Origins of Civilizations & Near East

Quiz Created By: Maja Sreckovic

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1. What were the three ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia?
   
   
   
   A) Babylon, Sumer, Iraq
   B) Assyria, Sumer, Babylon
   C) Babylon, Palistine, Ur
   D) Sumer, Assyria, Akkadia
   




2. What did the Babylonian civilization do first?
   
   
   
   A) create the wheel
   B) wirte in hieroglyphs
   C) the legal code
   D) mathematics
   




3. The earliest version of ______ is the first 5 books of the Bible.
   
   
   
   A) Cuneiform writing
   B) 10 Commandments
   C) Old Testement
   D) Legal code
   




4. Sumerian civilization is known for what innovation?
   
   
   
   A) gardening
   B) they didn’t create anything
   C) wheel
   D) both A and C
   




5. How long did the Egyptian civilization last?
   
   
   
   A) 2 million years
   B) 3500 years
   C) 5300 years
   D) 8700 years
   




6. Who was said to be the greatest pharaoh of Egypt?
   
   
   
   A) King Tut
   B) Cleopatra
   C) Alexander the Great
   D) Ramses the Great
   




7. The Nile empties into what sea?
   
   
   
   A) Mediterranean Sea
   B) Caspian Sea
   C) Black Sea
   D) Red Sea
   




8. Egyptian Pyramids were for ______?
   
   
   
   A) Slaves
   B) Pharaohs
   C) Tombs of pharaohs
   D) Prisons for robbers
   




9. During mummification, the brain and heart were removed through______?
   
   
   
   A) The stomach
   B) The heart stayed, brain remouved through mouth
   C) Brain removed through nose
   D) Heart was left, brain was removed through the nose
   




10. How many wives were men allowed to have?
    
    
    
    A) Only one
    B) Five
    C) As many as they wanted
    D) One wife, but they were allowed to have many mistresses
    

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