WorksheetsUnit 2 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Sargon the Great conquered Mesopotamia and created the first empire.
True
False
What are TWO reasons early civilizations developed in river valleys?
Access to water for drinking and for growing crops
Telling the future and tracking the stars
Swimming and recreation
Forecasting weather and the seasons
What was one of the main reasons Egypt avoided invading armies?
They developed gunpowder weapons.
Their mummification rituals frightened other civilizations.
They were protected by natural barriers (the desert, seas, and mountains) on all four sides.
Egypt bribed their enemies with gold and silver.
A ziggurat is
A four-sided tower with a pyramid at the top
A tall rectangular temple with porches and multiple levels
A temporary shelter made of animal skins and hides
A mud-brick building with a plaster floor
Which Mesopotamian king created the first code of laws?
Sargon the Great
Lugalzagesi
Ramses II
Hammurabi
Felicia is studying Egypt, and she read that the people believed pharaohs represented the will of the gods. This means they believed their pharaohs were
Monotheistic
Mummies
Divine
Hominids
The Egyptian civilization developed along the banks of which river?
the Amazon
the Indus
the Euphrates
the Nile
Rich soil deposited by a river is called
Silt
Fertilizer
Clay
Sandstone
What paper-like material did the Egyptians invent by pressing water plants into a thin sheet?
Cuneiform
Papyrus
Hieroglyphics
Natron
The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of China, Nepal, and North Korea.
True
False
People who could not pay their debts in Mesopotamia were often forced into slavery as way to punish them.
True
False
If I dig a canal that lets water flow from a river to crop field, I would call that
a surplus
hieroglyphics
silt
irrigation
Which of the following civilizations built pyramids?
Egypt
India
China
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamians developed a written language that was written on clay tablets. What is this language called?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Latin
Hindi
If a city has its own government, and is not part of any other country or larger unit, it is called a/an
city-state
dynasty
monarchy
civilization
In Greek, "Mesopotamia" means
"the good land"
"hill with a view"
"land between the rivers"
A line of kings or rulers that come from the same family is called a
religion
dynasty
city-state
ziggurat
What are 2 of Mesopotamia'a most lasting achievements / inventions?
the wheel
pyramids
papyrus
cuneiform
What are 2 of Egypt's most lasting achievements / inventions?
mummification
papyrus
ziggurats
the wheel
Who was worshiped by ancient Egyptians as the god of the Afterlife, and the Underworld?
Gilgamesh
Osiris
Cleopatra VII
Enkidu
