WH 2

Along which river did the Shang and Zhou dynasties rise to power?

• Euphrates
• Yellow
• Nile
• Indus

The Egyptian civilization was centered around which river?

• Euphrates
• Yellow
• Nile
• Indus

The name Mesopotamia means "land between the _____".

• rivers
• mountains
• oceans
• cities

What is the Sumerian wedge-shaped writing system called?

• Hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform

Egyptian picture-writing is known as _____.

• Hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform

Which writing system was used to write the Epic of Gilgamesh?

• Hieroglyphics
• Sanskrit
• Alphabet
• Cuneiform

What is Hammurabi best remembered for?

• Conquests
• Law code
• Building projects
• Technological achievements

Tyre and Sidon were major cities of which civilization?

• Hebrew
• Amorite
• Phoenician
• Assyrian

Where were the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa located?

• India
• China
• Mesopotamia
• Canaan

Which of these civilizations existed last?

• Amorites
• Chaldeans
• Sumerians
• Persians