Ancient Civilizations Contributions

The civilizations in Mesopotamia were ruled by

• kings

• Pharoah

• emperor

• parliament

Religion played a significant role in the lives of the Mesopotamians. They believed in many gods and goddesses controlling the forces in nature. The worship or veneration of many gods is called ______

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Non-theism

Sumerians built temples known as ________ at the center of each city-state. It is a multi-level and multi-purpose structure because, from its religious functions, the temple also served as a focal point of different socio-political and economic activities.

• Ziggurat of Ur

• Temple of Hatshepsut

• Stonehenge

• Temple of Apollo

Ancient Egypt was ruled by a king up until the New Kingdom from 1570 until 1069 BCE when they started to call their ruler “pharaoh” which means ________

• great bath

• great power

• great responsibility

• great house

The belief in the afterlife was the central tenet of the Egyptian religion. What is the process of embalming the body of the pharaoh?

• hypodermic embalming

• arterial embalming

• mummification

• cavity mummifying

The doctrine of the ____________ was central to the Chinese view of government. It was based on the idea that the ruler was a son of Heaven given the mandate rule

• Authoritarian rule

• Mandate of Heaven

• Article of Faith

• The belief in the gods

The pattern of rising, decline, fall, and replacement of government in China was called the __________

• Imperial cycle

• emperor ascendancy

• cycle of life

• dynastic cycle

One of the greatest inventions of the early civilizations is writing. Egypt is to Hieroglyphics while Mesopotamia is to ________.

• linear-b

• seals

• oracle bone inscription

• cuneiform

All of the following are inventions of Egyptian civilization except for ______

• papyrus and ink

• medicine

• wheel

• cosmetics

Inventions of China and India. Which of the following is NOT an invention of China?

• Kite

• chopsticks

• well-planned layout cities

• metalwork