SSWH 1A-C

The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in the _______

• invention of hieroglyphics

• belief in one god

• constant exchange of ideas

• building of irrigation systems

Hammurabi’s Code was a major achievement because it __________

• was a record of all existing laws

• ended all physical punishment

• was based on a system of payment

• rejected the principle of “an eye for an eye

The Fertile Crescent has been called the crossroads of the world because it was__________

• the center of advanced civilization

• protected from invasion by deserts

•  often flooded by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• on the route connecting Europe, Asia, and Africa

 Who developed the first system of writing and what was it called?

• Egyptians, Hieroglyphics

• Sumerians, Cuneiform

• Chinese, Daoism

• Greeks, Byblos

 What was the impact of the caste system on the people of India?

• It forced women into arranged marriages

•  It made eating beef illegal

• It placed people into a strict and rigid ranking of people

•  It forced many Hindus to convert to Buddhism

What is a monotheistic religion?

• A religion that believes in one god

• A religion that believes in many gods

• A religion that believes all things have a spirit

• A religion that forbids the eating of all meat

 What was a common physical characteristic of all the earliest civilizations?

• rivers that could provide water for agriculture

• rainfalls that encouraged the production of grain crops

• a steady supply of alluvial soil

• geographic barriers that provided protection from invasion

 How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?

• As gods

• As cruel rulers 

• As father figures

• As equals

What was the main economic activity in Mesopotamia?

• Law writing

• Farming

• Merchant

• Artisans

Due to the fact that there was a direct relationship between religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt, it was what type of society?

• Democracy

• 1. Autocracy

• 1. Theocracy

• Polytheistic