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(U1) Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way people organize elements of their culture, science, art, language, etc.

a)

Civilization

b)

Government

c)

Habitat

d)

Socialization

2.

Ancient Egypt believed in multiple gods/goddesses, including the ruling Pharaoh (God-King). This is called...

a)

Monotheism

b)

Polytheism

c)

Multitheism

d)

Partial Theism

3.

What was the early writing form of ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Handruidic

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Cotteric

d)

Hieroglyphic

4.

What was the writing system of ancient Egypt?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Cyrillic

c)

Hieroglyphic

d)

Hadarantti

5.

A family, group, or government ruled by a man or group of men.

a)

Patriarchy

b)

Matriarchy

c)

Satriarchy

d)

Oligarchy

6.

Zoroastrianism (the religion of early Mesopotamia) and Judaism (the ancestor of Christianity) are examples of....

a)

Monotheistic religions

b)

Polytheistic religions

c)

Older religions

d)

Extinct religions

7.

Which of the following was the purpose of the construction of the Great Pyramids?

a)

A landmark to represent Egypt's power

b)

A tomb for the great God-King Pharaohs

c)

Markers for interstellar travel

d)

Landmarks for ships at sea

8.

Ancient Egyptian religion was POLYTHEISTIC. Which of the following was NOT one of their gods/goddesses?

a)

Isis

b)

Osiris

c)

Horace

d)

Nike

9.

What did Egypt and Sumer(Mesopotamia) NOT have in common?

a)

Owned slaves

b)

Created writing systems

c)

Mummified their dead

d)

Traded with each other

e)

Built their civilizations near great rivers

10.

The Ancient Sumerians (Mesopotamians) helped to invent all of the following EXCEPT?

a)

The wheel

b)

The plow

c)

Early Mathematics

d)

Cuneiform writing system

e)

ALL of the above are correct

11.

The ancient Mesopotamian (Sumerian) legal system was a set of laws set out in the Code of Hammurabi (1760 BCE).


Out of all 282 codes, which of the following was NOT a type of existing law?

a)

Patriarchal Rule & Law (Superior position of men in society)

b)

Violent consequences (i.e., cutting off of hands for those convicted of stealing)

c)

Few legal or civil rights for the enslaved class

d)

Women had the right to hold official royal office

12.

Both Egyptian heiroglyphics and Sumerian(Mesopotamian) cuneiform are artifacts demonstrating that...

a)

Many early civilizations creating unique writing systems, separate from one another

b)

Pictographs were much easier to use than cuneiform symbols

c)

Languages were most likely very easy to learn and teach

d)

NONE of the above are correct