Mesopotamia
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
Pre History
Unit Questions
100

Name one city-state of Mesopotamia?

Sumer, Babylon, Er

100
What is the location of this civilization?
Northern Africa/ Egypt
100
What is the location of this ancient civilization?
India/ Asia
100

How did people get food before the development of agriculture?

Hunting and gathering 

100

crescent-shaped region of the Middle East 

Fertile Crescent

200
What rivers are located here?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
200
Name the river in this civilization.
Nile River
200
What is the name of the river in this civilization?
Indus River
200

What is an object made by people?

Artifact 

200

What ancient civilizations built ziggurats?

Sumerians

300
What attracted people to this civilization?
Fertile Soil
300
What type of religion does the Egyptians practice?
Polytheism
300

Name the ancient Indian writing system. 

Sanskrit

300

Name for people who follow herds of animals and had no permanent homes.

Nomads

300

Why was the discover of the Rosetta Stone significant? 

Helped people learn and understand hieroglyphics.

or 

Translate hieroglyphics.

400
What was the first organized system of laws in the history of western civilizations?
The Code of Hammurabi
400
What was the Egyptian ruler called?
A pharoah
400

What is the name of the highest mountain range in India?

Himalayas

400

Another name for the New Stone Age. 

Neolithic Age

400

Name the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Egypt who expanded trade with other city-states. 

Hatshepsut

500

What is the location of this civilization? 

Middle East 

500

What group invaded and took over Egypt during the Middle Kingdom?

Hyksos

500

Name the system that divided people into groups based on their social standing. 

Caste System 

500

What is the study of objects to learn about past human life?

Archaeology

500

Name the two cities in India that had urban planning.


Harrappa and Mohenjo Daro

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