Ancient Sumerian and Ancient Egypt

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Nile River and the Tigris River

• the Euphrates River and the Nile River

• the Euphrates River and the Tigris River

• the Yangtze River and the Tigris River

The Sumerian writing system was called ________________.

• Cuneiform

• Cyrillic script

• English

• Hieroglyphs

What is a "Pharaoh"?

• the ruler of an ancient China kingdom

• the ruler of an ancient Egyptian kingdom

• the ruler of an ancient Greek kingdom

• the ruler of an ancient Sumerian kingdom

A Sumerian temple to honor their gods was called a __________.

• castle

• cradle

• pyramid

• ziggurat

Egyptians made paper from _____________

• corn

• grains

• papyrus

• sheep's wool

Ancient Egyptian history is divided into how many kingdoms?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which river runs through Ancient Egypt and gave rise to its civilisation?

• Amazon River

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Yangtze River

The writing system of Ancient Egypt is known as _______________.

• cuneiform

• greek

• hieroglyphics

• sanskrit

What is the name of this tall pillar monument that Egyptians generally built as pairs near the entrance to their temples?

• obelisk

• pyramid

• sphinx

• ziggurat

An Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular-shaped building called a _______________.

• cataract

• papyrus

• pyramid

• ziggurat