Ancient Civilizations Semester Midterm 18-19

Put the 4 river civilizations in chronological order

• india, china, mesopotamia, egypt

• egypt, mesopotamia, india, china

• mesopotamia, egypt, india, china

• mesopotamia, egypt, china, india

Which is a pair of examples of history?

• a sports event tomorrow and an artifact from 5,000 years ago

• a speech yesterday and an artifact from 4,000 years ago

• an invention from 100 years ago and a space flight in three years

• a fossil and a skyscraper that will be completed in two years

One of the famous wonders of the world is the Hanging Gardens of ___________ built by Nebuchadnezzar.

• Sumer

• Babylon

• Persia

• Ur

Which of the following were NOT rulers in Mesopotamia?

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Asoka

Which of the following were not rulers in Egypt?

• Sargon

• Hatshepsut

• Ramses

• Khufu

What physical barrier helped separate China from southeast Asia?

• Pacific Ocean

• rainforest

• Himalayas

• Sahara Desert

What ancient city had a complex plumbing system?

• Memphis

• Shang

• Babylon

• Harappa

What religion of ancient India does not want to kill any living thing, so they sweep before they walk?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Zoroastrianism

The world’s first civilization developed where?

• Indus valley

• Egypt

• Babylon

• Sumer

What is the scientific name for modern humans?

• Australopithecus

• Homo erectus

• Homo habilis

• Homo sapiens