Mesopotamia and Egypt Benchmark Review
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- Q1Which physical feature was vital to the ancient settlers of Egypt and Mesopotamia?a hilly areain the foresta desertriver valley20s
- Q2Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?farming competed with hunting and gathering practicesthe development of farming helped establish permanent settlements.farming held back development in the artsthe development of farming led to more hunter-gatherer groups30s
- Q3How did the yearly flooding of rivers affect the people of Egypt and Mesopotamia?it isolated the settlementsit left silt that improved the soilit spread diseases that destroyed whole empiresit attracted hunters and gatherers looking for wildlife20s
- Q4Which is the best explanation for why the Mesopotamians built canals?They needed a way to worship the gods.They needed a way to irrigate the crops.They needed a way to control the water levels.They needed a way to control the surplus.20s
- Q5If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?to control workersto load bargesto prevent floodsto irrigate crops20s
- Q6Why did the people of Sumer construct moats?to protect the cities from attackto make villagers work togetherto bring drinking water into townsto get crops to grow better20s
- Q7Which of the following allowed people to make permanent settlements?agriculture and the domestication of animalstools such as spears, bows, and arrowsthe discovery and use of firenew materials such as clay and asphalt20s
- Q8A 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?They opposed the trade networks.The feared the trade networks.The benefited from the trade networks.They were enslaved by the trade networks.30s
- Q9Which is an example of specialization in ancient Mesopotamia?farmingbuilding pyramidsspreading Confucianismsilk production20s
- Q10What is a surplus of food?when there is extra food to be storedpeople who wait in line for foodwhen not enough rain falls for extra foodwhen extra food spoils20s
- Q11Which factors caused Egypt to trade with their rivals Kush?Kush was rich with gold, iron, and leatherKush was rich with oilKush was rich with timber, glass, and shellsKush was rich with farmland30s
- Q12Which of the following is a characteristic of life during the Paleolithic era?job specializationdomestication of plants and animalshunting and gatheringsurplus of food20s
- Q13Which of the following is a characteristic of a hunting and gathering society?They grew crops.They were nomadic.They traded with other people.They settled in one area.20s
- Q14Which describes one way that early hunter-gatherers obtained food?They used language to organize.They used tools to kill animals.They harvested grains.They grew crops on farms.20s
- Q15How did people of ancient times make animals more productive?they hunted them for foodthey trapped the animalsthey domesticated the animalsthey let them run wild20s