6th grade Ancient Civilizations

What is a CIVILIZATION ?

• small groups of hunters following the buffalo herds

• women gathering fruits and grains while the men hunt

• people irrigating and planting farmland

Which of the following is NOT true of a civilization?

• minimal government with no rulers; pure democracy

• public works like roads, city walls, irrigation canals

• written records used to record important information

Why is King Tut so famous?

• he was the longest serving pharaoh in ancient Egypt

• he was the most powerful and feared pharaoh

• his tomb had not been robbed and was still intact

Dams, levees, and dikes were invented by early humans, for what purpose?

• control the weather

• control the rivers

• to please the gods

The yearly flooding of the Nile River allowed

• renewal of fertile soil

• easier travel down the river

• dams to provide hydroelectric power

The following is from the Code of Hammurabi:

If any one "point the finger" at a sister of a god or the wife of any one, and can not prove it, this man shall be taken before the judges and his brow shall be marked. (by cutting the skin, or perhaps hair.) This would PROTECT a person from .....

• being accused of a crime they did not commit

• being sold into slavery

• war, famine, and disease

The Code of Hammurabi is and example of what characteristic of a civilization?

• written language

• government and law

• written language, government and law

This law is an example of which of the following characteristics of a civilization? (Is everyone treated equally?)

• religion

• social structure

• arts and science

How was ancient Egypt impacted by the desert that surrounded it?

• it made the Nile region cooler and more comfortable

• trade was easier because the sand is flat and easy to travel

• it protected Egypt from invasions by other countries

How did the invention of the wheel change the life for people in Mesopotamia?

• it was easier to transport goods

• it made the invention of cars possible

• it made water irrigation easier