Early Civilizations Ch. 2

What is a dynasty?

• a collection of queens
• a collection of kingdoms
• series of rulers from different families
• series of rulers from the same family

Who was the most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom?

• Horus
• Sinai
• Menes
• Khufu

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

The first pharaoh and rulers after him wore a double crown to symbolize

• their rule of the queens
• their rule over upper and lower Egypt
• the Nile flowed 2 ways
• both farming and herding were important

The worship of many gods.

• monotheism
• irrigation
• polytheism
• epic

Pharaoh means

• great king
• great house
• great family
• great friend

Which river system is found in Mesopotamia?

• Nile River
• Yellows River
• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Ganges River

Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?

• river valleys
• coll temperatures
• locations near a strait
• mountains

If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand.
Which document contains this statement?

• Ten Commandments
• Code of Hammurabi
• Edicts of Asoka
• Twelve Tables

Egyptian sun god

• Thebes

• Amenhotep

• Hapi

• Ra