Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt Review

The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient Mesopotamia was unpredictable and sudden. What was the flooding of the Nile like?

• unpredictable and sudden

• predictable and gradual

• unpredictable but gradual

• predictable but sudden

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where was the only place in Egypt where people could live?

• south of the 1st cataract of the Nile

• in the Nile Delta region

• near the Mediterranean Sea

• along the Nile River

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

Which civilization grew next to the Nile River?

• Mesopotamia
• India
• China
• Egypt

What gift did the flood bring each year?

• Babies
• New Year
• Soil
• Water

The Nile River flooded

• At the same time every year
• Unexpectedly
• Never
• All the time

Ancient Egyptian writing was made up of symbols representing objects, syllables, and letters. This form of writing was called ____.

• alphabet

• cuneiform

• mosaics

• hieroglyphics

What is the belief in one god?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Animism

• Autocracy

Who was in charge or writing?

• Artisans
• Poets
• Artists
• Scribes

The literal translation of "Mesopotamia"

• Between the rivers
• Where civilization began
• The neolithic revolution
• Kingdom

Mesopotamia was located between which rivers

• Nile and Amazon
• Yellow and Yangtze
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Hammurabi and Mississippi