Ancient Civilizations

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Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?

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Its written language has not yet been deciphered.

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How do we know that the people of the Indus Valley traded with the Sumerians?

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Indus seals were found in Sumer and Sumerian items in the Indus Valley.

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What did Egyptian and Mesopotamian society have in common?

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Women could pursue careers and own property.

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Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia?

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The Nile flooded at regular intervals; the Tigris and Euphrates flooded irregularly.

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What did the pyramids show about the Old Kingdom dynasties of Egypt?

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The leadership, economy, and government were strong; they had access to a good supply of stone, both limestone and granite; they had well-developed mathematical and engineering skills.

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The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

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Tombs

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Papyrus was used as a surface for the Egyptian writing system called

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Hieroglyphics

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The social class system that came to be known as the caste system was established in India by

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Ayrans

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Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley? Cities were constantly at war despite huge defensive structures., Cities were laid down without thinking, forming a jumble of streets., Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems., Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.

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Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.

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What ruler was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified his empire?

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Hammurabi