1.09 Quiz Looking At Civilizations

Question: Which was a first step in the development of civilizations in both Egypt and Mesopotamian societies?

Answer: Development of irrigation

Question: Which river is associated with the settlement of ancient Egypt?

Answer: Nile

Question: Who was the most powerful person in Egyptian society and government?

Answer: The pharaoh

Question: Why did the Egyptains mummify their dead?

Answer: To preserve the bodies for use in the afterlife

Question: What is the Rosetta Stone?

Answer: A carved stone that helped decode hieroglyphics

Question: What was the purpose of the Book of the Dead?

Answer: To help people in their passage to the afterlife

Question: Which best describes the Indus Valley civilization?

Answer: Organizing cities well

Question: From where did the soil in the Indus Valley recieve its rich silt?

Answer: Indus River

Question: Which is one current theory on the reason for the decline of the Indus Valley civilization?

Answer: Outbreak of disease

Question: Why don’t we have more information about the Indus Valley civilization?

Answer: Archaeologists and historians have been unable to decipher the Indus Valley writing.