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Chapter 2 Test Review

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What river was the Ancient Indus Valley Civilization built around?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Indus River

2.

Which was one of the major cities in the Indus Valley?

a)

Babylon

b)

Harappa

c)

Thebes

d)

Ninevah

3.

What major architectural work was built in Mohenjo-daro?

a)

The Great Bath

b)

The Great Wall

c)

The Great Hall

d)

The Great Tower

4.

What were the cities of the Indus River Valley like? (two answers here)

a)

They were unplanned messes.

b)

They were laid out in a grid pattern.

c)

They had drainage and sewer systems.

d)

They had uneven brick homes.

5.

The mountains to the north of India are called..

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Himalayas

d)

Caucasus Mountains

6.
Harappan civilizations were very advanced and included bathrooms with indoor plumbing.
a)
true
b)
false
7.

What or Who is Mohenjo-Daro?

a)

an ancient Indian Warrior

b)

an ancient Persian spiritual leader

c)

an ancient Aryan game

d)

an ancient Indus River Valley City

8.

What types of religion do the people of Indus River Valley practice?

a)

Christianity & Hinduism

b)

Islamic & Buddhism

c)

Buddhism & Hinduism

d)

Hinduism & Christianity

9.

Which monsoon brought needed rain to the Indus Valley?

a)

summer

b)

winter

10.

What is a citadel?

a)

a fortified area in a city

b)

a place to store grains

c)

a special temple

d)

a market place

11.

What is a granary?

a)

a place for domesticated animals to live

b)

a place for making stone seals

c)

a place for worship

d)

a place to store surplus crops

12.
Each city had a large 
a)
room
b)
granary 
c)
house
13.

What advanced technology was developed in the Indus River Valley cities?

a)

sewer system and plumbing

b)

iron plows and weapons

c)

bronze weapons and irrigation

14.
This mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia.
a)
Alps
b)
Carpathian
c)
Himalayas
d)
Indialius
15.
Buildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were arranged in a 
a)
mountain
b)
grid
c)
circle
16.
Mohenjo-daro designed and built one of the first 
a)
building complex
b)
park system 
c)
drainage and sewage system
17.
What was a "seal"?
a)
A way to mark an object made by someone
b)
A way to hold an envelope together
c)
A barking animal
d)
An ancient ritual of religion
18.
Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations?
a)
We haven't found ancient artifacts and ruins.
b)
We have not discovered the location of the civilization.
c)
We can't interpret their writing.
d)
We do not have anyone who has survived from the civilization to ask.
19.
What were the capital cities of ancient Indus Valley?
a)
Ur and Sumer
b)
Babylon and Thebes
c)
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
d)
Harappa and Memphis
20.
Why was fertile soil so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?
a)
It prevented attacks from enemies
b)
Brought rain and flooding to water crops
c)
It allowed settlers to plant and harvest crops in one location
21.

Why were the seasonal monsoons favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Brought rain that watered crops

b)

Deposited fertilizer to grow crops

c)

People did not want to live in the terrible climate

22.

Why was the Indus River so favorable to the development of the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

It brought rain to the area

b)

It was hard to cross

c)

It deposited silt in the valley making it fertile for farming

23.

What is a pyramid- shaped structure with a temple at the top called?

a)

Temple

b)

Pyramid

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

24.

_______ studied the ancient system of writing known as cuneiform.

a)

scribes

b)

tribes

c)

astronomers

d)

farmers

25.

The ________ army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.

a)

Babylonians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Chaldeans

d)

Assyrian

26.

Sargon created the world's first _____ that lasted more than 200 years.

a)

stone block

b)

empire

c)

mud brick

d)

language

27.

Sumerians had to trade with other people to obtain most of their ________.

a)

metal

b)

gold

c)

copper

d)

grass

28.

Who wrote a legal code that covered most of areas of daily life?

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nineveh

c)

Sargon

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

29.

What group did Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers and fishers make up?

a)

lower class

b)

middle class

c)

upper class

d)

no class

30.

Who created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

a)

Sargon

b)

Nebuchadnezzar

c)

Gilgamesh

d)

Hammurabi

31.

A large territory or group of territories governed by one ruler

a)

Ziggurat

b)

Empire

c)

City-State

d)

Polytheism

32.

The first Empire was called

a)

Akkad

b)

Babylon

c)

Assyria

d)

Chaldea

33.

Two major rivers in Mesopotamia

a)

Sacramento and American

b)

Tigris and Nile

c)

Euphrates and Nile

d)

Tigris and Euphrates

34.

A large arc of rich, fertile farmland that extended from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Fertile Crescent

b)

Canal

c)

Euphrates

d)

Tigris

35.

A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

a)

Irrigation

b)

Suplus

c)

Silt

d)

Epics

36.

The believe in many gods

a)

Irrigation

b)

Surplus

c)

Polygon

d)

Polytheism

37.

A pyramid shaped temple

a)

Irrigation

b)

Canal

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Scribe

38.
What were pyramids?
a)

a place to store food surplus

b)
prisons
c)
tombs for pharaohs
d)
tombs for nobles
39.
What is Egyptian writing called?
a)
cuneiform
b)
hieroglyphic
c)
characters
d)
Sanskrit
40.
What was the most common form of religious practice in Ancient Egypt?
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
polytheism
c)
mythology
d)
monotheism
41.
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social order?
a)
slaves
b)
pharaoh
c)
priests
d)
scribes
42.
Polytheism is the belief in 
a)
One God
b)
Multiple Gods
c)
No God
d)

one god on even days, multiple gods on odd days

43.
Pyramids are built to 
a)
for worshipping the Gods
b)
to look strong and cool to other nations
c)
be a tomb for the Pharaoh
d)
to give farmers jobs when not farming
44.
Egypt is on what Continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
45.
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
46.
What is the famous river in Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Nile
d)
Hudson
47.
Who would write and record information?
a)
slaves
b)
scribes
c)
farmers
d)
craftspeople
48.

Egypt is surrounded by desert, what is a benefit of this?

a)

The temperature is warm

b)

The sand is soft

c)

Protection

d)

Easy to navigate

49.

What type of government did ancient Egypt have?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Democracy

50.

Ancient Egypt was isolated because of its ___________.

a)

economy

b)

geography

c)

religion

d)

government

51.

The process of preserving a body using salts and spices

a)

maranade

b)

soaking

c)

embalming

d)

papyrus

52.

A cataract is

a)

a type of canal

b)

a large waterfall

c)

a male camel

d)

a large mountain

53.

Pharaoh is

a)

a mummified body

b)

a king in ancient Egypt

c)

a place where mummies are stored

d)

an area in Egypt

54.

Hieroglyphs are

a)

pictures of an object representing a word, syllable, or sound, as found in ancient Egyptian and other writing systems.

b)

mythic creatures in the temples of Egypt.

c)

wedge shaped symbols that were used as a form of writing.

d)

the points on the tops of pyramids.

55.

Mummification gives us insight into which part of ancient Egyptian society?

a)

Religious beliefs

b)

Economy

c)

Geography

d)

Government Structure

56.

Egyptians created mummies because they believed that

a)

the soul needed to recognize the body to reunite with it in the after-life.

b)

the process of mummification created jobs that helped make the economy strong and vibrant.

c)

mummification was one of the requirements for a positive outcome on the day of judgement.

d)

mummies were beautiful works of art.

57.
an ancient writing paper
a)
perfume
b)
papyrus
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
stone
58.
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
a)
the afterlife
b)
the pyramids
c)
the pharaohs
d)
the heavens
59.
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
a)
The tombs served as museums.
b)
The tombs were the private storage rooms fo the pharaoh.
c)
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
d)
Egyptians believed the dead (ka) enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
60.
who was the youngest Egyptian king
a)
hatshepsut
b)
king tut
c)
randy
d)
khfu
61.
THE MOST IMPORTANT EGYPTIAN GOD...THE SUN GOD 
a)
HORUS
b)
OSIRIS
c)
ISIS
d)
RA
62.
One of only a few female pharaohs.
a)
Tut
b)
Shanakhdakheto
c)
Khafre
d)
Hatshepsut