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Foundations of History- Sargis Vardanyan
Foundations of History- Sargis Vardanyan
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1
What ancient writing system, characterized by wedge-shaped symbols on clay tablets, was used in Mesopotamia?
c) Cuneiform
d) Sanskri
a) Hieroglyphics
b) Latin
2
The process by which humans tamed and selectively bred plants and animals for their use is called what?
c) Domestication
d) Cultivation
a) Agriculture
b) Horticulture
3
What ancient clay figures were made for a member of the family that first united all of china
QIN
HAN
MENES
YANGZTE
4
Which word means to come forth or become visible?
a) Recede
d) Emerge
c) Disappear
b) Hide
5
In ancient Greece, what term describes a self-governing urban center and the surrounding land it controlled?
c) Empire
d) City-State
b) Province
a) Metropolis
6
What does it mean to enable
allow something
refuse to allow something
7
In ancient Athens, what form of government allowed citizens to participate directly in decision-making?
b) Direct Democracy
a) Oligarchy
c) Republic
d) Monarchy
8
What is it called when you improve an idea, theory, or method to make it more accurate
refine
adulterate
9
What were the organizations of hunter-gatherers based on
territory
wealth
kinship
Priesthood
10
What term refers to an object made by humans, often of historical or cultural significance?
b) Artifact
a) Fossil
c) Prodigy
d) Mirage
11
What roles did temples play in the Sumerian society
a place for public worship
where they brought all supplies and foods
the temple became the central agency that ran the city affairs
12
What do you do when you ensure someone
you tell them that you have doubts
you gurantee them
you ask them a question
you are not sure
13
What type of ruler holds complete and unrestricted authority over a government and its people?
c) Dictator
a) Elected President
d) Absolute Monarch
b) Constitutional Monarch
14
An artifact is a object made by a human
False
True
15
Where did the world's first civilazation arise
Antarctica
Japan
Mesopotamia
USA
16
What form of government did the Romans choose after dethroning their king in 509 B.C.E.
Democracy
Oligarchy
Republic
Monarchy
17
What does it mean to have empathy
lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern
the abillity to understand a persons feeling
18
King Menes took control of Upper Egypt and then conquered lower Egypt, uniting the country for the first time
True
False
19
Where did civilizations first rise in China
On a unknown Island
In the Yellow and Yangzte River Valleys
In the mountains
Coast of the Pacific Ocean
20
What plants were the first to be domesticated
wheat or barley
Sunflowers
Cactus
Roses
21
What were the oracle bones used for
used as weapons
used to hunt and cut crops
used to write dates
used for decoration
22
Why did ancient civilazations arise in river valleys
because they liked the sound of the river
better for agriculture
to swim in the river
because they wanted to
23
Historical interpretation is the process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events
False
True
24
What is the point of view of something
inabillity to deal with or understand someones situation
a persons way of thinking and loking at things
25
What is Bias
A personal leaning or a preferance for a particular outlook
Impartial and just, without favorism or discrimination
26
What term refers to a succession of rulers from the same family or lineage in a monarchy or empire?
a) Republic
b) Regime
d) Democracy
c) Dynasty
27
A complex society marked by advancements in agriculture, technology, and culture is referred to as what?
b) Clan
d) Civilization
a) Tribe
c) Nomad
28
What can be used as a primary source
a book about dinasours writen in 2015
An interview with someone who was not present at the event
a tv commercial
a witness statement
29
What was the Gupta Empire based on
Support of the Arts and Sciences
Foreign Policy
Hiring of Mercenary Armies
Economic Isolation
30
A chronolgy is the order in which events occur, or the arrangments of events in the order in which they happened
True
False
