What did Sumerians use for money?
Silver
Gold
Denarius Aureus
Denari
How were Sumerian Schools different from schools today?
Only the rich would go to school to study philosophy
Only rich boys would go to school to become scribes
Only rich boys would go to school to become merchants/trader
Only rich boys would go to school to study philosophy
What river was known as "China's sorrow" because it was known for terrible floods?
The Indus River
The Yenisei River
The Yellow River
The Nile
Who was the King of Babylonia who created a code of laws named after him?
Hammurabi
Tutankhamen
Eshnunna
Ur-nammu
The _____________ believed that they were better than the people they conquered.
Aryans
Phonecians
Egyptians
Sumerians
___________ is writing paper the Egyptians made from water plants of the same name
Canaan
Cuneiform
Caste
Papyrus
A ___________ is a person who moves from place to place looking for food for his/her animals
Caste
Sumerian
Nomad
Wander
____________: a dead body kept from rotting by being treated with chemicals and wrapped in cloth.
Nomad
Dynasty
Pharaoh
Mummy
The ___________ civilizations were sailors and traders rather than farmers like the rest of the Mediterranean civilizations.
Sumerians
Phoenician
Israelites
Aryans
An example of a Native American crop is....
Kale
Wheat
Strawberries
Squash
A social class in India is called a _____________.
Caste
Pharaoh
Siege
Dynasty
A ____________ is a building for worship of a god or godess
Temple
Ziggurat
Shrine
Pyramid
The _______ kept their ability to make iron a secret because it gave them power, so no one could defeat them in war.
Hittites
Israelites
Aryans
Phonecians
___________ is Indian corn
Koren
Papyrus
Maize
Siege
A ______________ is a series of rulers who belong to the same family
Caste
Dynasty
Pharoah
Scribe
What is the longest structure ever built?
Walls of Ston
Diyarbakir Wall
The Great wall of Gorgan
The Great Wall of China
What were some Egyptian inventions?
The wheel
Cunieform
Pottery
Calendars
A ___________ is a person whose job was to write out copies of contracts and other manuscripts.
Scribe
Nomad
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
___________: The surrounding of a city by soldiers who are trying to capture it so that food, water, and other supplies cannot get in or out
Siege
Conquer
Dynasty
Canal
What does Buddhism teach?
To respect their family and homes
A belief in multiple Gods
A belief in one God
Unselfishness and love for all people and animals
How did purple become a royal color?
Only the very rich could afford it.
It was king Hammurabi's favorite color
Purple wasn't the color of royalty.
___________ is a waterway made by humans.
Irrigation
Ziggurats
Canal
Dike
________________ is a system of writing using pictures or symbols to represent objects, ideas, or sounds.
Ziggurat
Papyrus
Hieroglphyics
Cuneiform
A ________ is a place of worship.
Shrine
Caste
Temple
Ziggurat
The __________ believed in one God which is different from most other people in the Mediterranean world.
Phonecians
Aryans
Sumerians
Israelites
What was the "Promised Land"?
Jerusalem
Canaan
Hebron
Safed
A ________ is to get control using force, as in war.
Siege
Dynasty
Empire
Conquer
__________ is the belief that living souls are reborn in a new body.
Caste
Reincarnation
Buddhism
Canaan
How did the Sumerians farm the land?
A system of Canals
Plowing
Utilizing fertilizer
Irrigation
All people are descended from their ______________.
Tribute
Caste
Dynasty
Ancestors
How did the Egyptian Pharaohs pay for their rich way of life?
They used slaves
They sold and traded many goods
They conquered other civilizations
They made people pay taxes