Why did Athens and Sparta go to war?

Sparta was tired of Athens' power over Greece

What was Mesopotamia?

a fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?

The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

Food surpluses in the Neolithic period:

made it possible for people to do things other than farming.

Used to describe the influence and spread of Greek culture

Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?

Free, native-born men who owned land

In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?

A line of rulers from one family

Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile?

It flooded and gave theie crops water

Which statement BEST defines why governments were created during early civilization?

to control and organize a society.

What was the purpose of writing in Mesopotamia?

to keep a record of who paid their taxes and for trade

Why was Socrates sentenced to death?

He was found guilty for corrupting the young

The Paleolithic Age is

the period in which humans used simple stone tools.

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1
Who discovered Lucy the australopithecus?
Donald Johanson
Lulu
Mary Leakey
Jared Diamond
2
Why did Athens and Sparta go to war?
Sparta sank Athens' boats
Sparta was tired of Athens' power over Greece
Athens called Sparta basic
Athens broke a truce with Sparta
3
What was Mesopotamia?
a place located in Egypt
a desert city state
a fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
4
The holy book of Judaism is?
The Torah
The Koran / Qu'ran
The Bible
The New Testament
5
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Mesoamerica
Africa
Middle-East
Europe
6
What does homo habilis mean?
"Tall man"
"Upright man"
"Handy man"
"intelligent man"
7
The Phoenicians were from
Crete
Carthage
Greece
Canaan
8
In Ancient Egypt, "cataracts" are a term used to describe?
A potentially deadly eye condition
Dangerous, fast moving waters
Isolated waters where riches were stored
Bandits who prayed on unsuspecting travelers
9
What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms
The Iron, Bronze, and Gold Kingdoms
The Assyrian, Sumerian, and Greek Kingdooms
10
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian?
ionic
corinthian
doric
None of the above
11
What is another way to say Paleolithic age?
Old Stone Age
Land between two rivers
Fertile Cresent
New Stone Age
12
Food surpluses in the Neolithic period:
caused the entire population to become obese.
Led to the first wars in history
made the village susceptible to raids from nomadic tribes
made it possible for people to do things other than farming.
13
Rule of "the few"
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Tyranny
Democracy
14
What was Hellenism?
A term used to explain the affects of the Persian wars on Greece
Used to describe the influence and spread of Greek culture
The spread of Persian culture into Greece after Alexander the Great
Term used to describe a girl named Helen
15
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
Any man, whether he owned land or not
Free, native-born men who owned land
Foreign-born or native-born men, who may or may not have been landowners
Wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
16
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
Along the Nile
Along the Tigres and Euphrates
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
Near the center of Africa
17
Aristotle advocated for the following EXCEPT
More rights for the poor
Keen observation
Life of moderation
wise rulers
18
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A well-respected ruler
The New England Patriots
A brutish warrior who protected the king
A line of rulers from one family
19
The Nile River flows south to north
False
True
20
Where did the Minoans live
Peloponnese
Ionia
Athens
Crete
21
Which of the following was a major effect of the rise of civilizations?
Gender stratification
All of the above
Rise in occupations
social classes
22
Who changed their name to Akenaton?
Amenhotep I
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Amenhotep IV
23
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian?
none of the above
Ionic
Corinthian
Doric
24
Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile?
they used it as a toilet
they bathed in the lake
It flooded and gave theie crops water
They used the water to make soup
25
Between Sparta and Athens who was the best with their army?
Neither were very good at the navy
Athens
Both were the same
Sparta
26
How were the earliest Egyptian pharaoph's buried?
In Pyramids
In the Valley of the King's
In Mastabas
In the Red Land
27
Lucy, the earliest known hominid is an example of a australopithecus
False
True
28
In Plato's Republic, he called for "philosopher kings" to lead the goverment.
False
True
29
Vizier .......
Read, wrote and kept records
Advised the pharaoh.
Made pots clothes and jewellery
Prayed to the gods
30
Upper Egypt is located in northern Egypt.
True
False
31
Which Persian king won at Thermopylae and lost at Salamis?
Darius
Leonidas
Saladin
Xerxes
32
Monos=democracy
True
False
33
Neolithic or Paleolithic Period?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
34
Where is Macedonia located?
South of Greece
North of Greece
East of Greece
West of Greece
35
The strong leader who helped solidify democracy in Athens
Xerxes
Darius
Pericles
Chi Chi
36
Which statement BEST defines why governments were created during early civilization?
to better manage cities
to better manage agriculture
to control and organize a society.
to show people who was boss.
37
Who is generally considered the "father of history"?
Xenophon
Hipocrates
Aristotle
Herodotus
38
Which group took over Greece after the Mycenaeans fell in about 1200 B.C.? They were part of the Greek Dark Ages.
Dorians
Minoans
Spartans
Athenians
39
All of the following were major characteristics that contributed to the development of civilizations EXCEPT
Vast armies
Record keeping
Complex institutions
specialized workers
40
Ramses II created the world's first peace treaty
True
False
41
What was the purpose of writing in Mesopotamia?
to separate the classes even further
to unify the region
to communicate with the gods
to keep a record of who paid their taxes and for trade
42
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
He was found guilty for corrupting the young
People were not in favor of the Socratic Method, so they executed him
He was never sentenced to death, he died of natural causes
He was accused of countless crimes
43
Hebrew monotheism has its origins with
Joseph
Abraham
Moses
David
44
An archeologist studies people's culture
True
False
45
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
People started keeping pets.
People stopped being nomadic.
People started to farm.
People started hunting food.
46
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Western Africa
Northern Europe
Southern Asia
Northern Africa
47
What was the war between Athens and Sparta that involved most Greek city-states?
Peloponnesian War
Persian War
Greek War
Marathon War
48
Sparta is remembered for____________________
Its military
Education and literature
food and wine
An elite navy
49
Judaism calls for strict:
Duality
Monotheism
None of the above
Polytheism
50
Which of the following inventions helped contribute to the success of Mesopotamia and its farming?
irrigation
canals
cuneiform
plow
51
The Paleolithic Age is
also called the New Stone Age.
not proven to have existed.
the period in which humans used simple stone tools.
usually known as the Primitive Age.
52
What new type of age did the Greeks enter after they won the Persian wars?
The Golden Age
The Dark Age
The Bronze Age
The Silver Age
53
How far east did the Egyptian empire reach during the New Kingdom?
Indus River
Persia
Euphrates River
India
54
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
Arabic
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Semitic
55
Which of the following was a major achievement of the Paleolithic period?
Mastery of language
Masetry of fire
All of the above
Bronze tools
56
Athens recieved financial help from the Persians during the Peloponnesian Wars
True
False
57
People who study culture and a people's way of life?
historian
anthropologist
archeologist
paleontologist
58
Defeated the Hyksos and was the first pharoah of the New Kingdom.
Amenhotep III
Ramses II
Ahmose I
Hatshepsut
59
Why is Moses considered important in Judaism?
He freed the Jews from Egypt
He foudned Canann
He gained popularity in Greece
He ruled Egypt
60
How far east did Alexander the Great's empire stretch?
Yellow River
Nile River
Ganges River
Indus River
61
Who taught his students that learning and discovering the absolute truth comes from questioning?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Pluto
62
What was Hammurabi known for
His slaves
His cats
His codes
His toes
63
Sparta won the Peloponnesian war.
True
False
64
Pharaohs were considered to be human and also ____________.
part animal
gods
kings
angels
65
All of the following were ahicevements of Mesopotamian civilization except?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Iron metallurgy
Potters Wheel
Sundial
66
What was the result of the Peloponessian Wars?
Sparta won without the help of anyone
Athens won with the help of Persia
The Persians swooped in and took all of Greece
Sparta won with the help of the Persians
67
Thutmose III had all traces of this pharaoh removed from written record after her death. He was her stepson.
Cleopatra
Hatshepsut
Nefertiti
Tye
68
Sargon was king of what empire?
Israel
Babylon
Sumer
Akkad
69
All of the following were part of Egyptian trade EXCEPT
Granite
Ivory
Silver
Resin
70
This picture represents the ruins of a Sumerian..
church
palace
ziggurat
market
71
The ________ originated with the Phoenicians
Plow
Boat
Alphabet
Trade
72
Akenaten was controversial because...
He was King Tut's father
he demanded monotheism
he demanded polytheism
Nerfertiti was his wife
73
Hammurabi was an Akkadian king who created a series of laws based on the concept of an "eye for an eye"
False
True
74
A theocracy is a form of government where there is a separation of church and state.
False
True
75
Which of the following men was a significant king who was the first to unify Mesopotamia into the world's first empire?
Gilgamesh
Alexander the Great
Sargon
Hammurabi
76
Which of the following men was a significant king who was the first to unify Mesopotamia into the world's first empire?
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
Sargon
Gilgamesh
77
Which general led the Greeks to defeat in the Battle of Salamis
Leonidas
Pericles
Themistocles
Xerxes
78
Who unified upper and lower Egypt?
Moses
Menes
Khufu
Ramses
79
What was the purpose of the Persian Wars?
Persians hated the Greeks
Because they wanted to fight on purpose
Darius wanted to expand the empire west
Darius wanted to take over Greece
80
Which Greek philosopher was a teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Plato
Socrates
81
The Greek city-states joined together when attacked by the:
Germanic barbarians
Egyptians
Romans
Persians
82
Woman in Sparta had more rights than women on Athens
True
False
83
What was the first pyramid in Ancient Egypt called?
Pyramid of Khufu
Pyramid of Hansuim
Step pyramid
Pyramid of Giza
84
Archeologist Mary Leakey is important because?
She found evidence of pre historic footprints
She discovered Lucy
She found evidence of neanderthals
She found the ruins of the ziggurat of Ur
85
A Greek city-state?
Colony
Phalanx
Polis
Acropolis
86
Means "wise man"
Homo Habilis
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapien
Cro Magnon
87
Democracy impacted the Greek people by...
Giving free men, women and foreigners equal rights
Creating fair laws and giving free, citizen men the right to vote
Making the cities more wealthy
Helping people to get revenge against the tyrants
88
What does homo erectus mean?
"Handy man"
"Upright man"
"Tall man"
"intelligent man"
89
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
None of the above
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
period of technological changes i
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
90
Who succeeded Hatshepsut?
Thutmose III
Neferure
Amenhotep I
Nerertari
91
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
Khufu
Ramses
Moses
92
Why are the Mycenaeans sometimes called the first Greeks?
Because they were the first to speak the Greek language
Because they invented democracy
Because they started the Olympic games
Because they believe in the Greek gods
93
Neolithic means
New Stone Age
Neolithic
Pre history
Old Stone Age
94
What was the name of the League formed by the Greek states after the Persian Wars?
Peloponessian
Athenian
Corinthian
Delian
95
Early humans started farming in the Paleolithic era
False
True

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