Chapter 17: Comparisons of Early Civilizations

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

• scribe.
• cradle.
• Gilgamesh.
• ziggurat.

Which two rivers flowed around Mesopotamia?

• Tigris and Euphrates
• Nile and Yellow
• Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
• Yellow and Yangtze

"Mandate of Heaven" indicated that the gods chose the leader

• China

• India

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

What Civilization is located at letter A?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• India

• China

What Civilization is located at letter B?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• India

• China

What Civilization is located at letter C?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• India

• China

What Civilization is located at letter D?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• India

• China

The ancient Egyptian empire began along the...

• Tigris River

• Amazon River Basin

• Nile River Delta

• Mediterranean Sea

What civilization is known for hieroglyphics, papyrus, and pyramids?

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• India

• China

A belief in many gods is known as...

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Plagiarism

• Theocracy