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______________ created the world’s first advanced society.
Akkadians
Assyrians
Sumerians
_______________ were tall pyramid shaped towers that were at the center of the cities.
Ziggurats
Irrigation
Canals
The ____________ is the longest river in the world.
Tigris
Amazon
Nile
Ancient _____________ included two regions, a Upper region and a Lower region.
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Kush
The rocky, hilly land of south Egypt caused __________, or steep rapids to form making river
travel difficult.
delta
pyramids
Cataracts
A triangle-shaped area of land made by soil deposited by a river is called a _____________.
delta
cataract
Silt
Without the annual _____________, people never could have settled in Egypt.
season
floods
War
A ____________ is a series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
city-state
Empire
Egyptians built ______________ to bury their pharaohs.
Pyramids
Temples
Sphinx
_______________ is a long-lasting paper like material made from reeds.
Hieroglyphics
papyrus
Rosetta stone
The ______________ was a stone slab that allowed archaeologist to finally understand hieroglyphics.
Rosetta stone
papyrus
Cuneiform
The southern part of Egypt was called ________.
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Kush
Sumer
Which is the correct order of people in the social hierarchy of ancient Egypt?
slaves, pharaohs, farmers, nobles, scribes
pharaohs, nobles, farmer, scribes, slaves
pharaohs, nobles, slaves, farmers, scribes
pharaohs, nobles, scribes, farmers, slaves
Which area was probably the largest source of gold for the Egyptians?
Mycenae
The Nubian desert
The Western desert
The Euphrates River
Which city in the empire of the New Kingdom was farthest south?
Napata
Mycenae
Memphis
Hattusas
What trade item was found near Timna?
Gold
Timber
Copper
Ivory
Why did the Phoenicians become expert sailors?
Because they lived so close to the sea
Because it was the only way to trade
Because mountains were in their way
Because they were expert ship builders
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