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Ancient History Midterm
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What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?
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Tools in the Middle Stone Age were smaller and more complex than tools in the Early Stone Age.
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Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
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Why is the study of ancient bones important to us today?
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Which natural obstacle would have led the Phoenicians to use the sea for trade?
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Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because
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Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
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The Nile helped civilization develop in Egypt in all of the following ways except by:
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Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
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Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between farming and the growth of towns?
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What was the most important contribution of the Phoenicians to our civilization
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What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
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Which statement best represents the development of a civilization?
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It can be concluded that one of the most important advancements of the Sumerians is
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The Nile River flows through two important regions in Egypt called
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Hammurabi's code showed the way the Babylonian state attempted to control people to _________________?
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Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
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How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
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Besides providing a stable food diet, what other advantage did Egypt’s location provide for early Egyptians?
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The oldest-known peace treaty in history was an agreement between Egypt and the
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Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
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Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
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The Nile River Valley was well suited for settlement. Which of the following statements supports this fact?
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The work of archaeologists and anthropologists who study ancient bones is important because it
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The Paleolithic Age...
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In Sumerian society, people’s social class or rank depended on their wealth and their…
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Pyramids are:
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Early humans eventually formed hunter-gatherer societies. What conclusion can you draw from this fact?
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Which of the following did not cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom?
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Which sequence of events shows how Mesopotamia developed?
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People came to work as craftsmen in Mesopotamia because of
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Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?
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Where can you find stones and metals in Egypt?
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The Hittites and Assyrians became experts in battle because of these two advances
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After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt
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Which people grew more powerful due to trade rather than from winning battles?
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Which of the following occurred during Egypt’s Middle Kingdom?
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Which of the following is not true of the first writing system?
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Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
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The Paleolithic Age...
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