Ancient Civilizations

The two rivers that defined the civilization of Mesopotamia were called __

• The Tigris & Euphrates
• The Nile & Mississippi
• The Tigris & Nile
• There weren't rivers

What is the city and its surrounding territories called?

• City-state
• Polythestic
• Monothestic
• Narnia 

A leader of Egypt that was both god and king

• Ziggurat
• A Pharaoh 

Ancient Sumerian writing is called __

• Cunieform
• Sanskrit 
• Hieroglyphics 
• Papyrus

Hieroglyphics is a form of writing from what ancient civilization?

• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• Sumeria
• Austin

What ruler is credited with having the first written laws?

• Hammurabi
• King Tut
• George Washington
• Ms. Castillo

The name Mesopotamia means . . 

• The land between two rivers
• Early Land
• Sumerians
• To wash the dog

What were people called who were trained to write?

• Scribes
• Writers
• Ms. Flannigan
• Pictionary

Why did the Egyptians preserve their dead?

• To get them ready for the next life
• It was fun
• To show faith to their gods
• It was fashionable

What does the word "Democracy" mean?

• "rule by the government"
• "rule by the many"
• "rule by the wealthy"
• "rule by the people"