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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the Nile Delta

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Identify Lower Egypt

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Identify Upper Egypt

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

How was flooding good for Egypt?

a)

It wiped out fertile soil

b)

It brought water to the crops

c)

It made the land more fertile by depositing silt

d)

It washed away the sand from the farmland

5.

What do the surrounding deserts offer the people of Egypt?

a)

Protection from invaders

b)

Fertile soil for crops

c)

Sand for building

d)

Trade routes to the sea

6.

Which is not a benefit of living in a river valley?

a)

Fertile soil

b)

Easy transportation by boat

c)

Agriculture

d)

Protection from mountains

7.

What did humans build in Egypt?

a)

Ziggurats

b)

Stadiums

c)

Pyramids

d)

Stone Circles

8.

What is a dynasty?

a)

A ruler with absolute power

b)

An unlimited form of government

c)

Rulers that build monuments for themselves

d)

A line of rulers from the same family

9.

Define natural resources

a)

Tools made by humans to do work

b)

Man made items

c)

Items we use that come from nature

d)

Jobs of humans

10.

Why did the Egyptians mummify their dead?

a)

They needed to body to house the soul in the afterlife

b)

The needed the body to keep in their homes after death

c)

They wanted to keep the bodies from smelling

d)

They wanted the bodies safe from animals

11.

What is polytheism?

a)

The belief in one god

b)

The belief in many gods

c)

The belief in no gods

d)

The belief in nature

12.

What is the Egyptian language?

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Script

d)

Hindi

13.
Egypt is located on the continent of _______.
a)
North America
b)
Australia 
c)
Africa 
14.
The king of ancient Egypt was called a _____.
a)
King
b)
Sphinx
c)
Pharaoh 
15.
A mummy is_____.
a)
A body wrapped up before being buried
b)
A mom
c)
A pyramid 
16.

The main function (purpose) of the pyramids was to be used as a ____________.

a)

tomb

b)

storage unit

c)

celebration room

17.
The important river in Egypt is called the ______. 
a)
Nile
b)
Jordan
c)
Tigris
18.
The plant the Egyptians used to write on was ______.
a)
Papyrus
b)
Pine Tree
c)
Willow 
19.
The symbols in Egyptian writing are called ______.
a)
Wedges
b)
Pictures
c)
Hieroglyphs 
20.
The person who's tomb told us a lot about ancient Egypt was _________. 
a)
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
b)
Queen Carter
c)
King Ramses
21.
The first woman pharaoh was named ________. 
a)
Tut
b)
Hatshepsut
c)
Tigris 
22.
Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _______.
a)
Tiny and Elegant
b)
Jordan and Mississippi 
c)
Tigris and Euphrates 
23.
Mesopotamians believed in ______.
a)
One God
b)
No Gods
c)
Many Gods
24.

The longest river in the world; associated with Ancient Egypt.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Amazon River

25.

Ancient Egyptians had little concern for the after-life.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
A tomb is a place where
a)
People are buried
b)
People hang out
c)
People eat
27.
Which body of water does the Nile River flow into?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)

Delaware Bay

c)
Mediterranean Sea
28.
Most of ancient Egypt's land was...?
a)
desert
b)
rainforest
c)
ice
29.
This picture shows an area known as the..
a)
Farming Curve
b)
Fertile Crescent
c)
Green C
d)
Fertile Curve
30.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
31.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
32.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
33.
Which of the following is  NOT true of Hammurabi's code?
a)
It covered many aspects of Babylonian life, not just crimes.
b)
It was used by many later civilizations as a model
c)
It treated all people the same under the law.
d)
It was carved in stone.
34.
Which of these are Sumerian inventions?
a)
Plow
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
All of them
35.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
36.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
37.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)

Monotheism

b)

Christianity

c)

Polytheism

d)

Judaism

38.
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
a)
City-State
b)
Country
c)
Village
d)
Culture
39.
Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Sargon
c)
Hammurabi 
d)
Sumer
40.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
41.
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 north of the sea
42.
According to the Code of Hammurabi, what does "eye for an eye" mean?
a)
turn the other cheek
b)
hurt others before they have a chance to hurt you
c)
whatever crime someone commits against you, do back to them
d)
treat others as you would want to be treated
43.
People who move from place to place in search of food and water
a)
manods
b)
irritants
c)
nomads
d)
farmers
44.

Why do they call it the Fertile Crescent?

a)

because the women had a lot of babies

b)

because the animals had a lot of babies

c)

because the moon was in a crescent form all of the time

d)

The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.

45.

What is cuneiform?

a)

the first writing system

b)

a game made with cubes

c)

the first written law

d)

a seal

46.

Punishments under the Code of Hammurabi

a)

were more harsh for people of lower social classes.

b)

stressed reform rather than retribution for crimes.

c)

did not cover domestic/family concerns.

d)

did not apply to the upper class.

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