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Study Guide Ancient Civilizations Test

1. Label Egypt, Mesopotamia, Indus, and China on the map below.

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Mesopotamia Egypt Indus China

Cities

Rivers

Writing

Important Facts

2. What is the Neolithic Revolution?

3. What were the achievements of Qin ShiHuangdi?

4. Which discovery allowed us to translate hieroglyphics?

5. What is Pre-History?

6. What was the change of hunting and gathering to farming called?

7. What do archeologists use to learn about the lives of humans?

8. What is an artifact?

9. What is a fossil?

10. What are the eight features of civilization?

11. What is Hammurabi’s Code?

12. Where were the Jew enslaved?

13. What is the Caste System?

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Hinduism Judaism Buddhism Founder & Place it originated

Important Books or texts

Number (and names) of gods

Basic Beliefs