Unit 1 Test Review

Cuneiform was developed by which Mesopotamian civilization?

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Hittites

• Egyptians

Mesopotamia falls between which 2 rivers?

• Nile and Sahara

• Indus and Ganges

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Yellow and Yangtze

Mesopotamia and Egypt had this in common.

• Both had natural boundaries keeping invaders out.

• Both had Monotheistic religions.

• Both had the same currency.

• Both had a written language we can read today.

River Valleys were the site for early civilizations because they provided direct trade routes from Europe to China.

• True

• False

Egyptians were polytheistic and believed that different gods controlled different aspects of their lives and nature.

• True

• False

What was mummification?

• The Egyptian process of preparing the dead for the afterlife.

• The Egyptian process of building tombs for the phaoraohs.

• The Egyptian irrigation system.

• The name for the Egyptian Caste System.

Which river flowed through the Egyptian civilization?

• Tigris

• Indus

• Nile

• Euphrates

Pharaohs were half man half _________

• Priest

• God

• Warrior

• Slave

Which river valley civilization developed Hieroglyphics?

• Sumer

• India

• China

• Egypt

China believed they were the only civilization because they were

• Connected to other civilizations

• Selfish

• Isolated by natural boundaries

• The Chosen Civilization