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Students should use this Quiz as one of their resources to study for the upcoming Midterm Review
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1
The writing system of the Egyptians was
Cuneiform
Pictographs
Merotic Script
Hieroglyphics
2
The ruler of the Assyrian empire is
Ur-Nammu
Ashurbanipal
Cambyses
David
3
The writing system of the Sumerians was
Hieroglyphics
Merotic Script
Oracle Bones
Cuneiform
4
What date marks the Jewish Diaspora?
437 BCE
722 BCE
587 BCE
376 BCE
5
The "upright man" species that averaged about 5 feet tall is called
Australopithecus
Neanderthal
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
6
The ruler of the Assyrian empire is responsible for naming Ur as the capital city where built The Hanging Gardens
False
True
7
What is the name of the religion the Persians developed
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
8
Which of the following kings of Israel captured Jerusalem and named it the capital. He also wrote Psalms
Joshua
Soloman
David
Saul
9
What year did the Indy Aryans appear in the Indus Valley?
1700 BCE
1500 BCE
500 BCE
2000 BCE
10
During the Paleolithic Era people lived as hunters and gathers and during the Neolithic Era they continued this
False
True
11
Select the correct order of continents from largest to smallest
Asia, N.America, Africa, S.America, Europe, Antarctica, Oceania
Africa, Asia, N.America, S.America, Europe, Antarctica, Oceania
Asia, Africa, S.America, N.America, Antarctica, Europe, Oceania
Asia, Africa, N.America, S.America, Antarctica, Europe, Oceania
12
The Gupta empire is responsible for major contributions in math and science. For example, algebra & earth spinning
True
False
13
Buddhism as 4 branches that speak about reaching moksha
False
True
14
The correct order of the Mesopotamia empires are as follows: Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian
False
True
15
Which phrase defines the time called prehistory?
before humans
before written records
before computers
before the year 1
16
When Phoenicans came under attack by the Assyrians, many of them fled to a city-state named Carthage
False
True
17
I understand that this Quiz is NOT the only resource to study and I should also be using the.....
Notes from lectures
Study Guide
ALL OF THE ABOVE!
PowerPoints
18
Amon-Re, Isis, and Horus are Greek Gods worshipped in Egypt
True
False
19
The ___________ empire is known to have the world's earliest __________
Assyrian, Calvary
Babylonians, Irrigation system
Akkadian, Postal Service
Persians, Calvary
20
God made a covenant with Abraham and promised him that his descendants would always be safe
False
True
21
Cotton could be found in all of the following continents except
Africa
Asia
South America
Europe
22
Why do Jewish people study the Talmud and Hebrew Bible?
These works describe the history of Judaism to the presentday
Study sacred writings is one of the Ten Commandments
These works were handed down from Moses
These works are the basics for Jewish teaching and traditions
23
The Phoenicians are best known for trading by sea, their purple dye, and their religion
True
False
24
Scholars believe that Indus Valley people used citadels most likely for military purposes
False
True
25
The very first city-state to emerge in Mesopotamia was
Nineveh
Uruk
Lagash
Ur
26
Around 15,000 years ago the first animal to be domesticated was the
Sheep
Dog
Wolf
Cattle
27
The first book of the Torah is
Exodus
Genesis
The Prophets
The Writings
28
The economy of early villages and cities was based mainly on
farming
hunting and gathering
trade
the production of tools
29
The Homo Habilis is the first species known to mirgrate from Africa
False
True
30
The Greeks conquered the Jewish people before the Persians allowed them to go back to their homeland
True
False
31
The correct order of the Hebrew Bible is as follows: The Torah, Writing, Prophets
True
False
32
One major accomplishment of the Indus Valley civilization is which of the following
City-wide sewer system
The creation of iron
The first writing system
Domesticating elephants
33
What was the purpose of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt
to serve as tombs for pharaohs
to store food
to hold rebel as prisoners
to house farmers and their families
34
The Persian Empire is known as the Empire of Iron
True
False
35
Sumer is important in World History because it was the world's first empire and the start of irrigation systems
False
True
36
Kush conquered which kingdom?
Axum
Assyria
Egypt
Babylon
37
The year 1700 BCE is important in which early civilization?
Sumer
China
Egypt
Indus
38
The rule of law established under Hammurabi was the idea that
there is n o difference between civil and criminal law
all people should be treated equally when it comes to civil laws
all members of society must obey the law
different laws apply to different people depending on their social rankings
39
Jews and Christians both believe that the Ten Commandments were
given to Moses by God
given to Joshua by Moses
written by Moses
given to Abraham by God during the covenant
40
Asoka was a ruler of the _____ empire and ruler for _____ years.
Gupta, 50 years
Maurya, 40 years
Gupta, 70 years
Maurya, 50 years