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100

  1. What was the goal of mummification?

    1. To preserve the body for use in the afterlife.

    2. To ensure the body decayed for the afterlife.

    3. To preserve the body for worship by Egyptians.

    4. To ensure the body could be studied in the future.

To preserve the body for use in the afterlife.

100

How did the available physical features influence the development of Mesopotamia?

  1. They settled near rivers for water and farming needs.

  2. They settled in mountain ranges to protect themselves from invaders.

  3. They settled on islands to isolate themselves from outside invaders.

  4. They settled wherever the opportunity to hunt and gather presented itself.

They settled near rivers for water and farming needs.

100

The Phoenicians grew wealthy from trade. Besides timber, the Phoenicians traded silverwork, ivory carvings, and slaves. Beautiful glass objects also became valuable trade items and the Phoenicians made purple cloth that was very popular with rich people. Phoenicians used their goods to trade for other resources that were not readily available to them, such as ivory, gold, copper, tin, and iron. 


  1. According to the passage, why did the Phoenicians trade with other cultures throughout Mesopotamia?

    1. Phoenicians traded for resources they wanted, but did not have.

    2. Phoenicians traded to meet other people in Mesopotamia. 

    3. Phoenicians traded for purple dye to make their famous cloth.

    4. Phoenicians traded so that they could become rich.

Phoenicians traded for resources they wanted, but did not have.

100

  1. What can you determine about social class in Mesopotamia from Hammurabi's Codes?

    1. There is no identifiable hierarchy in Mesopotamian  society

    2. There were formal laws to ensure equal justice for all

    3. There is concrete evidence that slaves were valued more than others

    4. There is a clear hierarchy in Mesopotamian society

There is a clear hierarchy in Mesopotamian society

100

  1. How did the architecture of the Mesopotamians reflect their values of society?

    1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon reflected the important role of religion in Mesopotamian society.

    2. The irrigation systems reflected the importance of welcoming outsiders to trade

    3. The Ziggurats reflected the important role of religion in Mesopotamian society.

    4. The double gates of the city reflected the importance of welcoming outsiders to trade.



The Ziggurats reflected the important role of religion in Mesopotamian society.

200

  1. What is the main significance writing had on Sumerian civilization?

    1. As it enabled the Sumerians to express complex ideas.

    2. As it enabled the Sumerians to teach people to hunt.

    3. As it enabled the Sumerians to create art.

    4. As it enabled the Sumerians to conquer other areas.

As it enabled the Sumerians to express complex ideas.

200

In what way did ancient Egyptians benefit by being surrounded by desert?

  1. The desert offered protection from attacks.

  2. The desert had good land for growing crops.

  3. The desert made trade and travel easier.

  4. The desert afforded many different types of building materials.

The desert offered protection from attacks.

200

The Phoenicians were not a great military power and were often ruled by foreign governments.  However, they created a wealthy society through trade.  Phoenician trading activity led to important innovations as they encountered different cultures.  They made significant contributions to navigation, manufacturing, and written language.   Motivated by trade, they became expert sailors and sailed to ports all around the Mediterranean Sea.  This helped with cultural diffusion as different cultures throughout the region came to know one another better as they exchanged goods.

 

  1. According to the passage, what allowed the Phoenicians to gain power and transform society?

  1. They gained power through trade and transformed society with new innovations and technology as they encountered different cultures.

  2. They gained power through military might and transformed society by conquering many foreign governments in ports all along the Mediterranean Sea.

  3. They gained power through military might and transformed society with new innovations and cultural diffusion as they encountered different cultures.

  4. They gained power through trade and transformed society by conquering many foreign governments in ports all along the Mediterranean Sea.



  • They gained power through trade and transformed society with new innovations and technology as they encountered different cultures.

200

  1. How did Queen Hatshepsut positively impact the Egyptian economy?

    1. She created a strong army that paid its soldiers more than other pharaohs.

    2. She invaded Greece and Asia minor and gained vast amounts of resources.

    3. She established trade routes that strengthened Egypts economy.

    4. She built the Great Pyramids of Egypt using the peasants as labor.

She established trade routes that strengthened Egypts economy.

200

Why were the ancient Egyptians buried with their prized possessions?


They believed in the Afterlife

300

  1. What is the name of the region that connects Mesopotamia and Egypt in an area of good farmland?

    1. Fertile Crescent

    2. Arable Land

    3. River Valley Civilizations

    4. Nile Delta

Fertile Crescent

300

In what way were the locations of the cities in Mesopotamia and Egypt similar?

  1. Cities were built near rivers.

  2. Cities were built near mountains.

  3. Cities were built near deserts.

  4. Cities were built near the volcanoes.

Cities were built near rivers.

300

  1. How did conquest impact the economic development of Egypt?

    1. Conquest helped Egypt economically by becoming a powerful military nation.

    2. Conquest helped Egypt economically by taxing the conquered nations.

    3. Conquest helped Egypt economically by taxing the people in the cities.

    4. Conquest helped Egypt economically by becoming very rich through trade routes




Conquest helped Egypt economically by becoming very rich through trade routes

300

  1. According to the passage, how were Assyrian kings able to successfully rule over the empire

    1. They kings hired paid workers to watch over small areas of the empire.

    2. The kings built roads so that they could travel through the empire and check on all of the areas

    3. The kings used local leaders to help rule small areas of the empire..

    4. The kings used troops to enforce all of the laws and rule small areas

The kings used local leaders to help rule small areas of the empire.

300

how did polytheism impact Mesopotamian society?

  1. Mesopotamians believed that by pleasing their one god, they would be successful in life.

  2. Mesopotamians believed that by pleasing their many gods, they would not be successful in life.

  3. Mesopotamians believed that they were in complete control of their fate and did not believe in gods. 

  4. Mesopotamians believed that by pleasing the many gods, they would be successful in life.

Mesopotamians believed that by pleasing the many gods, they would be successful in life.

400

  1. Egyptian priests supervised the burial practices for those who died. Priests made sure the dead body was well preserved for the afterlife. What is preserving a dead body called?

    1. embalming

    2. enrolling 

    3. envisioning 

    4. entangling 

embalming

400

How did Egyptian irrigation systems and the shadoofs transform society?

  1. They helped to control the amount of water going to the land to improve crop growth

  2. They used a system of counterweights and poles to empty flooded water into the Nile.

  3. They used a system of counterweights and poles to loop the  flooded water into the Nile.

  4. They helped to control the amount of sunlight going to the land to improve crop growth.

They helped to control the amount of water going to the land to improve crop growth

400

  1. According to the passage, what led to the development of trade and commerce in Mesopotamia?

    1. Priest and holy men needed linen garments, so they came to the temple to buy what they needed.

    2. New innovations in farming techniques led to a surplus of food which led to trade.

    3. People who lived in the mountains brought timber, limestone, gold, and silver.

    4. Conquest of territories in Egypt allowed Mesopotamia to gain wealth.



New innovations in farming techniques led to a surplus of food which led to trade.

400

  1. What allowed the pharaohs of Egypt’s hold onto their power?

    1. They were lawmakers who passed harsh laws and enforced strict punishments.

    2. They were great warlords who conquered new lands, securing their power.

    3. They were members of the same family with power passing down to the sons from the fathers.

    4. They co-ruled with each other by sharing equal amounts of responsibilities over Egypt

They were members of the same family with power passing down to the sons from the fathers.

400

  1.   One similarity found in both Egyptian and Sumerian civilization is that each developed a

    1. Monotheistic religion

    2. The compass

    3. Written language

    4. Ziggurat

Written language 

500

Name all of the River Valley civilizations

Indus 

Ancient Egypt 

Mesopotamia 

Chinese 

500

  1. What is the main significance of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooding?

    1. Floods brought silt and water, allowing the Mesopotamians to grow crops.

    2. Floods brought massive destruction, forcing the Mesopotamians to constantly move.

    3. Floods brought surplus water, allowing the Mesopotamians to survive droughts.

    4. Floods brought trade, allowing the Mesopotamians to gather resources they needed

Floods brought silt and water, allowing the Mesopotamians to grow crops.

500

  1. What type of economic system does this describe?

    1. Market System

    2. Barter System

    3. Paper System

    4. Mixed System

Barter System

500

  1. A large political unit under the control of a single leader that controls many different territories is called a(n)

    1. Theocracy

    2. City-state

    3. Empire

    4. Democracy



Empire

500

Egyptian pharaohs constructed pyramids during the Old Kingdom. These iconic pyramids displayed the pharaohs' power, wealth and promoted their religious beliefs. These structures were massive and required years, sometimes decades, to complete.  Although pyramids on the scale of the Great Pyramid at Giza were gone, a number of Middle Kingdom 12th dynasty pharaohs did build pyramids.  However, pyramids again fell out of favor during the New Kingdom. It has been argued that the abandonment of pyramid-building by the New Kingdom pharaohs was because of a desire to better conceal their tombs from grave robbers (with ultimately minimal success) and / or because of the change in funerary practices which came with the new dynasty's principal deity.

  1. According to the passage, why did the pharaohs stop building pyramids?

    1. The pharaohs stopped building pyramids because pyramids no longer displayed pharaoh’s power or wealth.

    2. The pharaohs stopped building pyramids because pyramids were easily robbed and plundered.

    3. The pharaohs stopped building pyramids because pyramids were too difficult to build and cost too much money.

    4. The pharaohs stopped building pyramids because pyramids were only built during the Old Kingdom time period.

The pharaohs stopped building pyramids because pyramids were easily robbed and plundered.

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