Ancient River Civilizations

What ruler was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified his empire?

• Hammurabi

• Narmer

• Pharaoh

• Tigris

What is the region in Southwest Asia where the first civilization arose?

• Indus Valley

• Egypt

• Fertile Crescent

• Judea

Which ruler was considered to be both a king and a god?

• Ra

• Pharaoh

• Hammurabi

• Priest

What is a series of rulers that come from a single family?

• polytheism

• Theocracy

• Monarchy

• dynasty

What is the belief in many gods?

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

• theocracy

• theology

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

• tombs.

• temples.

• palaces.

• centers of learning.

The cataracts along the Nile are most similar to

• dams

• rapids

• currents

• shallows

Ancient Egypt was protected by natural barriers formed by

• the nile

• the delta

• deserts

• the Mediterranean.

The theocracy of ancient Egypt was a belief in the divinity of

• Ra

• Isis

• Priests

• Pharaoh

The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in

• spirits

• magic

• cosmos

• afterlife