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This quiz is an overview of the ancient world from the paleolithic era to the rise of civilizations.
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The
Babylonians
developed the earliest written law known as the _____ __ ______.
Rules of Engagement
Expectations of Nobility
The Da Vinci Code
Code of Hammurabi
2
This civilization was known for its "urban planning", including public sewers and water supply.
Mesopotamia
The Indus River Valley
Chinese
Egyptians
3
The Hebrews created the ____ writing system that was later adopted by the Greeks and Romans.
Calligraphy
Alphabetical
Phoenician
Hebrew
4
A system of government in which political power is inherited and the ruler has
Absolute Power
.
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Totalitarianism
Democracy
5
The most powerful person in Egypt is the ___. He was an
absolute
ruler (landowner/general).
Czar
King
Priest
Pharaoh
6
The
Sumerians
(people of sumer) invented the ___ and the ___ for transportation purposes.
Bicycle and Cart
Automobile and Kite
Wheel and Sailboat
Chariot and Horseshoe
7
A ___ is a ruling family that maintains authority and power over the kingdom for generations.
Authoritarian
Dominant
Dynasty
Dictator
8
Mesopo.
technology
includes walled cities, temples w/ arches, and stepped-pyramids known as___
Architecture
Trebuchets
Castles
Ziggurats
9
What are TWO examples of phenomenons that occurred during the
Neolithic Revolution
?
Humans developed the wheel and built complex structures.
Humans discovered fast food.
Humans created fire and weapons.
Humans began to grow crops and herd farm animals.
10
The first
Dynasty
to ever emerge in Ancient China was called ____.
Tang
Han
Shang
Mao
11
The Indus River Valley was one of the first civilizations to develop _____ ____.
Horse Chariot
Writing Utensils
Body Armor
Cotton Cloth
12
Where did the Hebrews originally come from?
Indus River Valley
Southwestern China
Northern Egypt
Southeastern Mesopotamia
13
The Shang Dynasty developed
Pictographs
known as ___, each representing
one word
.
Cuneiform
Letters
Hieroglyphics
Characters
14
____ Was the world's earliest known writing form developed in
Mesopotamia
.
Hieroglyphics
Pictograms
Cuneiform
Stamps
15
Moses received the
Ten Commandments
at the top of Mount __.
Moab
Abraham
Sinai
Jerusalem
16
The Mesopotamians were ____, believing in as many as 2,000 different gods.
Monotheistic
Non-denominational
Polytheistic
Atheists
17
Mesopotamia
developed between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Brazos
Euphrates and Nile
Amazon and Yellow
18
Egyptian writing that involves picture symbols that appeared in scrolls of papyrus paper.
Inscriptions
Calligraphy
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
19
This Civilization was the first to create
Silk Textiles
from silkworm cocoons.
Indus River Valley
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
20
This group developed geometry to build structures and a 365 day calendar by observing stars.
Chinese
Indians
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
