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Unit 2 Test Questions
Match each person with the correct statement below.
a.
Fertile Crescent h.
Cultural Diffusion
b.
Mesopotamia i.
Polythestic
c.
City-State
j.
Empire
d.
Dynasty
k.
Delta
e.
f.
g.
Nile
Tigris
Euphrates
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
l.
m.
n.
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Red Sea
a series of rulers from the same family. Egypt had 31.
the worship of many gods.
this word means “the land between two rivers”
an arc of rich farmland between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.
a politcal unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler.
a marshy region formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river.
the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
A river that is farther South in the Fertile Crescent
A Sumerian form of writing that uses symbols rather than pictures
A river that is farther North in the Fertile Crescent
An Egyptian form of writing that used pictures rather than words
A river that runs South to North and is the lifeline for Egypt
A body of water in which Moses led the Israelites across trying to escape Pharoah.
15. How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
a.
as gods
c.
as father figures
b.
as cruel rulers d.
as equals
16. The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
a. life after death
b. that God would lead them to the promised land
c. one god
d. that they would die and eat dust for eternity
17. The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
a. It was the first major collection of laws.
b. It treated men and women as equals.
c. It ended capital punishment.
d. It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
18. The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in the
a. belief in one god.
b. exchange of ideas and trade.
c. building of pyramids.
d. creation of colonies along the Mediterranean.
19. The system of writing known as cuneiform was invented by
a. Egyptians
b. Sumerians
c. Harappans
d. Indo-Europeans
20. How did the Egyptian religious belief compare with those of Mesopotamia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Both were polytheistic
Both were monotheistic
Egyptians did not believe in gods
Mesopotamians were monotheistic; the Egyptians were polytheistic
21. How did the Egyptian writing system compare with the Mesopotamian system?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Egyptians used cuneiform system
Both civilizations writing system began with the use of hieroglyphics
Neither civilization had a writing system.
Egyptians invented the alphabet
22. The arc of land that falls between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea in S.W.
Asia is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tigris
Mesopotamia
Persia
Fertile Crescent
23. Major contribution from the Egyptian civilization was
a.
b.
c.
d.
Horse and chariot
Iron weapons
365 day calendar
Invention of agriculture
24. Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, improved
technology are all characteristics of
a.
b.
c.
d.
Empires
Kingdoms
City-states
Civilizations
Use the map below to answer the questions.
25. What do these early civilizations have in common?
a. They were all in the middle east
b. They were all on or near rivers/bodies of water
c. They have nothing in common
d. They all have weird names
26. Why did these civilizations have the above commonality?
a. They located there for convenience and safety
b. They just liked the area
c. They were forced to all do the same thing
d. They all existed at roughly the same time