Ancient River Civilizations Quiz

Ancient Mesopotamia was separated into smaller independent kingdoms called what?

• City-States

• Provinces

• Counties

• Territories

Rulers in Mesopotamia were chosen from what group of people?

• Warriors

• Farmers

• Scribes

• Artisans

Writing in Mesopotamia was called what?

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Phoenecian

What were temples called in Mesopotamia?

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

• Cathedral

• Mosque

Which civilization invented paper?

• Egypt

• China

• Neither of These

• Both of These

The kings and queens of Ancient Egypt were called what?

• Pharaoh

• Emperor

• Sir

• Majesty

The belief in many gods is called what?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Decatheism

• Prototheism

The process of preserving a body in Ancient Egypt was called what?

• Mummification

• Cremation

• Funeral Pyre

• Burial

Which of the following is the main river system that runs through Egypt?

• Nile

• Tigris/Euphrates

• Indus/Ganges

• (Huang He/Yellow)/(Chang Jiang/Yangtze)

Which civilization invented the wheel?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Indus Valley

• China