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- 1. Multiple Choice
includes different jobs and social levels; some individuals have higher social status than others. Usually illustrated by a pyramid (low classes at the bottom; upper at the top)
social structure/hierarchy
city-states
theocracy
work force
- 2. Multiple Choice
The belief in many gods.
Polytheism
Monotheism
Judaism
Theocracy
- 3. Multiple Choice
The belief in only one god.
Polytheism
Monotheism
Theocracy
Democracy
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A place located in a region known as the fertile crescent. It means, "between the rivers".
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
Israel
- 5. Multiple Choice
A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
The Great Pyramids
Ziggurat
Tomb
Sphinx
- 6. Multiple Choice
A wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Emojis
Emoticons
- 7. Multiple Choice
The system of Egyptian writing with pictures that represent words or sounds.
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Emojis
Emoticons
- 8. Multiple Choice
A landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir.
stream
river delta
marsh
salt lake
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A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.
Ziggurat
Pharoah's Tomb
Pyramid
Rectangular Prism
- 10. Multiple Choice
The name of the ruler of Ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
King
Queen
Priest
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the area in Mesopotamia, home of Assyrians and many other civilizations called?
Fertile Crescent
Land of the Nile
Streams of Plenty
Fertile Moon
- 12. Multiple Choice
What were the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Nile
Euphrates and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Mediterranean
- 13. Multiple Choice
What type of religion did the Mesopotamians have?
polytheistic
monotheistic
Christianity
Roman Cathlolic
- 14. Multiple Choice
What were some achievements/ inventions of the Sumerians (Mesopotamia)?
sailboat, the chariot, the wheel, the plow, Cuneiform, and checkers
car, horse and buggy, English alphabet, and chess
horse racing, motor boats, tractors, Latin alphabet, and Clue
speed car racing, telephone, indoor plumbing, Greek alphabet, and monopoloy
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the term used to describe people who were paid to write.
scribes
secretaries
writers
authors
- 16. Multiple Choice
What type of leader ruled the individual city-states in Sumer (Mesopotamia)?
King
gods
Priest
Queen
- 17. Multiple Choice
A collection of 282 rules, established standards for commercial interactions and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice.
Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Morse Code
Poly-rules
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who were included in the middle class of Mesopotamia?
scribes, merchants, and artisans
kings, queens, and priest
kings, merchants, and slaves
slaves, women, and children
- 19. Multiple Choice
How was the flooding of the Nile River different from the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates River?
The Nile never destroyed the city like the Tigris and Euphrates did in Mesopotamia.
The Tigris and Euphrates never destroyed the city like the Nile did in Egypt.
There was no difference between the flooding of the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates Rivers.
The Nile flooded out the city every time and destroyed the crops. The Tigris and Euphrates always had bumper crops because of the ingenious irrigation system of the Mesopotamians.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why would the Pharaoh of Egypt be listed at the top of the social pyramid?
He was considered a god on Earth.
He was the smartest person in the world.
He had a lot of money.
He wore fancy clothes.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What type of government did Egypt have?
A theocracy
A monocracy
A democracy
A dictatorship
- 22. Multiple Choice
Why were the pyramids built?
To worship the Egyptian gods.
To worship the Mesopotamian gods.
To bury the Pharaohs and their queesn of Egypt
To bury hidden treasure
- 23. Multiple Choice
Used scribes
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Mesopotamia and Egypt
- 24. Multiple Choice
Wrote in Cuneiform
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Mesopotamia and Egypt
- 25. Multiple Choice
Polytheistic
Mesopotamia
Egyptian
Mesopotamia and Egypt
- 26. Multiple Choice
Built Ziggurats
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Mesopotamia and Egypt
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Made and used papyrus
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Mesopotamia and Egypt
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Used a writing system (Cuneiform or Hieroglyphics)
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Mesopotamia and Egypt
- 29. Multiple Choice
Had Pharaohs
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia and Egypt
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Invented the wheel and plow
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia and Egypt
- 31. Multiple Choice
Used hieroglyphics
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia and Egypt
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