View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in Part 1: "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt" that during the construction of the Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the standard ration for a laborer was three or four loaves of bread and about how many jugs containing around four liters of beer?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

2. In what is Sahti brewed?
(a) Seashells.
(b) Silver urns.
(c) Hollowed-out trees.
(d) Copper urns.

3. What were the first animals that were domesticated throughout the Fertile Crescent between 7000 BCE and 5000 BCE?
(a) Sheep and goats.
(b) Chickens and dogs.
(c) Cows and pigs.
(d) Cats and horses.

4. For whom was the third Giza pyramid built?
(a) King Tutankhamun.
(b) King Mentuhotep I.
(c) King Ramesses II.
(d) King Menkaure.

5. Approximately when did pottery emerge?
(a) 1000 BCE.
(b) 8000 BCE.
(c) 2000 BCE.
(d) 6000 BCE.

Short Answer Questions

1. The name Mesopotamia was given to the area between the Tigris River and what river?

2. The pictogram from a seal found at Tepe Gawra in Mesopotamia that shows two figures drinking beer through straws dates to approximately what age?

3. Who is the sun god in Egyptian mythology?

4. Who is the god of agriculture and the king of the afterlife in Ancient Egyptian mythology?

5. Approximately how long ago did humans begin migrating out of Africa?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 220 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample