Mesopotamia and Egypt Flashcard Review

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Mesopotamia was located on the continent of

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Asia

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Egypt is located on the continent of

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Africa

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The form of writing in Mesopotamia was

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cuneiform

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The form of writing in Egypt was called

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hieroglyphics

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Which of the following was NOT an early civilization in Mesopotamia? Sumer, Cairo, Phoenicia, Babylon

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Cairo

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How did people in Ancient Egypt pay for their taxes?

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with the goods they grew or created

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All early civilizations began near

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a river

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Mesopotamia was located in the area that is present day

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Iraq

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Which of the following is NOT a way early civilizations irrigated their crops?
ditches, gates, flat-bottomed basins, plows

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plows

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Which early group invented the plow?

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Sumerians