Unit 1 World History Midterm Review

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

• Nineveh

• Sargon

Which of the following means one god?

• Monotheism
• Polytheism

What is a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism

• Similar number of member
• Many gods
• Reincarnation
• Caste system

What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt
• China
• Mesopotamia
• Indus

What river(s) is(are) nearby the Ancient Chinese civilization?

• Nile River
• Indus River
• Yangtze and Yellow Rivers
• Tigris and Euphrate Eivers

Name the civilization: 
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt's location provide for early Egyptians?

• Temples to worship in
• Sumerian artwork
• Natural barriers to protect them
• 2 dynasties to celebrate religious tradtion

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

• They used a funeral pyre for the dead.
• They carried the dead to a nearby country.
• They preserved bodies as mummies.
• They were buried in the river.

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, etc.....?

• Tombs were museums.
• Tombs were private storage for the pharaoh.
• Tombs were the safest place in the kingdom.
• They believed the dead enjoyed their materials in the afterlife.

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople