Time Period 1: Category: Major Events Question: What ancient civilization was considered the cradle of civilization? Answer: Mesopotamia Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: What was the earliest known form of writing called? Answer: Cuneiform Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: Which ancient civilization is known for its monumental architecture, such as the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza? Answer: Ancient Egypt Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: The first known legal code in history was created by which ruler? Answer: Hammurabi Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: What was the world's first known empire, led by Sargon of Akkad? Answer: Akkadian Empire Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Category: Vocabulary Question: The fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is known as what? Answer: Mesopotamia Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: The belief in many gods or goddesses is called what? Answer: Polytheism Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: The process of preserving a dead body in ancient Egypt is called what? Answer: Mummification Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Category: People Question: Who was the famous Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was discovered almost intact in 1922? Answer: Tutankhamun (King Tut) Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: What famous female pharaoh ruled Egypt during the 18th dynasty? Answer: Hatshepsut Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: Who was the Babylonian king responsible for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Answer: Nebuchadnezzar II Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Category: Geography Question: The Nile River was of vital importance to which ancient civilization? Answer: Ancient Egypt Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: What body of water lies to the east of the Indus Valley Civilization? Answer: Arabian Sea Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Question: What region of ancient Mesopotamia was located in present-day southeastern Iraq? Answer: Sumer Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Remembering Points: 1 Category: Government Question: What was the political system in ancient Sumer called, where each city had its own ruler? Answer: City-state Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Understanding Points: 2 Question: What ancient civilization had a theocratic government, where the pharaoh was considered a god? Answer: Ancient Egypt Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Understanding Points: 2 Question: The first written law code, Hammurabi's Code, was a set of rules designed to bring what to society? Answer: Order and justice Bloom's Taxonomy Level: Understanding Points: 2 Category: Current Events Question: What...