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2. Mesopotamia is a Greek term that means: Category 1 – 10 points

3. Land that was once Mesopotamia is now what modern day country? Category 1 – 20 points

4. The region of Mesopotamia was referred to as: Category 1 – 30 points

5. What 2 rivers ran through Mesopotamia? Category 1 – 40 points

6. Were Mesopotamians monotheistic or polytheistic? Category 1 – 50 points

7. What was the purpose of ancient Egyptian pyramids? Category 2 – 10 points

8. A government controlled by religious leaders is called a: Category 2 – 20 points

9. Ancient Egyptians settled along what river? Category 2 – 30 points

10. What was the purpose of mummification? Category 2 – 40 points

11. What was the name for Egyptian kings? Category 2 – 50 points

12. Monotheists believe in: Category 3 – 10 points

13. The Hebrews believe in one god named: Category 3 – 20 points

14. The main belief of Zoroastrianism is that Earth is a battleground between: Category 3 – 30 points

15. Who is the “Father of the Hebrews?” Category 3 – 40 points

16. Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt (escaping slavery)? Category 3 – 50 points

17. What was the first written language? (developed in Sumer) Category 4 – 10 points

18. The ________ helped decipher hieroglyphics. Category 4 – 20 points

19. Why did the Phoenicians develop the Phoenician alphabet? Category 4 – 30 points

20. Who found the Rosetta Stone? Category 4 – 40 points

21. Hieroglyphics consists of many ________. Category 4 – 50 points

22. “An eye for an eye” refers to: Category 5 – 10 points

23. What does BCE stand for? Category 5 – 20 points

24. What was an advantage for settlement along the Nile and Tigris - Euphrates? Category 5 – 30 points

25. Earliest civilizations all developed near what? Category 5 – 40 points

26. Polytheists believe in: Category 5 – 50 points