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Why was Ancient Egypt known as the “Gift of the Nile”?

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The regular flooding of the Nile and silt deposits were helpful to the growth of farming.

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How were ziggurats of Mesopotamia and pyramids of Egypt different?

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Ziggurats were used as a place of worship while pyramids were used as tombs for pharaohs.

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Priests in Sumer were the highest class and held political power, this was different in Egypt. Why?

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Egyptian pharaohs had more power than priests.

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What was the philosophy of the Code of Hammurabi?

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An eye for an eye

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“Societies of the ancient world came as a result of the Neolithic Revolution.” What happened during the Neolithic Revolution?

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people changed from hunter-gatherers to farmers.

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What was the major development of Indus Valley civilizations?

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Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.

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Which modern religion is believed to have formed from the earliest religion in Ancient India?

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Hinduism

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Which geographical factors allowed the development of early Chinese civilizations? Options: Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, Tibetan and Mongolian Plateau, Yellow and Yangtze River

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Yellow and Yangtze River

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Which religions are monotheistic? (belief in one god)

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

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How was the Hebrew religion of Judaism different from other religions of that time?

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Judaism was monotheistic; other religions were polytheistic.