DMMS6 End of Year Challenge

Correspondence, the transfer of ideas, immigration, emmigration, and the conveyance of goods all fall under which theme of geography?

• Movement

• Achievement

• Location

• Region

What physical feature did all of the early civilizations build near?

• Rivers
• Mountains
• Oceans
• Plains

Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following

• The absolute location of a place
• The site features of a place
• The relative location of a place
• The physical features of a place

A method of writing used by scribes in Sumeria (Mesopotamia) to document trade.

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• sanskrit

• papyrus

Mesopotamians developed and utilized irrigation. Irrigation means...

• Moving water to and across land to help with crops
• A system for creating a written language using a variety of triangle-shaped images
• For the first time, making a system of laws the people must follow or face harsh punishments.
• Living together in city-state like towns for protection.

A type of religion in which the followers believe in more than one god

• Polytheistic
• Atheistic
• Theocracy
• Monotheistic

What evidence still exists that demonstrates how Egyptians applied their knowledge of geometry

• sphinx
• fishing
• gods and goddesses
• sarcophagus

Which concept does NOT belong when describing ancient Egypt?

• Code of Hammurabi
• Papyrus
• Hieroglyphics
• Nile River

Which of the following statements best describes the contribution of Ancient Egypt?

• They built enormous tombs, known as pyramids, to honor pharaohs.
• They worked to expand their writing system known as Arabic.
• They fought hard against mummification, which they considered unholy.
• They put most of their focus on developing water systems.

Which of the following was not included in the original Olympics?

• basketball
• running
• jumping
• horse and chariot races