Ancient Civilizations (Ch.2, Sections 1-2)

What is the name of the Sumerian wedge-shaped form of writing?

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Who established the first known empire?

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The Amorite civilization was centered in what capital city?

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What is the study of celestial bodies? Astronomy or Astrology?

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What river was the Egyptian civilization centered around?

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__________ is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers or the "land between two rivers."

• Babylon

• Sumer

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia

A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler

• city-state
• province
• empire
• republic

Many of the early Mesopotamians were

• monotheistic
• polytheistic
• atheist
• historians do not know

In what ancient Egyptian kingdom did the pharaohs build great pyramids?

• Middle Kingdom

• Old Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• United Kingdom

Who is known for his code of laws? ("An eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth")

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Cheops

• Sargon