Ancient River Civilizations Review

What does Mesopotamia mean?

• The land between to lakes

• The land between two rivers

• The first recorded society

• Babylon in Sumerian language

What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Kwango

• Tigris and Nile

• Nile and Euphrates

Mesopotamian code of law was also called....

Match the following

• A city that is an independent nation

• Polytheism

• A religion that believes in many gods

• Monarchy

• Rulers were appointed by gods

• City-State

• A religion that believes in one god

• Theocracy

• Kings or Queens that pass power down to their children

• Monotheism

Hammurabi's punishments were based off the idea of...

• Punishment brings peace

• An eye for an eye

• If you build me a house that breaks you owe me your life

• Innocent until proven guilty

What was the title used by the rulers of Egypt called?

• Monarch

• King

• Pharaoh

• Emperor

A specially treated body wrapped in silk for preservation was called a mummy.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The body was wrapped in Linen

The people of middle class in Egypt were the ________________?

• Pharaoh

• Lesser government officials, scribes, and a few rich craftspeople

• Nobles, or people from rich and powerful families.

They were the lowest class of people in ancient Egypt besides the servants and slaves. They were the _______?

• Priests

• Nobles

• Farmers

• Plebeians

A government ruled by religious authorities in Egypt was called a ​ (a)  

• Theocracy
• Socialism
• Communism
• Oligarchy