Unit 1 Test

Name the civilization:

- Nile River

- Hieroglyphics

- Pyramids

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/

  Sumer

• India

• China

Name the civilization: 
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Cuneiform
- City-States

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

• Gilgamesh

• Sargon

• Hammurabi

• Sumer

Shang China established a series of rulers from the same family. What is each family rule called?

• Monarchy

• Dynasty

• Dictatorship

• Empire

Name the civilization:

- Huang He (Yellow) River

- Calligraphy writing

- Paper,Silk, and gunpowder

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia/

  Sumer

• India

• China

The Egyptians enlisted thousands to build the pyramids. The major purpose of the pyramids was to...

• practice the building skills of the laborers.

• house the pharaoh for the afterlife ensuring the continuation of the civilization.

• prove the wealth of the Pharaoh and to add beauty to the Egyptian landscape.

• provide all Egyptians to be preserved.

A farmer in a River Valley civilization wants to ensure that he has a good crop this year, so he participates in a ritual dance. This is an example of which of the major features of a civilization?

• arts and architecture

• complex religions

• job specialization

• public works

What religion forms the basis of the caste system?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt were similar in that both cultures

• established trade routes to China

• used the ziggurat form for their temples

• developed along rivers

• used a hieroglyphic writing system

Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?

• building floating gardens to grow corn

• establishing representative democracies

• developing a writing system using cuneiform

• constructing Hindu temples