Question 1(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.03 mc) how were the economies of ancient mesopotamia, egypt, and the indus valley similar?

they all issued coined money.
they all relied on agriculture.
most of their populations were slaves.
trade had little influence on them.
question 2(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.01 mc) read the lines from hammurabi's code below:

"[so] that the strong may not [abuse] the weak, to give justice to the orphan and the widow, i have inscribed my precious words."

based on this quote, which of the following explains the purpose of hammurabi's code?

to show bias to the wealthy members of society
to establish fairness in government for all citizens
to increase the power of mesopotamian leaders
to create a new system of laws based on democratic ideas
question 3(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.01 mc) israelites were most affected by king nebuchadnezzar for which of the following reasons?

he had a temple built for them.
he enslaved them in egypt.
he forced them into exile.
he gave them power in his government.
question 4(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.03 mc) which best describes the advantage aryan invaders had over the native people of india?

the aryans had an established military and the other groups did not.
the aryans had a much larger population than the native indians.
the aryans were stronger fighters because they had access to horses.
the aryans knew how to grow crops and could provide food for their people.
question 5(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.03 mc) what change did the aryans undergo after settling in the indus valley?

they changed from a meat-free diet to eating meat.
they stopped hunting and became herders.
they went from nomads to farmers.
they went from peaceful people to warriors.
question 6(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.01 lc) which best describes the earliest form of writing?

it uses wedge-shaped characters.
it is called hieroglyphics.
it was taught to all mesopotamians.
it was created in the indus valley.
question 7(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.01 lc) use the image below to answer the following question:
an image of a large tablet with several unique characters carved into it.
© brian delft / dorling kindersley / universal images group / image quest 2016

what is the name for the mesopotamian contribution shown in this image?

polytheism
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
ziggurat
question 8(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.02 mc) use the map below to answer the following question:
a map image showing modern-day pakistan is shown.
© 2012 the exploration company

according to the map, which landform is the most important to the civilization shown?

indus river
himalayan mountains
arabian sea
kabul river
question 9(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.02 mc) use the map below to answer the following question:
a map of egypt is shown. the red sea is shown bordering egypt to the east, the mediterranean sea borders egypt to the north, the nile river flows from the north to the south, and lake nasser is found in southern egypt.
© 2012 the exploration company

most of the major cities pictured in the map are located where they are because of which of the following?

the trading caravans used the nile to travel to markets in lake nasser.
water features make mining easier than farming.
the only source of water in the country is along the nile river.
the flooding of the nile river deposited silt that made good farmland.
question 10(multiple choice worth 1 points)
(02.01 mc) which of the following would be most likely built at the center of a sumerian city?

a temple honoring a religious figure
the king's palace
a government law-making building
the residences of the people

They all relied on agriculture.

All of these civilizations had rivers in them. Egypt had Nile, Mesopotamian had Tigress and Euphrates while Indus had the river Indus. Most of their economy was dependent upon agriculture and they were in contact with each other by the sea route.

To create a new system of laws based on democratic ideas

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the oldest and very complete written legal codes ever found. This code of law was written by the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C in Mesopotamian civilization of Babel. This code of law was carved onto a big black stone pillar that was looted by invaders but finally rediscovered in 1901.

He forced them into exile.

When the last Jewish monarch, Zedekiah, revolted, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the Temple of Jews present in Judah and exiled most of the remaining Jews from the city. He was very angry on Jews and he even forced members of the royal family, including Daniel and his colleagues Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah to exile.

The Aryans were stronger fighters because they had access to horses.

Aryan people came into India and brought in the civilization there. They were great warriors as they knew how to use spear and metal weapons. They also used horses to ride and in the time of war. Thus, the bravery and warrior nature of them effected the lives of native Indian.  

They went from nomads to farmers.

In the beginning, Aryans were savage and they used to eat animals flesh. Beside that they started to settle at the bank of river Indus and then they started living peacefully. They transformed the jungle into farmlands and they started to keep the cattle as pets.

Which best describes the earliest form of writing?

It is called hieroglyphics.

Hieroglyphs are the characters in any system of writing in which symbols represent objects such as tools, animals, or boats and ideas such as motion, time, and joy. We can see these sort of characters in ancient Greek and Egyptian manuscripts

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Indus River

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are the two most popularly recognized cities from this ancient civilization in map which are located on the bank of Indus River. They were the first cities in the world to have a sophisticated sewage system. They were multi-cultural societies where traders from Mesopotamia and even Egypt brought their wares and goods here. The mighty Indus had become their highway for the rest of the civilizations in the ancient world.

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The king's palace

The king’s palace was considered to be the most important figure in the city. The king was the leader and he must be there in every religious or government affair. Whenever there used to be a festival or religious event, it would hold in the centre of the city, therefore, the palace was constructed in the centre of the city.

explanation:

these are the geographical features of the gupta empire.

1)it inherited the land owned by the mauryan empire.

2)one obvious difference between the two empires is that the gupta empire was smaller that the mauryan.

3)the gupta empire is located in the northern region of the subcontinent underneath the himalayan and hindu kush mountains.

the gupta empire, marked by extensive inventions and discoveries that contributed to hindu culture, in subjects such as science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy.

this period was also known as the golden age of india

question: write a report analyzing through articles of confederation.

answer: the articles of confederation the united states constitution was written when the people feared strong government the new nation needed some kind of organization to hold states together to them fend off future attacks and make a stronger support system through the states and people the states bonded through a friendship that best served as a defense against a invasion and states were not allowed to use taxes as a way to discourage treaties, and states were extremely limited in their dealings with foreign nations the strengths were that the congress has the highest power in the nation because of   fear of monarchy congress had the sole power to declare war and assign treaties disputes between states and territorial issues were to be brought to congress and weaknesses were the lack of power given to congress the articles gave congress the power to pass laws but no power to enforce those laws if a state did not support a federal law that state could simply ignore it congress had no power to levy taxes or regulate trade.

explanation: so like every argument they have strengths and weaknesses but in this case there were more weaknesses but they managed o get through it and make an agreement

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