6th grade Ancient Civilizations

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What is a CIVILIZATION?

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people irrigating and planting farmland

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Which of the following is NOT true of a civilization? minimal government with no rulers; pure democracy, public works like roads, city walls, irrigation canals, written records used to record important information

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minimal government with no rulers; pure democracy

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Why is King Tut so famous?

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his tomb had not been robbed and was still intact

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Dams, levees, and dikes were invented by early humans, for what purpose?

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control the rivers

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The yearly flooding of the Nile River allowed

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renewal of fertile soil

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If any one "point the finger" at a sister of a god or the wife of any one, and can not prove it, this man shall be taken before the judges and his brow shall be marked. This would PROTECT a person from ..

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being accused of a crime they did not commit

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The Code of Hammurabi is an example of what characteristic of a civilization?

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written language, government and law

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This law is an example of which of the following characteristics of a civilization? (Is everyone treated equally?) Options: religion, social structure, arts and science

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social structure

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How was ancient Egypt impacted by the desert that surrounded it?

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it protected Egypt from invasions by other countries

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How did the invention of the wheel change the life for people in Mesopotamia?

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it was easier to transport goods