Ancient River Valleys

A group of people who believe in many gods practice:

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Agnosticism

• Atheism

Which of the following was built as a temple in ancient Mesopotamia

• Hagia Sophia

• Ziggurat

• Parthenon

• Great Pyramid

What is a characteristic ancient Egypt and ancient China have in common?

• Traded by sea

• Developed along rivers

• Used the Ten Commandments

• Ruled by Pharaohs

Which ancient writing system is illustrated in this picture?

• Chinese characters

• Phoenician alphabet

• Sumerian cuneiform

• Egyptian hieroglyphics

Which ancient form of writing was created by the Phoenicians?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What river(s) are associated with Mesopotamia?

• Tigris-Euphrates
• Indus
• Nile
• Yellow

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

• Gilgamesh
• Sargon
• Hammurabi 
• Sumer

The king of ancient Egypt was called a _____.

• King
• Sphinx
• Pharaoh 

The plant the Egyptians used to write on was ______.

• Papyrus
• Pine Tree
• Willow 

Using the graph above, why was the government in ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?

• Leadership only passed from father to son

• only the wealthy elite governed

• pharaoh was a god king and military leader