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Review for Semester 1
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1
What weapon was created over 2.5 million years ago?
Swords and Spears
Slingshot
The Phalanx
Bow and Arrow
2
What topic is the class going to cover at the beginning of second semester?
English History and Mythology
African History and Mythology
World Religions through History
Chinese History and Mythology
3
Perseus and Theseus both had creatures they had to slay, what were they?
Theseus – Stag of Artemis, Perseus – Man Eating Birds
Theseus – Kraken, Perseus – Armenian Lion
Perseus – Medusa, Theseus – Minotaur
Perseus – Minotaur, Theseus – Medusa
4
What project did you enjoy the most during this semester?
Epic of Gilgamesh Story
Ancient Civilization Poster
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Pyramid
Greek Pop-Up Book
5
What was the name of the region that is now Iraq and Iran?
The Fertile Croissant
The Fertile Crescent
The Fertile Valley
The Indus River Valley
6
Other than CCHS what civilization used the term “Gold Standard”
Greece
Mesopotamia
China
Rome
7
What was the problem with Mesopotamia?
Fertile land allowed them to live prosperously without harm
Trade was impossible due to the two rivers blocking them in
Invaders could easily take the city without a fight
They got little rain and the rivers flooded unexpectedly
8
Americans love their dogs, what animal would you have loved enough to mummify if you were Egyptian?
Snake
Hippo
Cat
Jackal
9
Who wrote the first set of Laws in Mesopotamia?
Megara with the Iliad
Humbaba with the Epic of Gilgamesh
Osiris with The Book of the Dead
Hammurabi with Hammurabi’s Code
10
This man leads the Spartans at the battle of Thermopylae with his 300 men
Spartacus
Ephialtes
Xerxes
Leonidas
11
What is wrong with Gilgamesh?
He is not a good husband and often cheats on his many wives with others
He is not a good king and he rapes women, takes brides causes problems
All the Above
He is not a good military leader and he often sacrifices his men
12
How do you make Bronze?
Mine, melt and combine Tin and Copper
Mix Iron and Copper together
Mine bronze ore and melt it down
Mix Gold with Copper and Iron
13
Which unfortunate myth involves the man named Oedipus?
The myth of the boy flying too close to the sun
The myth of a man marrying his mom and killing his dad
The myth of the Trojan War and heroism
The myth of killing medusa with a mirror shield
14
The phrase Plebeian describes what?
Greeks turned Romans
Romans who follow Christianity
Roman nobility
Peasant class citizens in Rome
15
What farming method did the Mesopotamians create?
Crop rotation for vitamins
Irrigation to move water
Taming of animals and creatures
Crop burning for fertilizer
16
What is the name of the first discovered race of humans?
Homo Africanis
Homo Erectus
Humanoid
Homo Sapiens
17
This man helped expand the Greek empire to its largest form
Ivan the Terrible
Alexander the Great
Leonidas the Strong
Xerxes the God King
18
What are the names of the two rivers in the Fertile Crescent?
Kulo and Fratus
Tigris and Euphrates
Tiger and Eucalyptus
Hum and Baba
19
What months were added to the calendar by Julius and Augustus Caesar?
October and November
July and August
May and June
March and April
20
Who are Romulus and Remus?
The twin brothers who founded Rome
Roman soldiers who helped Julius Caesar
Trojan soldiers who fought in the Trojan War
Demigods for the Romans
21
Which hero was completely immortal except for a part of his heel?
Heracles
Orpheus
Theseus
Achilles
22
This Greek city fought Sparta for dominance in the Greek empire
Athens
Rome
Egypt
Mesopotamia
23
When Osiris was chopped into pieces, what did his wife Isis do?
Found a new husband named Anubis
Created the god of the Afterlife to mourn
Mourned and killed Set
Searched the world to put him back together
24
Why is the Paleolithic Age important?
Agriculture takes over hunting
Humans began creating tools
The beginning of an Ice Age
Neanderthals buried their dead
25
How did people in the Indus River Valley trade?
Paper money traded for commodities
Clay seals traded for commodities
Metal coins traded for commodities
Pebbles traded for commodities
26
What major religion is going to erupt during the Roman Empire?
Rastafarianism
Shinto
Christianity
Buddhism
27
What modern religions are said to have started in the Indus River Valley?
All the Above
Buddhism
Hinduism
Early Indian Religions
28
Why is the Bronze Age important?
Bronze is used as a currency to regulate the economy
Bronze was used for statues and artwork
Bronze is used to help heal sick people
Bronze tools were created
29
Why was fire important, and still is to this day?
Fire allows for people to live in caves and keep them lit
Fire allowed ancient people to test the effects of burning different plant
Fire can allow people to live in cold places and cook food
Fire was used as a weapon to keep rival tribes away from each other
30
Togas were worn by who?
Roman officials and female prostitutes
Greek government officials and prostitutes
Mesopotamian cuneiform writers
Egyptians trading with the Romans
31
According to scientists, what makes a culture a civilization?
Writing and Art
Cities and Government
All of the Above
Religion and Social Structure
32
Cuneiform is what?
Ancient Mesopotamian triangle-based writing form
A type of Avatar element bending
Ancient Greek heroic myth story telling
Indus River Valley seal trading and currency system
33
The Old Kingdom Period lasted from 2700-2200 BCE, what did the Egyptians construct during this time?
Temples to praise the Egyptian gods
The Great Pyramids of Giza
King Tutankhamen’s Tomb
Nile River irrigation routes around Africa
34
What civilizations started in the Bronze Age?
Gaul, Romans, Greeks and Ottomans
China, Mesopotamia, Egypt and India
English, French, Germans and Russians
Mongols, Iraq, Kairo, and Madagascar
35
Which other ancient civilization would the Indus River Valley trade with?
Egyptians
Greece
China
Mesopotamia
36
What type of religion did the Mesopotamians have?
Monarchy – King/Emperor is a god
Monotheistic – One God
Polytheistic – Multiple gods
None of the Above
37
Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus were part of the first what?
Generals in the Roman Army
Romans to adopt Greek ideals
Kings of Rome
Triumvirate to conquer Rome
38
What is Anthropology?
Study of arches and ancient ruins
Study of past societies through what people left behind
Study of past civilizations based on geographic location
Study of human life and culture
39
What is a Ziggurat?
A Mesopotamian religious pyramid
A Mesopotamian King
A form of irrigation to help farmers
A type of ancient writing form
40
Who is Gilgamesh's brother?
Megara
Osiris
Humbaba
Enkidu
41
Hannibal attempted to conquer Rome using what large and heavy animal?
Hippopotamus
Crocodiles
Lions
Elephants
42
What famous public place would the Indus River Valley people indulge in?
Public restrooms and drinking fountains
Public baths build into a massive mountain temple
Public plazas and community areas
Public government participation and practices
43
Why did people settle in the Indus River Valley?
Mountains protected from invaders
Rivers with regular flooding made a great fertile region
Sea travel allowed for them to trade around the world
The valley was in a warm climate most of the year
44
What is unique about the Nile River?
It flows from south to north
All the Above
It carries silt into the Nile River Delta
It floods regularly
45
What is the name of the Demi-God who had to complete 12 trials after killing his family?
Heracles
Theseus
Perseus
Achilles
46
Which of these is the name of a Sumerian City?
Uruk
All of the Above
Ur
Eridu
47
Power is given to people who have the most what?
Money
Land
Fertile Women
All the Above
48
What was the social structure of the Indus River Valley?
Monarchy with men and women equal
Slavery and male-dominant society
Religious based caste system based on faith
Baths, peace and a caste system
49
What does Archeology mean?
Study of past civilizations based on geographic location
Study of arches and ancient ruins
Study of past societies through what people left behind
Study of human life and culture
50
What famous invention was created over 2.5 million years ago?
Fire
Kite Flying
Beast Taming
Magic
51
What is the period before world history called?
Historiography
Pro-History
Re-History
Pre-History
52
What is the name of the Roman Wars between Rome and Carthage?
Romo-Carthage Wars
The Hannibalistic Wars
The Carthaginian Wars
The Punic Wars
53
What is the importance of carbon dating?
Carbon and plant molecules on tools can help date ancient discoveries
Carbon molecules last a long time and can be studied
Carbon is created by ancient civilizations and left behind
Carbon is a radioactive element that scientists can trace to ancient times
54
A famous song by Bastille describes a man outgrowing his youth and a boy flying too close to the sun
Oedipus
Icarus
Pantheon
Iskandar
55
The Greeks created this form of government, still widely used today
Monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
Oligarchy
56
What is the name of the mythological war that involved the use of a wooden horse?
Trojan War
Battle of Lake Regillus
Poloponnesian War
Lelantine War
57
On this day, Brutus and the senate will kill Emperor Julius Caesar
Valentine’s Day
April Fool’s Day
The Ides of March
St. Patrick’s Day
58
What type of government did the Mesopotamians use?
Oligarchy
Communist
Monarchy
Theocracy
59
Egyptians used this form of symbol and image based written language
Seals
Celtic Knots
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
60
Pheidippides, a famous soldier ran 26.2 miles at the battle of what?
Marathon
Herodotus
Sparta
Thermopile
