Midterm Review 2

Mesopotamia 1

100

Which two rivers are surrounded by the Fertile Crescent?

Euphrates River and Tigris River

200

What large body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow into?

Persian Gulf

300

Describe Mesopotamia's climate

Extra hot summers and extreme weather like flooding

400

Mesopotamian homes were made out of

Mud bricks

500

Ziggurats were built to honor

The main god of the city

Mesopotamia 2

100

Mesopotamia’s written language was called

cuneiform

200

Hammurabi became king of Mesopotamia at what age

18

300

Hammurabi created the first empire known as

Babylonian Empire

400

Hammurabi created a set of laws called what?

Hammurabi's Code

500

Hammurabi’s Code consisted of how many laws?

282

Egypt 1

100

Which way does the Nile River flow?

north

200

Who is buried in the pyramids?

Pharaohs

300

Which statement is true about the Nile River?

• It wasn’t surrounded by fertile land
• They did not use the Nile for travel and trade
• It flooded every year depositing silt
• No towns or villages were around the Nile River

It flooded every year depositing silt

400

Which statement is an opinion about the Nile River?

• The Nile River flooded every year, depositing silt for farming
• Without the Nile, Egypt would not have survived as a civilization
• The Nile was used for water, farming, travel, and trade.
• The Nile River flowed faster than any other river in the world, and was the best for fishing.

The Nile River flowed faster than any other river in the world, and was the best for fishing.

500

Why did Pharaohs have pyramids built?

As their burial tomb when they died

Egypt 2

100

Why did Pharaohs begin to get buried in the Valley of the Kings?

Tomb raiders were finding the pharaohs and their treasures too easily

200

What word would you use to best describes the function of the pyramids?

burial places

300

Which seas border Egypt?

Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

400

What does polytheism mean?

Belief in many gods and goddesses

500

Who is at the top of Egypt’s social pyramid?

Pharaohs