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Ancient Civilizations and Mesopotamia (Sumer/Babylon) Review
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9. _____ The Fertile Crescent is an arc of land that extends from the…
A. Atlantic Ocean to the Nile River
B. The Red Sea to the Nile Delta
C. The Persian Gulf to Mediterranean Sea
D. The Red Sea to the Indian Ocean
10. Please give two reasons why early civilizations began in river valleys.
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11. Mesopotamia translates to “Land Between the ______________” and was located between the
_______________ and _______________ Rivers.
12. _____ The Sumerian writing system of wedge-shaped markings is called…
A. Cuneiform
B. Alphabet
C. Sanskrit
D. Hieroglyphics
13. _____ The building pictured is a…
A. Cathedral
B. Cuneiform
C. Pyramid
D. Ziggurat
14. What type of government did ancient river valley civilizations have? ____________________
15. _____ Hammurabi’s code was a major achievement because it…
A. Was a record of all existing laws
B. Treated citizens and slaves as equals
C. Ended all physical punishment
D. Rejected the principle of “an eye for an eye”
16. _____ The inventions of the Sumerians being introduced in other parts of the world would be considered
A. Hereditary
B. Isolation
C. Cultural Diffusion
D. Hierarchy
17. Religion in ancient Mesopotamia was classified as monotheistic/polytheistic.
18. _____ The ancient civilization of Babylon in Mesopotamia was located near modern day...
A. Baghdad, Iraq
B. Cairo, Egypt
C. Jerusalem, Israel
D. Tehran, Iran
Ancient Egypt Review
19. Using the above map in the Ancient Civilization and Mesopotamia Review section, please explain how
Ancient Egypt was protected from invaders by natural barriers. Please include the five geographic features
that serve as the natural barriers.
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Use Picture for #10-11:
20. _____ The structure pictured is known as…
A. Papyrus
B. Pyramid
C. Temple
D. Ziggurat
21. ____ The structure pictured was used as…
A. a temple for the pharaoh
B. a tomb for the pharaoh
C. a house for the pharaoh
D. a storage area for grain
22. The Egyptians mummified their dead because they believed in a ____________________.
23. The Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses. This made them monotheistic/polytheistic.
24. The Egyptian form of writing that used pictures to show words and phrases was known as
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25. “[A pharaoh] is a god by whose dealings one lives, the father and mother of all... without an equal.”
_____ Based on the statement above, which of the following is a true statement about the pharaohs?
A. They were believed to be ancestors back from the dead.
B. Their power came from their mother and fathers.
C. They were seen as gods on earth.
D. They were monotheistic.
26. __________ was located directly south of Egypt and was their major trading partner.
27. Please explain why Ancient Egypt was referred to as the Gift of the Nile. Please give at least three
examples to help support and explain your answer.
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Hebrew and Judaism Review:
28. The Hebrews settled in the land of _______________, between the Jordan River and the
_______________ Sea.
29. The Hebrews were the first to practice a _______________ religion.
30. Who was the Father of the Hebrews and founder of Judaism? ____________________
31. God made a covenant/bet with Abraham stating that if Abraham followed and worshipped him as the one
true God, then he would make him the father of many descendants.
32. _____ The Holy City of Judaism is…
A. Babylon
B. Baghdad
C. Carthage
D. Jerusalem
33. The moral code of conduct of the Hebrew people is known as the __________ Commandments.
34. _____ During the Roman occupation of Canaan, the Jews were expelled from their homeland and sent to
live throughout different parts of the world. This is called the…
A. Exodus
B. Diaspora
C. Babylonian Exile
D. Journey to Canaan
Phoenicia Review:
35. Using the provided map, the Phoenician settlements, shown using the
darker shaded areas, were located along the coast of the _____________
Africa and of the ____________________ Sea.
36. _____ The Phoenicians improved upon Cuneiform to create…
A. The alphabet
B. The first map
C. The number system
D. The Torah
37. The Phoenicians were a _____faring people who established a large __________ empire across the
Mediterranean Sea. They were also known as the _______________ of Civilization because with their constant
trade and interaction with others.
Persia Review:
38. The type of government that Persia had was a _______________ Bureaucracy.
39. The Persian Empire was very __________ of the culture and customs of the people they conquered.
40. _____ Zoroastrianism, the original religion of Persia, included all of the following EXCEPT…
A. The Persian Emperor was also the religious leader
B. Final judgement
C. Good vs. Evil
D. Monotheism
41. Because it was so ___________, the Persian
Empire built the __________ Road, shown in the
provided map, to connect one end of the empire to
the other. It was also used to improve
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