Unit 1: Ancient Civilizations - SSWH1 & SSWH2

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This picture shows an area known as the..

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Fertile Crescent

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Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

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the Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers

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Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

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Hammarabui

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The Sumerian writing system was called

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Cuneiform

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When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first

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empire

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Which of the following is NOT true of Hammurabi's code? It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes. It was used by many later civilizations as a model. It was carved in stone.

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It treated all people the same under the law.

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When the king is seen as a god.

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Theorcracy

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An Egyptian king was called a ___________

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pharaoh

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What is the major river that was in Ancient Egypt?

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Nile

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What was a MAJOR purpose for building the pyramids? Options: temples for religious worship, storehouses for reserves of grain, homes for the pharaohs' servants, tombs for pharaohs when they died

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tombs for pharaohs when they died