Origins of Civilizations and Near East:

Quiz Created By: Andrea

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1. Cuneiform was invented in:
   
   
   
   A) Ancient Egypt
   B) Israel
   C) Babylon
   D) Sumer
   




2. What was the great leap forward?
   
   
   
   A) When humans began to walk upright
   B) The appearance of homo erectus
   C) Burst of creative innovation in arts and technology
   D) The appearance of Australopithecus
   




3. Who ruled Babylon?
   
   
   
   A) Sargon the Great
   B) King Hammurabi
   C) Hatshepsut
   D) King Tut
   




4. Who designed the Pyramids of Giza?
   
   
   
   A) King Tut
   B) Ma’at
   C) Hatshepsut
   D) Imhotep
   




5. Which god did Akhenaton worship?
   
   
   
   A) Aton
   B) Ma’at
   C) Re
   D) Amon-Re
   




6. The Euphrates and Tigris rivers were:
   
   
   
   A) Surrounding Israel
   B) Unpredictable
   C) Predictable
   D) Full of bacteria which prevented anyone from drinking it
   




7. Which Pharaoh constructed the most buildings?
   
   
   
   A) King Tut
   B) Hatshepsut
   C) Hammurabi
   D) Ramses II
   




8. What was Diaspora?
   
   
   
   A) Disperation of Jewish people from their homeland
   B) Egyptian festival celebrating the harvest
   C) Punishment for stealing under the Hammurabi Code
   D) The first writing
   




9. Where was the 60-second minute invented?
   
   
   
   A) Israel
   B) Middle Kingdom of Egypt
   C) New Kingdom of Egypt
   D) Mesopotamia
   




10. What was discovered in the Royal Tombs of Ur?
    
    
    
    A) 74 carefully arranged skeletons
    B) The skeletons of cats
    C) Mummified cats
    D) None of the above
    

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