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What event ended prehistoric times and started history?
writing was invented
the wheel was invented
people began to migrate to other regions
fire was invented
2
Hammurabi's Code was important because
Babylonia ruled the ancient world
for the first time, laws were written down
the laws treated everyone the same
it was based on oral traditions
3
In early civilization name the region where rich farmland led to the growth of early cities.
Golden Oasis
Fertile Crescent
Miracle Mile
New World
4
What is a group of states or territories that were controlled by one ruler.
nomadic
pharaoh
Mesopotamia
Empire
5
Mesopotamia was located between what two rivers?
Tigris and Eurasia
Tigris and Mali
Tigris and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
6
Judaism had a great influence on
Both
Islam
Christianity
neither
7
During the New Stone Age, food surpluses allowed more people to become...
fishers
artisans
farmers
warriors
8
The Nile River flooded every year and made the land nearby
impossible to farm
unfit for people to live on
polluted
ideal for farming
9
The paterfamilias provided the social foundations for Roman society because he
had absolute power over his entire household
had only limited power in his household
owned property equally with his wives
was elected by all the men of Rome
10
A society that has cities, a central government, and specialized workers is known as a...
Bronze Age
Stone Age
ziggurat
civilization
11
Which is NOT a reason to build a city along the Nile River?
fertile land
recreation
transportation
easy access to fresh water
12
Timelines are useful visual tools because they allow the reader to...
learn the order of historical events
use oral history skills
ignore dates and places
learn which event is most important
13
Why do we know so much about Assyrian Empire?
because it had a great library
because its armies won many battles
because it had many friends
because ot invented the battering ram
14
A map of agora in Athens would likely contain
wheat fields
an oracle
slave housing
a market
15
The Romans were able to build taller buildings than the Greek ever could because they
used marble, which the Greek never used
developed concrete, which made buildings stronger
used trained builders instead of slaves
learned how to make very tall ladders
16
Why can it be dangerous to live near a river?
floods
too much boat traffic
earthquakes
bad soil
17
According to Plato's book The Republic, an ideal society would be ruled by
philosopher's kings
oracles
soldiers
gods
18
Who first taught the Israelites to practice monotheism?
Saul
Hammurabi
David
Abraham
19
The Sumerians believed in
one god
many gods
Catholicism
No gods
20
The Israelites left Canaan
to conquer their enemies
because of famine
to search for gold
to spread Judaism
21
What started the New Stone Age?
People moved to colder climates
People made stone tools and weapons
People learned how to plant crops
People stopped being nomads
22
Ancient Greek communities often thought of themselves as separate countries because they
did not like each other
were opposed to democracy
were separated by mountains and water
believed in philosphy
23
What event allowed humans to move to cold climates?
they learned to create fire
they invented stone tools
they learned how to make warm clothing
they invented metal tools
24
The armies of Egypt's New Kingdom were successful against their enemies because the Egyptians
used bronze swords and body armor
used military tactics
knew the god Horus was on their side
used elephants
25
People who move from place to place hunting and gathering their food
hieroglyphics
Pharaoh
Mesopotamia
nomadic
26
Not long after the Trojan War ended
many Greeks built Trojan Horses
Greek civilization prospered
Greece fell into the Dark ages
Troy became a great city
27
Rome's location was advantageous for building an empire because it was
full of mountains
at the center of the Mediterranean Sea
close to northern Europe
landlocked
28
After defeating the last Etruscan king, the Romans
were forced to pay tribute to the Greeks
forced the people to become Muslims
created a republic in which citizens voted for their leaders
allowed the people to follow their own religions
29
Considering its geography, one thing protecting Egypt from invasions was
the large navy
the flooding of the Nile
gold from Nubia
the desert
30
The Egyptian pyramids were
tombs for dead pharaohs
museums
empty monuments
government office buildings
31
Tyre became a wealthy city from the sale of
oil discovered in the area
copper mined in the region
jewelry made from snails
cloth colored by dye made from snails
32
The Roman emperors were
sometimes good rulers
all insane
all terrible
all depressed
33
To keep track of growing wealth, the ancient Egyptians developed a system of writing called
cuneiform
symbols
alphabetics
hieroglyphs
34
Phoenicians sailed all over the Mediterranean Sea to
seek glory
sell their goods
conquer foreign
spread their religion
35
Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures and symbols
Mesopotamia
Pharaoh
nomadic
Hieroglyphics
36
The city of Alexandria in Egypt was famous for its
huge library pf scrolls
poetry
army
many lighthouses
37
When the Romans army conquered an area, it
forced the people to dress in togas
forced the people to become Christians
forced the people to become Muslims
allowed the people to follow their own religions
38
In ancient Athens, women were expected to
join the army in times of war
vote
come and go as they pleased
spend most of their time at home
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People of Ancient Greece visited oracles to
vote in elections
ask advice from the gods
do their shopping
pay their taxes and tribute
40
During the Old Stone Age before humans knew how to farm, they survived by...
stealing food from each other
planting crops on terraces
slashing and burning
hunting animals and gathering plants
41
When Alexander the Great attacked the Persian Empire, he spread Greek culture and
destroyed many cities
lost many battles
built a series of famous canals
established many cities
42
Egyptians predicted when the Nile would flood by using
herbalism
astronomy
oracles
astrology
43
The Jews left Judaea in AD 135
because the Greeks forced them to leave
because the Romans forced them to leave
to explore the rest of the world
to battle the Phoenicians
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The rise of the merchant class in ancient Greece led
to widespread hunger and shortages
to high prices for basic goods
merchants to buy chariots for the army
first to rule buy tyrants, but later to democracy
