Unit 1-Quiz 1

The Code of Hammurabi in Babylonia was intended to

• free slaves from oppression.

• give all people voting rights

• allow commoners to have more rights

• let all people know all the laws.

The area known as "Mesopotamia" is found between the rivers

• Nile and Congo
• Danube and Rhine
• Yellow and Yangtze
• Tigris and Euphrates

Monotheism is the religious belief in

• peace.
• one God.
• tolerance
• one culture

The MAIN reason for the construction of the pyramids seen here was to

• intimidate potential invaders of the Egyptian kingdom.
• convince peasants of the greatness of the pharaoh.
• serve as burial tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.
• serve as burial tombs for important people.

The word "prehistory" means:

• After writing
• Before writing

The belief in many gods is called

• monotheism
• polytheism
• theocracy
• All of the above

 Egyptian form of writing was called hieroglyphics, while the Sumerian form was called

• calligraphy
• cuneiform
• nyctography
• quipu

What river goes with Egypt?

• Nile
• Euphrates
• Egypt
• Indus

What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?

• Nile River
• Indus River
• Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
• Tigris and Euphrate Eivers

Pyramid shaped monuments or temples used for worship in Sumer were called?

• Temples 
• Ziggurats  
• Church 
• Synagogue