Ancient Mesopotamia/Egypt Review

Of the four major river valley civilizations, Mesopotamia was

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

Each of the following was used by the Egyptians except

• breath mints

• ox-draw plow

• wigs

• light builbs

The flooding of the _______ allowed Egyptians to grow a great variety of crops each year.

• Nile

• Menes

• Pharoah

• Schools

• Scribes

Not called a king, queen, or president, the rulers of Ancient Egypt were called

• Nile

• Menes

• Pharoah

• Schools

• Scribes

The purpose of the Book of the Dead is to

• scare thieves and other bandits, since it was a list of punishments

• keep a record of all those who have passed away in order to remember the ancestors

• explain the passage into the underworld upon one's death

• warn the Egyptian subjects about the consequences if they grow too little food

________ were typically reserved for boys, while girls were taught household chores from their mothers.

• Nile

• Menes

• Pharoah

• Schools

• Scribes

The second civiliation, the Babylonians, are often remembered for creating the first recorded law, the _______.

• civilization

• Sumerians

• Hammurabi's Code

• War and Peace

• Hebrews/Israelites

The _________ were the first people who lived in Mesopotamia, and they often sparked wars with their neighbors by controlling the flow of water downstream.

• civilization

• Sumerians

• Hammurabi's Code

• War and Peace

• Hebrews/Israelites

The ________ are an ancient people led by Abraham, a man well-respected in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

• civilization

• Sumerians

• Hammurabi's Code

• War and Peace

• Hebrews/Israelites

Which river(s) formed the basis of life in Mesopotamia?

• Nile

• Indus

• Yellow and Yangtze

• Tigris and Euphrates