in the rivers.freshsaltpolluted
- 28. Multiple ChoiceAncient Egyptians believed in many gods. Ancient Egyptians had a ____________ society.polytheisticmonotheistic
- 29. Multiple ChoiceEarly river civilizations developed along a river valley because the river provided _____________.fresh watera means of transportationprotection from invasionsall of these are correct
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