The Ancient World

What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt
• China
• Mesopotamia
• Indus

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

What is the best title for this graphic organizer?

• Features of the Bantu

• Achievements in Ancient China

• Developments in India

• Characteristics of the Maya

The belief in many gods is known as

• monotheism

• polytheism

• animism

• Matriarchy

This King is recognized for writing the first codes of law.

• Hammurubi

• Hammerstein

• Hammurabi

• Rammmstein

One reason early civilizations developed in China, Egypt, and the Tigris-Euphrates Valley in Mesopotamia is because

• Vast mineral deposits existed for manufacturing

• Rivers contributed to nomadic lifestyles

• Climate and geography favored agriculture

• Natural barriers provided protection from invasion

●     If a man has destroyed the eye of a free man, his own eye shall be destroyed.

●     If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out

●     If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver

●     If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand

● If a seignior (noble) has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye

-Hammurabi's Code

Which statement is best supported by Hammurabi's Code?

• All people were treated the same under the code

• Hands were not important to the Babylonians

• Violent crime was always punished with violence

• Laws gave different punishments based on social ranking

What helped Mesopotamia develop as one of the first ancient civilizations? Choose all that apply

• Access to domestic sheep, goats and cattle

• Political unity

• Superior food crops like wheat and barley

• Rivers that provided agricultural bonuses

A type of government in which rule is based on religious authority.

• delta

• pharaoh

• theocracy

• pyramid

Writing system of ancient Egypt using picture-signs; means "sacred carving."

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• mummification

• sarcophagus