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1
What is an Egyptian king called?
Consul
Prince
Pharoah
Dictator
2
The first group of people to practice monotheism were the
Sumerians
Persians
Hebrews
Phoenicians
3
Who invented Cuneiform?
Indus River Valley
Egypt
Israel
Sumer
4
Which ancient civilization was built between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Shang
Egypt
5
Migration, trade, and warfare often resulted in the
growth of democracy
growth of population
spread of knowledge
belief in one god
6
What religion is monotheistic, has a covenant, spread through diaspora and reads from the Torah
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
7
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
Movement of people migrating to North America
Rejection of Paleolithic values
Religious movement
Change from hunting and gathering to farming
8
Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt?
Moses
Paul
Abraham
Jesus
9
How did Homo sapiens reach North America from Africa?
Went through Europe and into Greenland
Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
Crossed a land bridge into North America
10
The scattering of Jews is known as
persecution
diaspora
monotheism
execution
11
The period of time before events were recorded is known as
Civilization
Renaissance
Prehistory
Feudalism
12
In which form of government does power rest in the hands of religious leaders?
Autocracy
Aristocracy
Democracy
Theocracy
13
In which part of the world do scientists believe Homo sapiens first emerged
Asia
Africa
Australia
Europe
14
Which civilization created the alphabet, were expert sailors and traders, and made purple dye?
Phoenicia
Egypt
Rome
Aztec
15
This site was constructed in
Catalhoyuk
Jericho
Aleppo
England
16
The writing system used by ancient Egyptians is called
Hieroglyphics
Alphabet
Pictograms
Cuneiform
17
Which statement about ancient Egyptian religion is correct?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Pyramids were temples
Osiris was the most important Egyptian god
18
Something made and used by humans is called a
Fossil
Plant
Skeleton
Artifact
19
The type of government that best describes early Mesopotamia was that of
populated provinces
several satraps
independent city-states
two kingdoms
20
The arc of land that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is called
the Mediterranean Basin
the Fertile Crescent
the Arabian Desert
Mesopotamia
21
Early civilizations developed by rivers because they
contributed to the nomadic lifestyle of the people
provided building materials for their cities
provided easy access for invasion
provided water for agriculture
22
What is the lifestyle of Paleolithic people?
Food producers
City dwellers
Settled farmers
Hunters and gatherers
23
Scientists who study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains and artifacts are
Geologists
Geographers
Archaeologists
Anthropologists
24
What continent is represented by the number 4?
South America
Australia
Asia
Europe
25
Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown on this map?
Hebrew
Egyptian
Phoenician
Greek
26
Nile is to Egypt as Euphrates is to
Tigris
Tiber
Jerusalem
Mesopotamia
27
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?
Small clans
Villages
Spoken language
Hunting- Gathering