Download 1. An ancient Egyptian hymn contains this line

HW 4
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1. An ancient Egyptian hymn contains this line: “The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all that is good,
lord of majesty, sweet of fragrance.”
What does this line of the hymn refer to?
A. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
B. Egyptian pyramids
C. Nile River
D. Trade routes with China
2. An outline is shown.
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A. Natural boundaries of desert, mountains, and the sea
B. Yearly flooding to enrich farmlands
C. Old and Middle Kingdoms
D. Production of papyrus
Which heading best completes this outline?
A. Egypt- The “Gift of the Nile”
B. Mesopotamia- The Land Between the Rivers
C. China’s Sorrow- The Huang He
D. Harappa- The City on the Indus River
3. A passage about how papyrus is made is shown.
Papyrus is made from a reed plant that grows along the Nile River. Egyptians used the plant’s stem to make
papyrus. The inner layer of the stem was sliced into long strips and placed side by side with a second layer on top
at a right angle. Then it was soaked in water and pressed under a heavy rock for 21 days. The plant’s juices acted
as a glue to bond the strips together. The outcome was a sheet, which was hammered flat and dried in the sun.
Then a scribe or priest could write on it.
Which conclusion can be drawn from this passage?
A. Egyptians became wealthy from selling papyrus to other peoples.
B. The Nile River benefited ancient Egyptians in various ways.
C. Boats were more important to ancient Egyptians than papyrus was.
D. Without papyrus, Egypt could not have created hieroglyphics.
4. An ancient frieze (architectural decoration) is shown. This frieze shows farmers bringing their crops to the
pharaoh. This frieze shows 3 different classes of people. Where was this frieze most likely found?
A. At the burial site of an ancient Indian king
B. Inside an Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb
C. Outside the burial chamber of an ancient Shang ruler
D. In a cave in Mesopotamia
5.
What might a physical geographer studying ancient civilizations investigate?
A. The impact of trade on ancient cultures
B. The types of family patterns in ancient societies
C. The role of climate on ancient river valley civilizations
D. The boundaries of ancient empires at different time periods.
6. A pair of statements is shown.
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If a man has destroyed the eye of a free man, his own eye shall be destroyed.
If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of equal rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.
What do these statements illustrate?
A. Sumerians obeyed a set of written laws.
B. Sumerians worshipped their king as a god.
C. Sumerians made advances in medicine.
D. Sumerians abolished hereditary privileges.
7. What would a geographer be most interested in when looking at the establishment of the earliest ancient
civilizations?
A. Language as a form of expression
B. Climatic influences on food production
C. Standards for leadership in a society
D. The family structure of certain groups
8. A chart of inventions and innovations is shown.
1. Invention of writing
4. First written code of laws
2. Invention of the sailboat
5. First zero in number system
3. Introduction of democracy
6. First alphabet
Which inventions or innovations on the chart does the modern world owe to the river valley civilization of
ancient Mesopotamia?
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D.
Items 1, 2, and 5
Items 3, 4, and 5
Items 1, 2, and 4
Items 2, 3 and 6
9. An excerpt from Hammurabi’s Code is shown.
If a builder built a house for someone and does not construct it properly, and the
house which he built falls in and kills its owner of the house, the son of that builder
shall be put to death.
What characteristic of the Code of Hammurabi is illustrated by this excerpt?
A. It punished law breakers with the hardest possible penalties.
B. It held people responsible for their actions.
C. It had no rules for presenting evidence if a crime was committed.
D. It demonstrated the popularity of Hammurabi as a ruler.
10. About 80 pyramids still survive from ancient Egyptian times. Which statement best explains the role that
pyramids played in ancient Egypt?
A. They were used to store grain for times of famine.
B. They provided tombs for pharaohs and their families
C. They were used as forts to protect pharaohs and their nobles.
D. They provided protection to nobles during an invasion.