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WHI.3 Western River Valleys

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient writing system is illustrated in this picture?

a)

Chinese characters

b)

Phoenician Alphabet

c)

Sumerian Cuneiform

d)

Egyptian hieroglyphics

2.

The early Hebrew people trace the beginning of their history back to which important individual?

a)

Moses

b)

Soloman

c)

Abraham

d)

King David

3.
How did the Ancient Egyptians benefit when the Nile River flooded?
a)
The floods made it easier to keep enemies away
b)
The floods helped the leaders stay in power
c)
The floods left silt behind that was good for farming
d)
The floods helped increase the water supply
4.
Time periods, papyrus, yearly flooding, and natural boundaries of seas, mountains, and desert describe _____.
a)
Egypt - Red Sea
b)
Mesopotamia - Land Between the Rivers
c)
Hebrews - Jordan River
d)
Egypt - Gift of the Nile
5.
Why did the ancient Egyptians build the structures depicted in picture above?
a)
as monuments to the glory of Egypt
b)
as temples to their gods
c)
as meeting places for the leaders
d)
as burial sites for the pharaohs
6.
The Nile River flows north through Egypt and into what body of water?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Tigris River
7.
What is a dynasty?
a)
a collection of queens
b)
a collection of kingdoms
c)
series of rulers from different families
d)
series of rulers from the same family
8.

What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

9.

What is the name of the region formed by the Nile Delta?

a)

Lower Egypt

b)

Nubia

c)

The Red Land

d)

Upper Egypt

10.

Who was the first pharaoh, who united the Upper and Lower Egypt? He signified this by wearing the double crown.

a)

Hatshepsut

b)

Menes

c)

Ramses II

d)

Seth

11.

Who is the famed Egyptian boy king? He was known for his pure gold mask and he is supposed to have a curse protecting his tomb?

a)

Ramses II

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

King Tut

d)

Menes

12.

What was the purpose of Egyptian mummification?

a)

So that their bodies would rule earth.

b)

So that their Ka would re-enter the body in the afterlife.

c)

So that they had more help building pyramids.

d)

So that their bodies would be pretty.

13.

This object was discovered by Napoleonic archaeologists. It contained three ancient writing systems: Greek, Demotic, and Hieroglyphics.

a)

pyramid

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

sphinx

d)

mummy's sarchopahgus

14.

Why was Lower Egypt a prime location for the capital of Egypt and home to the majority of ancient Egyptians?

a)

Lower Egypt is where most people lived.

b)

It's where the Nile Delta is located and is very fertile.

c)

It has the best trade routes.

d)

Most money was produced in Lower Egyptian villages.

15.

Which of these is the correct order of Egyptian Society from highest to lowest?

a)

farmers, artisans, priests, scribes

b)

priests scribes artisans farmers

c)

scribes, priests, artisans farmers

d)

artisans, priests, farmers scribes

16.

Ramses the Great ruled Egypt as a Pharaoh and accomplished many great things. Two of things he is known for is

a)

long reign as Pharaoh and building great monuments, cities and temples

b)

building great monuments and temples and shrinking Egyptian Empire

c)

allowing the Hittites to take control of Egypt and the love his wife Nefertari

d)

having the shortest reign as pharaoh and making a peace treaty with the Hittites

17.

The majority of the Egyptians live along the Nile River and Nile River Delta because

a)

land is inexpensive there

b)

arable land is located there.

c)

the pyramids are located there

d)

important archaeological sites are there.

18.

Which pharaoh of Egypt defied traditions and ruled as a women for over 20 years in the 1400s bce?

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Hatshepsut

c)

Thutmose

d)

Ramses III

19.

This picture shows an area known as the..

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Promised Land

d)

Mesopotamian Delta

20.

Babylonian leader who created the first written code, based on the concept of an eye for an eye. It was 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

a)

Menes

b)

Moses

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Abraham

21.

The earliest form of writing in which pictures represented word or ideas

a)

Cave Paintings

b)

Pictograms

c)

Alphabet

d)

Sumerian

22.
A belief in one God
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
monotheism
c)
polytheism
d)
scribe
23.

Where did God tell Abraham to take his people because it was the "promised land"?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ur

c)

Canaan

d)

the Desert

24.

After the Hebrews escaped Egyptian slavery, who did God give the Ten Commandments to?

a)

Abraham

b)

Joseph

c)

Moses

d)

Isaac

25.

The departure of the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt is known as the __________

a)

Exodus

b)

Passover

c)

Sabbath

d)

Diaspora

26.

Jewish people scattered outside their homeland

a)

covenent

b)

Torah

c)

exodus

d)

Diaspora

27.

Jewish holy book; contains the Ten Commandments and Mosaic Law

a)

covenent

b)

Torah

c)

exodus

d)

Issac

28.

Which way does the Nile flow?

a)

North to South

b)

South to North

c)

East to West

d)

West to East

29.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Upper and Lower Egypt
c)
Eastern and Western Egypt
d)
Nubia and Cairo
30.

In 1922, Howard Carter discovered this mysterious boy king's tomb. Who was it?

a)

King Tut Ankh Amun

b)

King Menes

c)

Ramses

d)

Queen Hatsheput

31.

The new metal that transformed ancient warfare after 1200 B.C.E. was

a)

iron.

b)

bronze.

c)

steel.

d)

copper.

32.

The word "Mesopotamia" means

a)

middle of the fertile crescent

b)

land in the middle of the desert

c)

land between the rivers

d)

land along the side of rivers

33.

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

a)

Citadel

b)

Pyramid

c)

Temple

d)

Ziggurat.

34.

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

a)

the Mesotarian and the Tazmanian

b)

the Tigris and the Nile

c)

the Nile and the Euphrates

d)

the Euphrates and the Tigris

35.

The Sumerian wedge shaped writing system is called

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

Pictographic

d)

Sumergylphics

36.

The most famous Chaldean (Neo Babylonian) king

a)

Sargon

b)

Kassites

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Gilgamesh

37.

Which group from the Fertile Crescent were known as savage warriors?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Egyptians

d)

Chaldeans

38.

This group of seafaring people from the Fertile Crescent, created colonies through the Mediterranean. They are known for purple dye, alphabet, and sailing.

a)

Assyrians

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Babylonians

d)

Kassites

39.
This group of people were fierce in battle. The key to their success was their strong and organized army.
a)
Phoenicians 
b)
Kassites 
c)
Assyrians 
d)
Chaldeans 
40.

Who was the great king of the Akkadians

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Moses

c)

Sargon

d)

Xerxes

41.

Which Empire had the capital city of Nineveh?

a)

Akkadians

b)

Hyksos

c)

Assyrians

d)

Persians

42.

They came from present day Turkey ( Asia Minor) from the north swept into the Tigris -Euphrates Valley around 1600 BCE capital was Hattusa, Fierce warriors, first smelt iron, great with a chariot

a)

Babylonians

b)

Akkadians

c)

Hittites

d)

Chaldeans

43.

What was the new invention that the ancient Lydian empire created?

a)

Coinage

b)

Shipment

c)

Painting

d)

Mailing

44.

Which Egyptian pharaoh attempted to turn Egypt from polytheistic to monotheistic?

a)

Akhenaten

b)

Ramses

c)

Thutmoses III

d)

Tutankhamun

45.

Who leads the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery? He was the "brother" of Ramses II.

a)

Abraham

b)

Aaron

c)

Joshua

d)

Moses

46.

King of the Persians that allowed the Jews to return to Judah after the Babylonian Captivity.

a)

Xerzez

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Cyrus

d)

Ramses II

47.
What event began with King Nebuchadnezzar's attack on Jerusalem?
a)
the Babylonian Captivity
b)
the Exodus
c)
the Great Rebellion
d)
the rebuilding of the temple
48.

Which Babylonian king is responsible for the capturing of Hebrews in 586 B.C.E.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Sargon

d)

Sennacherib

49.

After the Battle of Kadesh, Ramses entered in the world's first peace treaty with which group of iron people?

a)

Assyrians

b)

Babylonians

c)

Hittites

d)

Hyskos

50.

Which Nubian King conquered Egypt?

a)

Axumite

b)

Kush

c)

Menes

d)

Piankhi

51.

Put these events in correct chronological order.

a)

Abraham makes a covenant with Yahweh

b)

Famine hits Canaan and forces Hebrews out

c)

Hebrews are enslaved in Egypt

d)

Hebrews escapes Egyptian slavery, with the aid of Moses

e)

Moses receives the Ten Commandments

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
52.

Put these events in the correct order

a)

Cuneiform is invented

b)

Hammurabi's Code

c)

Assyria conquers Israel

d)

Babylonian Captivity

e)

Jewish Diaspora

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
53.

Match the following

a)

First Written Law Code of The Fertile Crescent

1.

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Second Written Law Code of the Fertile Crescent

2.

Ten Commandments

c)

Epic Poem of Mesopotamia

3.

Gilgamesh

d)

One of 7 Ancient Wonders, built for a homesick wife

4.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

54.

Using the color green, indicate where the Fertile Crescent is.

55.

Using the color blue, indicate where the Lower Egypt is.

56.

Using the color dark blue, indicate where the Upper Egypt is.

57.

Circle the Nile Delta

58.

Circle the Red Sea

59.

Reorder the following steps to proper mummification

a)

Bathe body in the River Nile

b)

Remove organs, including the brain through the nostrils

c)

Put organs in Canopic Jars

d)

Cover body in Natron to dry it out

e)

Wrap body in linens and read from Book of the Dead

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
60.

 

Put the orders in the order from which they ruled, starting with the earliest.

a)

Sargon

b)

Hammurabi

c)

Ramses II

d)

Ashurbanipal

e)

Nebuchadnezzar

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

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