unit 2 social studies

What is a civilization?

• A civilization is a form of government ruled by a single leader.
• A civilization is an advanced form of society that has developed its own culture, government, businesses and writing.

• A civilization is a group of people living in a specific geographic area.
• A civilization is a religious belief system practiced by a community of people.

A person who writes and records documents is a

Sumerians of Mesopotamia invented one of the first systems of writing called

A plant the Egyptians used to make a type of paper is called

Who sent soldiers to Egypt in 1798? What did they find?

• Napoleon

• Papyrus

• Jean Francois-Champollion

• The Rosetta Stone

Why is it significant that the third section of the Rosetta Stone was written in Greek?

• Scholars guessed all 3 sections said the same thing.

• Now Historians can read primary documents from ancient Egypt that were written in hieroglyphs

• They could use the Greek section to translate the other two sections.

• All of these are correct

Describe the Mayan writing system and how it was used.

an ancient Chinese writing system is called

How are tones used in the Chinese language?

• To indicate the grammatical function of a word.
• To distinguish between words with the same pronunciation but different meanings.
• To indicate the tense of a verb.
• To indicate the speaker's mood or attitude.

Why is it misleading to say that China has one language?

• China only has one official language.
• China has a single dominant language.
• China's language is the same across all regions.
• China has multiple dialects.