Mesopotamia and Egypt

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

The region depicted is known as the..

• Farming Curve

• Fertile Crescent

• Green C

• Fertile Curve

The word "Mesopotamia" means

• middle of the fertile crescent
• land in the middle of the desert 
• land between the rivers
• land north of the sea

Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

• Gilgamesh
• Sargon
• Hammurabi 
• Sumer

A Mesopotamian (Sumerian) temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.

• cradle.

• Gilgamesh.

• Ziggurat.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

• kings and priests
• artisans
• merchants and traders
• scribes

Why were pyramids built?

• temples to the gods

• prisons

• tombs for pharaohs

• tombs for nobles

Who created the world’s first nation by uniting Upper and Lower Egypt?

• Menes/Narmer
• Thutmose III
• Amenhotep V
• Hatshepsut

How were Egyptian pharaohs different from Sumerian kings?

• Pharaohs ruled with a council to advise them.
• Pharaohs had absolute power.
• Pharaohs were not believed to be gods.
• Pharaohs were elected by the people.

What is the famous river in Egypt?

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Hudson