Ancient Civilizations Flashcard

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Polytheism is the belief in a single god.

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False

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How did the ancient Sumerians and Mesopotamians solve the problem of flooding?

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They dug irrigation ditches and dikes to control flooding using shadufs.

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What is the name of the ancient civilization where the Fertile Crescent was located?

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Mesopotamia

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Which TWO rivers flowed through the Fertile Crescent? Yangtze, Nile; Nile, Amazon; Tigris, Euphrates; Tigris, Nile

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Tigris, Euphrates

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In which current country is Mesopotamia located?

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Iraq

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The Sumerians used cuneiform to write the Code of Hammurabi.

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True

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Highlight the statement that BEST describes the purpose of the Code of Hammurabi: The code allowed priests to do whatever they wanted, The code helped parents ensure their children behaved, The code was designed to ensure everyone behaved properly in Babylon, The code was Hammurabi's way of being mean to his people

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The code was designed to ensure everyone behaved properly in Babylon

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What tools did the Mesopotamians use for writing?

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Stylus and clay tablets

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After the ruler (or pharaoh), what was the second highest position in the social structure of the ancients?

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Viziers (priests/nobles)

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How many laws did the Code of Hammurabi contain?

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282