Possible Test Questions MESOPOTAMIA AND EGYPT:

• MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILISATION:

1. Why did early civilisations begin near rivers?
2. What were the main economic activities in Mesopotamia?
3. What was a ziggurat? 
4. What were the main innovations of Mesopotamian culture?
5. Write short explanations of the following terms:

• River
• Civilisation
• Theocracy
• Polytheism
• Cuneiform writing

• ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILISATION:

1. What were the two main regions of Ancient Egyp called?
2. What were these regions like?
3. In what regions were most of the cities?
4. What were the main periods in Ancient Egyptian history?
5. What were the powers of a pharaoh?
6. Describe every level of the pyramid that represents Ancient Egyptian society.
7. Why was it important for the Egyptian agriculture to build canals?
8. What were the main cultural achievements of the Egyptians?