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Unit 2 Assessment Review
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What type of government was similar in most Early Civilizations because a ruler was also thought to be divine (God-like)
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
2
The Sumerians came up with the first written language, which is called:
Sanskrit
Oracle Bones
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
3
Who were the first monotheists that settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River Valley
Egyptians
Hebrews
Sumerians
Chinease
4
Sumerians were able to increase _____ with people near and far away, since they produced extra food through agriculture:
Trade
Hunting
Fishing
Religion
5
What did the Phoenicians increase along rivers and by the sea?
Religion
Trade
Agriculture
Hunting
6
Which monotheistic religion considers the city of Jerusalem to be the most sacred place?
Islam
Zoroastrianism
Judaism
Christianity
7
Which of the following best describes the social hierarchies of most ancient civilizations?
Flexible and based upon merit
Rigid and composed primarily of a large lower class
Dominated by select citizens representing each social class
Weighted in favor of the working middle class
8
Which early river valley civilization was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
China
Mesopotamia
Indus
Egypt
9
What type of hereditary rule that was common in most of the early civilizations, contained power passed onto the son?
Dynasty
Democracy
Socialism
Communism
10
What is the sacred text (holy book) for Judaism?
Vedas & Upanishads
Koran (Qur'an)
Torah
Holy Bible
11
Which ancient civilization did King David unified Israel and King Solomon construct the first temple in Jerusalem?
Egyptian
Sumerian
Chinese
Hebrew
12
What were the ancient Egyptian Kings that were considered to be a god, as well as a political and military leader?
Philosophers
Patricians
Pharaohs
Plebeians
13
What river helped Egypt develop because it's floods left silt behind, provided protection from nomads, & flowed north?
Tigris
Euphrates
Indus
Nile
14
In ancient Egypt, the purpose of mummifying the pharaoh’s body was to:
Make the pharaoh into a god
Make the pharaoh into a priest
Make sure the bodies of the pharaohs did not spread disease
Preserve the pharaoh’s body for the afterlife
15
The first River Valley Civilization that was located in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is:
Egypt
Mesoptamia
Indus
China
16
Which civilizations writing, architecture, government, and was trade was influenced by the Egyptians?
Nubia
Sumer
Ghana
Songhai
17
Who were the great seafarers and shipbuilders that settled along the Mediterranean Coast in the Fertile Crescent?
Hebrews
Chinese
Egyptians
Phoenicians
18
What is the belief in many gods?
Polytheistic
Henotheistic
Monotheistic
Nontheistic
19
The monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam trace themselves to ______________
Abraham
Jesus
John
Muhammad
20
Which ancient civilization has a delta at the mouth of the Nile River?
Chinese
Indus
Mesopotamia
Egypt
21
What did the Nile River's floods leave behind that allowed food surpluses, development of cities, and large populations?
long mountains
ocean water
large deserts
rich soil
22
What action was given to the Jews when their land was conquered, temples were destroyed, and intentionally scattered?
Nebuchadnezzar Revolts
Diaspora
Return to Egypt
Red Sea Exodus
23
What was the written language for the Ancient Egyptians?
Sanskrit
Alphabet
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
24
What kinds of developments were luxury good, iron tool, wheel technology, & agricultural surplus in early civilizations?
Social
Economic
Religion
Politcal
25
What written language did the Phoenicians develop?
Phonetic Alphabet
Sanskrit
Pictograms
Cuneiform
26
Who is considered to be the “Father of Monotheism”?
David
Abraham
Moses
Solomon
27
During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in the river valleys and around the _________ _________
Euphrates
Fertile Crescant
Tigris
Ur
28
How were the Hebrews different from the other ancient civilizations?
Hebrews believed in one God
Hebrews did not follow a sacred text
Hebrews were the first establish a set of guidelines
Hebrews believes in many gods
29
All of the following contributed to an increase in agriculture surplus EXCEPT:
Plows
Better Tools
Irrigation
Silver
30
What were the first set of written published laws that were made by collecting and organizing existing rules and laws?
Twelve Tables
Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Edict of Nantes
31
What is the basis of civil and religious laws of Judaism?
Twelve Tables
Magna Carta
Hammurabi’s Code
Ten Commandments
32
What is the name of the Black Stone that was discovered in the 1800s that helped make it possible to decipher hieroglyph
Tablets of Stone
The Stone Stele
Rosetta Stone
Shiva Stone
33
Who led the Hebrews out of slavery and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai?
David
Abraham
Moses
Saul
34
Which group of people formed iron into weapons and created lighter chariots to move more efficiently through battles?
Hittites
Babylonians
Sumerians
Hebrews
35
What is the belief in one god?
Deity
Polytheism
Henotheism
Monotheism
36
What were the earliest forms of written symbols?
Pictograms
Oracle Bones
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
37
Offered rich soil, irrigation water for agriculture, and locations that were easily protected from invasion by nomads:
Mountain Ranges
Foothills
River Valleys
Steppe Lands
38
Most early civilizations explained natural and human phenomena as being caused by the actions of the gods, which is:
Deism
Monotheism
Polytheism
Non-theism
39
In ancient river valley civilizations, bronze & iron helped advance:
Trains & Airplanes
Tools & Weapons
Cars & Trucks
Tractors & Trailers
40
While the Egyptian Civilization had one central leader, the Sumerian Civilization had independent _________ - _________.
City-States
Empires
Kingdoms
Nation-States