2- Early Civilizations

Which statement is true of the Hindu caste system:

• Castes are allowed to marry into other castes.
• Caste members may only work in certain occupations.
• The caste classes don't have to be followed and you can pick which one you want to be in.
• The lower the caste, the closer to Brahman they are.

How did ancient Egyptians show their belief in an after life?

• They believed in only one god
• They preserved (Mummified) the bodies of the dead
• They became famous warriors
• They prayed in temples everyday

What is the written script of the Sumerians (Mesopotamia) called?

• hieroglphs
• cuneiform
• calligraphy
• sanskrit

The building of a canal to bring water to farms is an example of _____.  

• domestication 
• diasphora
• transferance
• irrigation 

A professional writer

• Sargon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• polytheism
• scribe

Ancient Mesopotamia existed between what two rivers? 

• Tigris and Nile
• Euphrates and Nile
• Amazon and Nile
• Tigris and Euphrates

Each city-state had it's own ________. 

• farms
• animals
• food
• government

The Nile was important to what civilization?

• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• India
• China

The God/Kings of ancient Egypt were called:

• Oligarchs
• Emperors
• Pharoahs
• Preists

What is a dynasty?

• Loess
• A series of rulers from the same family
• Advanced art that focused more on nature of humans.
• An interest in the classics