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Unit 1 Review QUIZ
Unit 1 Review QUIZ
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First unit test review
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1
Mesopotamia is located in modern day
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Egypt
Iran
2
What was an important first result of the Neolithic Revolution?
Food supplies increased
People became more nomadic
Fire was invented
Governments developed
3
Which of the following is an example of a primary source document?
A recorded speech
A textbook
Almanac
Encyclopedia
4
What was the name of this early Neolithic Settlement we discussed where you entered homes through the ROOF?
Ur
Babylon
Sumer
Catal Huyuk
5
True or False: Hammurabi's Code was made up of fair and equal punishments.
True
False
6
The Code of Hammurabi discussed all of the following topics EXCEPT
stealing
ownership of pets
murder
respect for elders
7
The Neolithic Revolution led to
Settled communities that developed into civilizations
Nomadic tribes
a new Ice Age developing
a reduction in population
8
Why was there so much conflict in Ancient Mesopotamia?
lack of natural barriers
People were trying to migrate east
Natural barriers were so prolific
They developed iron making
9
During the Paleolithic Era, people acquired food and resources by
Trading with nearby villages
Hunting and gathering
Farming and domesticating plants and animals
Purchasing at the bazaar
10
Which civilization was the first to extract iron from ore?
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Hittites
Persians
11
The Royal Road was a communication system built by which civilization?
Assyrians
Persians
Anatolians
Phoenicians
12
Cuneiform is
An example of ancient artwork
the first writing system on paper
A farming technique
A way for ancient civilizations to record their history
13
Of the following continents, which is said to have been settled LAST by humans?
North America
Australia
Europe
South America
14
The holiest book in Judaism is the
Talmud
Torah
Quran
Bible
15
The spreading out of the Jewish people around the globe is known as the
diaspora
exile
covenant
exodus
16
One way in which the Code of Hammurabi and the Ten Commandments were similar is that they
established legal standards
provided records of economic activity
legalized monotheistic beliefs
supported republican governments
17
The Neolithic Revolution increased food production through
a reduction of the population
Agriculture and domestication of plants and animals
Increased self-sufficiency
Hunting and gathering
18
What are some of the characteristics of civilization?
Food, clothing, shelter
Fire, water, crops
Shelters and stone tools
Job Specialization, Government, Organized Religion
19
A Bar or Bat Mitzvah in the Jewish faith is most similar to what in the Christian faith?
reconciliation
communion
confirmation
baptism
20
The first coined money economy was started by which group?
Babylonians
Assyrians
Persians
Hittities
21
The river system that can be found in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Tigris & Yellow Rivers
Nile & Tigris Rivers
Ganges & Euphrates Rivers
22
Hammurabi's Code was an important contribution to the development of civilizations because
It was the first set of laws ever written
Recorded and compiled existing laws for all to see
It made punishments between the sexes even and fair
It treated people equally and fairly
23
The concept of "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" uses the punishment strategy of
retaliation
reconciliation and empathy
tolerance and acceptance
financial restitution
24
Which career in social studies involves analyzing
physical artifacts
from the past?
An economist
A sociologist
An archaeologist
A geographer
25
Which civilization was considered to be the "carriers of civilization" due to trade and the alphabet based on sound?
Phoenicians
Hittites
Persians
Assyrians
26
This group were some of the most feared warriors in history AND also had the largest library:
Hittites
Babylonians
Assyrians
Phoenicians
27
Where would early civilizations most likely develop?
In dense forests
In deserts
Near water and fertile soil
Near cities
28
A "bazaar" is essentially like a
oddly shaped home
marketplace
temple
seaport
29
Which continent are humans said to have developed on?
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
30
Tyrian purple dye was made by which group of early people in the Fertile Crescent?
Persians
Hittites
Assyrians
Phoenicians
31
What was the term for the agreement that God made with Abraham, according to Judaism?
talmud
covenant
code
shabbat
32
Which of the following would a geographer investigate?
Government
Families
Language
Climate
33
Rosh Hashanah is a holiday in Judaism that celebrates
oil burning for 8 days and 8 nights
Moses receiving the 10 Commandments
the Hebrews escaping from Egypt
The Jewish New Year
34
Which civilization improved the war chariot so two fighting men could ride in the back?
Babylonians
Assyrians
Hittites
Persians
35
What modern-day country was Catal Huyuk located in?
Lebanon
Iran
Turkey
Iraq