
World History Midterm Review
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- Q1What caused the development of civilization in Mesopotamia?political agreementreligious differenceswidespread educationfertile soil30s
- Q2Why did crops grow well in Mesopotamia?fertile farmlandthe ocean supplied waterland was mountainousadequate rainfall30s
- Q3Which of the following did NOT contribute to the success of ancient Egypt?fertile soil in the Nile deltapredictable floodsnatural barriersaccess to the Arabian Desert30s
- Q4What conclusion can be made from the fact that scribes had significant power in Sumerian society?scribes invented cuneiformpeople who could read and write were importantall scribes came from the upper classscribes were good artists30s
- Q5What is an important difference between hunter gatherers and agricultural societies?agricultural societies were always movinghunter gatherers allowed for increased populationagricultural societies stayed puthunter gatherers stayed put30s
- Q6What is similar about the Nile River and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?they were important for building the pyramidsirrigation led to increased crop productionthe rivers flooded every winterthey caused starvation among the people30s
- Q7What developed when different kingdoms formed throughout Egypt?civil war broke outpyramids were no longer builttrade routes developedagriculture declined30s
- Q8What happened as a result of agriculture?population grew and civilizations formedpopulation declinedpeople continued to move in search of foodpeople moved to cities30s
- Q9What Pharaoh took rule after her husband died and focused on trade?Queen HatshepsutKing TutRamses the GreatCleopatra30s
- Q10What Pharaoh kept the Hittites out and was a great warrior and builder?Queen HatshepsutRamses the GreatKing KhufuKing Tut30s
- Q11What cilivization had yearly flooding, natural barriers, used papyrus and had the Old and Middle Kingdoms?ChinaMesopotamiaEgyptIndia30s
- Q12Why was Hammurabi's Code so important?they were written for all to seethey only applied to the poorthey were meant to protect the wealthythey were created by society30s
- Q13What was a major contribution developed by Mesopotmia?governmentgunpowderwritten languagethe caste system30s
- Q14Why were pyramids built in Egypt?to serve as a tomb for the pharaohs to live enternallyto serve as a marketto be able to watch the starsto serve as a home for the king30s
- Q15What made it difficult to get in and out of China?mountains and riversriversmountains and desertsthe ocean30s