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.