Mesopotamia And Egypt

Question 0

Between Euphrates and Tigris river

Answer 0

Mesopotamia

Question 1

Fertile Crescent is present day….

Answer 1

Iraq, Israel, Syria

Question 2

Worlds first civilization

Answer 2

Sumer

Question 3

What was the key to development for the Sumer?

Answer 3

Rivers

Question 4

Worshipped more than one god

Answer 4

Polytheistic

Question 5

The Sumer May have made the first what?

Answer 5

Four wheeled vehicle

Question 6

What were some religious customs the Sumer had?

Answer 6

Built ziggurats, rituals, sacrifices, prayed, after life

Question 7

What did the Sumer invent?

Answer 7

Writing

Question 8

What did the Sumer write on?

Answer 8

Clay tablets

Question 9

What did the Sumer establish?

Answer 9

Number system

Question 10

Hour is divided into ___ minutes

Answer 10

60

Question 11

When did the Hammurabi take over?

Answer 11

1790 BC

Question 12

What are two parts of the Hammurabi’s code?

Answer 12

Civil and criminal laws

Question 13

Private matters such as divorce, business, taxes

Answer 13

Civil

Question 14

Refers to murder, assault, robbery

Answer 14

Criminal law

Question 15

Knowledge on how to extract iron ore, used to create tools and weapons

Answer 15

Hittites

Question 16

When did the Hittites come into power?

Answer 16

1400 BC

Question 17

Who created a strong Babylonian empire in 612 BC?

Answer 17

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 18

What did Nebuchadnezzar surround his city with?

Answer 18

Moat and 85 foot wall

Question 19

How many gates did Nebuchadnezzar have to allow people to pass through?

Answer 19

9

Question 20

Babylon fell into the Persian armies of who?

Answer 20

Cyrus the Great

Question 21

Creates a vast empire around 500 BC

Answer 21

Darius

Question 22

What was the key to Egyptian civilization?

Answer 22

Nile river

Question 23

What are the 2 regions of Egypt?

Answer 23

Upper and lower

Question 24

Southern Egypt within 100 miles of the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 24

Upper Egypt

Question 25

Delta near the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 25

Lower Egypt

Question 26

What are the 3 main periods of Egypt?

Answer 26

Old, middle, new kingdom

Question 27

Pharohs with strong central goverment and large bureaucracy

Answer 27

Old kingdom

Question 28

Tombs doe deceased to live for eternity

Answer 28

Pyramids

Question 29

Had power struggles, crop failure, invasions from foreign invaders

Answer 29

Middle Kingdom

Question 30

Large empire was created, strong ruler, power slowly declined

Answer 30

New kingdom

Question 31

Who first took over the new kingdom?

Answer 31

Persians and Assyrians

Question 32

Patricians and plebeians were associated with...

Answer 32

Romans