Fall Final 1A & 1B

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According to the passage, why was Ancient Egypt known as the “Gift of the Nile”?

Back

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

Front

How were ziggurats of Mesopotamia and pyramids of Egypt different?

Back

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

Front

According to the chart, priests are in Sumer’s highest class and have political power, but not Egypt’s. Why?

Back

Egyptian pharaohs had more power than priests.

Front

Which of the following statements is supported by the Code of Hammurabi: "If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out. If he has knocked out the teeth of a commoner, he shall pay one-third of silver."? Options: Punishments are only financial. Violence must always be punished with violence. Law changes between social classes.

Back

Law changes between social classes.

Front

What happened during the Neolithic Revolution?

Back

people changed from hunter-gatherers to farmers.

Front

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

Back

Hinduism

Front

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

Back

Yellow and Yangtze River

Front

Which civilization does this quote NOT fit: "families were patriarchal, led by elder men in the family who made important decisions. Women were expected to follow the men's lead, even their adult sons. Marriages were arranged when women were young, usually between 13 and 16 years old." Options: Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, Mesopotamia, Indus (India) Valley?

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Ancient Egypt

Front

How does the passage "Do not create or worship any idols or images of things in Heaven, on Earth, or in the water, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God" represent the Jewish religion?

Back

It represents monotheistic belief in Judaism.

Front

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

Back

Judaism was monotheistic; other religions were polytheistic.