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What major civilization that came soon after the Greeks was greatly influenced by the Greek culture?
A
Persians
B
Romans
C
Egyptians
D
Assyrians
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What major civilization that came soon after the Greeks was greatly influenced by the Greek culture?
Persians
Romans
Egyptians
Assyrians
This pair of people were some of the first historians in Ancient Greece
Thucydides and Aristophanes
Thucydides and Herodotus
Thucydides and Sophocles
Pericles and Socrates
The city-state of Sparta was characterized by
dependence upon the sea.
democratic institutions.
an emphasis on temple worship.
an emphasis on warfare.
Spartan society revolved around training for war because
Spartans believed they could not achieve immortality without proving their bravery in battle.
warfare was their favorite activity.
Spartans feared slave rebellions.
Spartans wanted to dominate the entire Mediterranean world.
Most of what we know about Socrates comes from the writing of
Plato
Socrates himself
Hippocrates
Pericles
Alexanders empire did not grow any larger because
he reached all his goals.
his generals began fighting for power
his soldiers wanted to return home.
the Hindu Kush defeated him
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Egyptians believed tombs to be the safest places in the kingdom.
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife.
The tombs served as museums.
The tombs were the private storage rooms of the pharaoh.
Why was Hammurabis Code important?
Soldiers used it to send messages during battle.
It showed archaeologists why writing was important.
It helped decode cuneiform writing.
It helped everyone to know the rules and punishments.
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922, taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Ramses the Great
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tutankhamen
Ahmose of Thebes
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
the pharaoh who was both ruler and god
the dynasty that was in power
the farmers whose small villages were unclean
the mummies whose ka was disturbed
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.
Egyptians buried their dead in the river.
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.
Which of the following best describes how Egyptian civilization developed?
Villages replaced towns.
Farms grew into villages and then cities.
Cities broke off into scattered farms.
Farms replaced cities and then pyramids.
Which of the following best defines dynasty?
a collection of queens
a collection of kingdoms
series of rulers from different families
series of rulers from the same family
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
the afterlife
the pyramids
the pharaohs
the heavens
What was the purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt?
to protect the body of the pharaoh to help it reach the afterlife.
To create a stairway from heaven to earth.
To create a memorial for the pharaoh.
To provide jobs for the Egyptian people.
What job employed the most people in Egypt?
merchant
farmer
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Tutankamun(King Tut) is a well-known pharaoh because
he lived a long life.
he was a revolutionary thinker.
his tomb was discovered intact.
he was a great scribe.
The Rosetta Stone was important because
It is a unique artifact.
It had Greek, Cuneiform, and Egyptian writing on it.
It led to the decoding of Hieroglyphics.
It represented peace.
The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?
The geography supported various desert plants and birds.
The geography included many areas for hunters to hunt widely.
The geography included areas for farming.
The geography helped to unify the country.
The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Mesopotami
Eastern Egypt and Western Egypt.
Nubia and Cairo.