Egypt Mesopotamia Test 2020-2021

Front

What event started the Neolithic Revolution (probably)? Options: war between hunter gatherer groups, End of the Ice age, asteroid impact, Discovery of fire

Back

End of the Ice age

Front

What was the name of Sumerian writing?

Back

Cuneiform

Front

How was Sumerian writing written?

Back

wedge shaped instruments on clay

Front

The Sumerians figured out a system to measure time based on what number?

Back

60

Front

Because writing did not exist what is the period before 3000 bc called?

Back

Pre-History

Front

What organ was left in the body when it was mummified?

Back

The Heart

Front

Egyptian statues were often

Back

large and imposing

Front

Beside the difficulty in traveling the Nile, what other physical feature protected Egypt?

Back

The Sahara

Front

What was the name of the nutrient rich mud that was left behind from flooded rivers?

Back

silt

Front

What does Mesopotamia literally mean?

Back

Land Between two rivers