Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Review

Before the rise of ancient civilizations, most nomadic people got their food by:

• farming large fields

• hunting and gathering

• building supermarkets

• raising livestock in cities

Ancient people first chose to live near rivers because:

• rivers were the only places with wild animals

• rivers were dangerous and avoided by people

• rivers provided water and fertile land for farming

• rivers were far from other settlements

Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a civilization?

• Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology

• Nomadic lifestyle, lack of permanent settlements, no written language, and simple tools

• Small family groups, hunting and gathering, no social structure, and no trade

• Isolated villages, no government, no economic system, and no art

Similar land features that helped ancient civilizations in river valleys to be successful include:

• Desert landscapes

• High mountain ranges

• Dense forests

• Fertile soil and access to water

What natural thing had the biggest impact on how people in early river valley civilizations lived?

• Rivers (or river flooding)

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Forests

This social system is similar to Mesopotamia because religious leaders and scribes helped keep society organized in both Egypt and Mesopotamia by:

• Leading armies into battle

• Maintaining records and overseeing religious practices

• Building all the monuments themselves

• Farming the land exclusively

Based on eye for an eye only within the wealthier community, and only pay a small fee for harming a peasant, it can be inferred that the social system of ancient Babylonia was:

• based on complete equality

• divided into distinct social classes

• governed by democratic principles

• lacking any form of hierarchy

Based on the information in the chart, who had the most power in social systems in early river valley civilizations?

• Artisans and craftsmen had the highest authority.

• Farmers and laborers held the most power in all civilizations.

• Merchants and traders were the most powerful in society.

• Kings/Priests in Mesopotamia and Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt had the most power.

9. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia believed in many gods. This means their religion was:

• Monotheistic

• Atheistic

• Polytheistic

• Animistic

Choose the correct statement based on your knowledge of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia.

• Both Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia had organized governments, but Egypt was ruled by pharaohs while Mesopotamia had city-states with their own kings.

• Both Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia had the same form of government with no differences.

• Ancient Egypt had no government, while Mesopotamia had a strong central government.

• Mesopotamia was ruled by pharaohs, while Egypt had city-states with their own kings.