Jumeirah College: Year 7 Quiz 1: History

Question 1

Which empire is seen as the first notable civilization in the Middle East region?

Accepted Answer

Sumerian

Question 2

Which of the following describes the last stage of the civilization cycle

Accepted Answer

Nomadic people conquer the lands of the soft city dwellers

Question 3

What is defined as "the central government of a multi-ethnic territory"?

Accepted Answer

An Empire

Question 4

Where do ancient civilizations tend to form?

Accepted Answer

Along major rivers

Question 5

For what reason is it believed that Ashoka the Great converted to Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Guilt, after causing so many deaths in a war he started

Question 6

Which letter on the map indicates the Euphrates River?

Accepted Answer

I

Question 7

Which is not an ancient empire situation in the Tigris-Euphrates region?

Accepted Answer

Egyptian

Question 8

Who is sometimes identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire?

Accepted Answer

Sargon of Akkad

Question 9

How are civilizations created?

Accepted Answer

Each created by its own unique set of circumstances

Question 10

Which letter on the map indicates the Nile River?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 11

Which of the following is not a feature of a civilization?

Accepted Answer

Integration with nature

Question 12

Between which two rivers did the Sumerian civilization develop?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 13

How many of Childe's attributes does a society need to display to qualify as a civilization?

Accepted Answer

Most of the charactertistics

Question 14

Alexander the Great created an empire of eastern & western ideas. Why did his empire not last?

Accepted Answer

Fractured apart after his death

Question 15

Which letter on the map indicates the Tigris River?

Accepted Answer

F

Question 16

What cycle or pattern has been observed in the growth and decline of civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Conquest, consolidation, expansion, degeneration, conquest

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