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Which physical feature was vital to the ancient settlers of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
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a hilly area
in the forest
a desert
river valley
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Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?
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farming competed with hunting and gathering practices
the development of farming helped establish permanent settlements.
farming held back development in the arts
the development of farming led to more hunter-gatherer groups
42 questions
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Which physical feature was vital to the ancient settlers of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
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Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?
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How did the yearly flooding of rivers affect the people of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
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Which is the best explanation for why the Mesopotamians built canals?
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If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?
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Why did the people of Sumer construct moats?
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Which of the following allowed people to make permanent settlements?
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A trade network is a system of people in different lands who trade goods back and forth. What conclusion can you draw about people who participated in trade networks?
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Which is an example of specialization in ancient Mesopotamia?
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What is a surplus of food?
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Which factors caused Egypt to trade with their rivals Kush?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of life during the Paleolithic era?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a hunting and gathering society?
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Which describes one way that early hunter-gatherers obtained food?
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How did people of ancient times make animals more productive?
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How did the development of hieroglyphics affect ancient Egyptian culture?
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What was an important architectural contribution of the ancient Egyptians?
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Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
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Which of the following explains how Kushites began to learn about other cultures?
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Many buildings in Meroe resembled Egyptian buildings. What can you infer from this?
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Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
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How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other societies at that time?
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What was the purpose of Hammurabi's code?
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Why were scribes important in Sumerian government?
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The first pharaoh and rulers after Menes wore a double crown to symbolize which of the following?
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What was one method Khufu used to ensure that his power would be accepted?
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What was the effect of Egypt's conquest of Kush in 1500 B.C.?
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Read this list of responsibilities: lead the army, enforce the laws, have temples built Who had these responsibilities in Egypt's social hierarchy?
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What do these laws indicate about the Babylonian system of justice?
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What belief set the Israelites apart from other groups in Egypt?
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How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?
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Which is the major difference between monotheism and polytheism?
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Which aspect of Egyptian society is reflected through afterlife, mummification, and pyramids?
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What were three achievements of the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia?
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Look at the graphic above. Which groups formed the top two levels of the social pyramid in ancient Egypt?
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What is the sacred text of Judaism?
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117. If any one fails to pay a debt and sells himself, his wife, his son, or daughter for money or give them away for forced labor: they shall work for three years in the house of the man who bought them and in the fourth year they shall be set free. What is the meaning of the word debt as used in the above sentence?
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Which of the following phrases from the text best supports the answer to Question 37?
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After reading laws 53-55, which statement best explains the central idea?
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Why were Hammurabi's code of laws written on a stele and placed in a temple for everyone to see?
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After reading the laws above, which of the following statements are true about Hammurabi's Code of Laws?
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Which of the following statements best support the answer to Question 41?
