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2017-2018 SSWH1 Ancient Civilizations
2017-2018 SSWH1 Ancient Civilizations
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1
The primary reason the Bantu-speaking people of West Africa migrated was to:
find land for farming and grazing
seek religious freedom
flee warfare
establish a colonial empire
2
Polytheism in the ancient world was a way to:
Introduce the idea of monotheism.
Explain the forces of nature.
Scare children into behaving.
Make promises for an afterlife.
3
Although the Chinese believed in the gods, the key element of their religious belief was:
Zen Buddhism
Living in harmony with nature
Animal-headed deities
Ancestor worship
4
In Judaism, the religion of the Hebrews, prophets:
did very little
became the moral conscience of the Hebrews
predicted the future by divination
chose the Hebrews as God's people
5
Unlike the other groups of people in their region, the Hebrews were
monotheistic
, meaning they:
believed spirits lived in all things
wrote down their teachings in a sacred book
followed the teachings of the Torah
believed in only one god
6
The picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians was:
calligraphy
pictographics
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
7
What new technology did the Hittites bring to Mesopotamian society?
Land irrigation
A code of laws
Iron working
A writing system
8
The Egyptian people believed pharaoh was a god-king, meaning he was the leader of a:
Government called an Oligarchy
Government called a Theocracy
Government called a dictatorship
Government called a Democracy
9
One way in which the Sumerians & Phoenicians were similar is that each:
encouraged democratic participation in government
developed extensive writing systems
established monotheistic religions
traded with what is now Great Britain
10
This civilization is known as the "carriers of civilization."
Mesopotamian
Chinese
Egyptian
Phoenician
11
Which of these statements is the MOST accurate description of Olmec culture?
It contained the first complex civilization in Mesoamerica
They had a sophisticated written language that was destroyed
It was located in the Andes mountains
They helped destroy the Aztecs
12
The Bantu migrations are most closely associated with the:
Spanish colonialism in Central America
Spreading of cultures in Africa
Movement of Muslims across the Middle East
Columbian Exchange
13
One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt & Mesopotamia:
they used rivers and bodies of water for food & for trade
they were geographically protected from outside invaders
they formed democratically elected governments
they were able to find ways to make stone tools
14
The earliest Sumerian writing, which was used to keep records, was:
cuneiform
the alphabet
pictograms
hieroglyphics
15
The central feature of the beginnings of civilization was the presence of:
Temples
Cities along rivers
Social classes
Taxation