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First Civilizations & Religion Part 2
First Civilizations & Religion Part 2
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What was the key political unit in Ancient Sumerian?
Ziggurat
Empire
Democracies
City-states
2
Which religion worships in a
mosque
?
Atheism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
3
This is a symbol of...
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
4
Who was at the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid?
Slaves
Pharaohs
Scribes
Soldiers
5
This is a symbol of...
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
Judaism
6
Around what time did the Olmec disappear?
400 BCE
200 BCE
100 BCE
300 BCE
7
In ancient Egyptian society, these were government positions
EXCEPT
Chief Treasurer
General of the Armies
Vizier
Scribes
8
Which religion believes Muhammad is a prophet?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
9
Which City is the most important for Jewish people?
Jerusalem
Ur
Tel Aviv
Jericho
10
Where were the Olmec located?
Pakistan
Present Day Mexico and Central America
Iraq
Caribbean Islands
11
In ancient Mesopotamia the hierarchy of scale was a stylisitc convention which indicated:
the power of money
the first families
order of the gods
order of importance
12
In Ancient Egypt there are positions people held in society. who was at the top of Society?
government officials
traders
Slaves and farmers
carpenters
13
Ancient Egyptian writing was called
ka
papyrus
hieroglyphics
cuniform
14
Which religion worships in a
church
?
Atheism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
15
Who was the second on the Egyptian social pyramid
Slaves
Merchants
Farmers
Nobels
16
The term hierarchy has to do with:
a specific form of monarchy
determining one's job in a society
ranking groups of people in a society
an architectural technique first used in Sumer
17
The Egyptians and the Nubians were on the Nile.
False
True
18
Egyptian culture had no influence on the Nubians, who had their own religion, system of writing, and tool-making skills.
False
True
19
The Olmec
created stone head carvings
Built Tikal
had high fences
built mounds along the Ohio River
20
What types of structures were in Olmec towns?
giant stone heads
igloos and larger residential buildings
longhouses
massive burial mounds and apartment houses
21
What civilization other than Egypt was by the Nile?
Aztec
Sumer
Nubia (Kush)
Indus
22
Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?
Priests
Slaves
Nobels
Pharaoh
23
What Is Eurasia??
Europe and Asia
IDK
Russia
Africa
24
What
MAIN
staple crop did both the Olmec and the Maya grow to sustain their civilizations?
potatoes
beans
barley
maize
25
Who was ruled by powerful queens?
The Indus
The Persian Empire
Kushite Kingdom
Egypt's New Kingdom
26
Where is the longest river in the world located?
North America
Asia
Africa
Europe
27
What is a hierarchy?
A pyramid of power.
Another name for the Gods.
Everyone is treated equal.
Rich people who own slaves.
28
Nubians were never able to conquer Egypt
False
True
29
Because Nubians had less land to farm than Egyptians
they became sailors on the Nile
they became fishermen
they moved to Egypt
they became traders
30
What modern day area of the world would Mesoamerica be located in today?
Mexico and Central America
China
Europe
North America
31
Who were nomads?
people who stayed in one place year after year
People who practiced human sacrifice
People who farmed
people who moved from place to place with the seasons
32
Nubians had less farm land, what did they have to do?
farm somewhere else
die
trade
nothing
33
Where Is The Niagara Falls??
IDK
Utah
New York/Canada
Australia
34
What did the Olmec use La Venta stone head for?
celebration
religious rituals
recreation
decoration
35
The ancient Egyptians invented...
Clock
Writing
Math
All of the above
36
Who did Nubia interdependence on
Egyptains
Persians
Phoenocians
Mayans
37
Who was Egypt's southern neighbor?
Greece
Rome
Persia
Nubia
38
In Ancient Egypt society, what did Egyptians worship?
One god
many gods or deities
39
Sumerian scribes etched their writing onto___.
clay tablets
wood blocks
thick paper
stone tablets
40
The Olmec civilization developed their own...
numbering system
writing system
calendar
clock
41
Who made these?
Moche
Mayans
Olmecs
Chavin
42
Who was the most powerful person in Ancient Egyptian society?
The pharaoh
Anubis
The queen
The king
43
The Olmec created the _______ method in which overgrown plots of land are burned to grow crops
Slash and Burn
Hammer and Wedge
Shovel
Bulldozer
44
Sumerian writing is called
stylus
the Phoenician alphabet
Sanskrit
cuneiform
45
This is a symbol of...
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
46
What did early Mesoamericans grow?
Pumpkins, tomatoes, and corn
Wheat, beans, and bell peppers
Lettuce, wheat, and oranges
Maize, beans, and squash
47
Which religion uses the Quran in worship?
Paganism
Islam
Christianity
48
When did the Olmec civilization form?
Around 1600 B.C.E.
Around 1500 B.C.E.
Around 1300 B.C.E.
Around 1300 A.D.
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The first people of the Americas were:
Hunter-gatherers
Hunters
Fishermen
Gatherers
