History Quiz 1

Question 1

Is an arch of rich farmland between the Persian gulf and the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 1

Fertile Crescent

Question 2

A series of rulers from a single family.

Answer 2

Dynasty

Question 3

Land between the rivers

Answer 3

Mesopotamia

Question 4

Two rivers that are in the area

Answer 4

Tigers and Euphrates

Question 5

What means many gods

Answer 5

Polytheistic

Question 6

Political unit in which a number of people/ countries are controlled by one ruler

Answer 6

Empire

Question 7

Who started the worlds 1st empire?

Answer 7

Narmer

Question 8

What is the name of the worlds oldest known civilization?

Answer 8

Sumer

Question 9

the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.

Answer 9

Cultural diffusion

Question 10

Sumerian system of writing that is said yo be the oldest in the world

Answer 10

Cuneiform

Question 11

The oldest written account of the great flood and creation stories?

Answer 11

Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 12

Is the oldest known written law code in the history

Answer 12

Code of Hammurabi

Question 13

Name three Inventions of the Sumerian:

Answer 13

1. Writing
2. mathematic
3. Law

Question 14

Four modern day countries of the Fertile Crescent

Answer 14

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, turkey.

Question 15

Is made up of the city and the surrounding lands

Answer 15

City- state

Question 16

The sources of the Nile

Answer 16

lake Victoria

Question 17

Where does The Nile empties(ends)

Answer 17

Mediterranean Sea.

Question 18

the Greeks later renamed it Egypt

Answer 18

Black land

Question 19

Egypt is referred to as the” Gift of the Nile”

Answer 19

The Nile is its “lifeline”

Question 20

One of the worlds oldest civilizations developed along the Nile River

Answer 20

Kemet

Question 21

(rich black soil) covers the land.. In the spring.

Answer 21

Slit

Question 22

By 4000 B.C had developed into 2 large kingdoms:

Answer 22

upper and lower Egypt.

Question 23

Ancient Egyption history is divided into 3 great kingdoms:

Answer 23

Old kingdom (2700-2200BC)
Middle Kingdom(2050-1800BC)
New kingdom(1600-945BC)

Question 24

: (prime minister)- just under the king of Egypt.

Answer 24

Vizier: