Ancient River Civilizations

SOL QuizVersion A

#1 Which of the following was the location of one of the earliest known permanent settlements?

a)Zimbabwe between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers

b)Chichén Itzá on the Yucatan Peninsulac)Constantinople on the straits to the Black

Sead)Mesopotamia between the Tigris and

Euphrates Rivers

Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates

Rivers

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#2 This picture is of a 4000 year old clay tablet showing a medical text in this type of writing

a)Cuneiformb)Heiroglyphicsc)Pictographsd)Alphabet

Cuneiform

#3 This writing was found on the wall of an Egyptian tomb. What type of writing is it?

a)Cuneiformb)Hieroglyphicsc)Pictographsd)Alphabet

Hieroglyphics

#4 The Egyptian song above gives evidence of the Egyptian knowledge that the Nile Rivera) offered rich soil for agriculture.b) was necessary for trade with other civilizations.c) often destroyed the crops they had planted.d) provided the people with a place to honor the

god Osiris.

If the Nile smiles, the Earth is joyous,Every stomach is full of rejoicing,Every spine is happy,Every jawbone crushes its food. “Hymn to the Nile,” from The Literature of Ancient

Egyptians (Erman).

offered rich soil for agriculture.

#5 Look at the map. Which number represents the Fertile Crescent?

a) 1b) 2c) 3d) 4

1

#6 This is a picture of one of the first written codes of law. What is it?

a) Vedas.b) Code of

Hammurabi.c) Eightfold Path to

Enlightenment.d) Ten

Commandments.

Code of Hammurabi

#7 The origin of Judaism can be traced to

a) Abraham.b) Mohammed.c) Asoka.d) Gautama.

Abraham

#8 Who led the Hebrews in their flight from slavery in Egypt?

a)Abrahamb)Mosesc)Jesusd)Paul

Moses

#9 The words above set the Jews apart from all other peoples of the Fertile Crescent because they demonstrate the Jews’

a) belief in written laws.b) belief in strong government.c) polytheism.d) monotheism.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.

monotheism

#10 The ancient civilization described by these statements was —

a) Romeb) Greecec) Phoeniciad) Mesopotamia

They were great sailors of the ancient world.They developed the alphabet.They established colonies in Spain and North Africa.They traded purple dye.

They were great sailors of the ancient world.They developed the alphabet.They established colonies in Spain and North Africa.They traded purple dye.

Phoenicia

#11 The city of Carthage in North Africa was originally an important Phoenician

a) Trading colony.b) Military base.c) Religious center.d) University.

Trading colony

#12 The Kushite city of Meroe played a special role in ancient East Africa as

a) A military power.b) The center of thriving Muslim religion.c) A source of iron weapons and tools.d) A Christian outpost.

A source of iron weapons and tools

#13 The religion most closely associated with Book 1 is —

a) Islam b) Judaismc) Christianityd) Taoism

Judaism

#14 Which nearby civilization had the strongest influence on the culture of Kush?

a)Mesopotamianb)Egyptianc)Chinesed)Indus

Egyptian

#15 An important idea of law from Hammurabi's Code was

a) social justice.b) all men equal before the law.c) innocent until proven guilty.d) "an eye for an eye."

"an eye for an eye."

a) Access to the Mediterranean Seab) Protection by the Libyan Desertc) Location in the Nile River Valley d) Moderate climate

#16 Which of the following geographic conditions was most important to the development of early Egyptian civilization?

Location in the Nile River Valley

#17 In ancient civilizations, the power for doing most forms of work came from

a) slave labor.b) military service.c) simple machines.d) the forces of nature.

slave labor.

a)Egyptianb)Babylonianc)Persiand)Hebrew

#18 Which ancient civilization is described by these statements?

• Abraham was the founder.•Moses led them out of Egypt.• Saul, David, and Solomon were kings.

• Abraham was the founder.•Moses led them out of Egypt.• Saul, David, and Solomon were kings.

Hebrew

#19 Which sequence of periods is correct?

a) Paleolithic Era - Neolithic Era - Bronze Age - Iron Age

b) Bronze Age - Iron Age - Neolithic Era - Paleolithic Era

c) Neolithic Era - Paleolithic Era – Bronze Age - Iron Age

d) Paleolithic Era - Bronze Age – Neolithic Era - Iron Age

Paleolithic Era - Neolithic Era - Bronze Age - Iron

Age