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This era occurred after 10,000 BCE and was highlighted by agriculture and settlement?
The Neolithic Era
The Old Stone Age
The Paleolithic Era
The Reformation
2
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 characteristics of Civ?
Complex institutions
Advanced cities
Record keeping
Advanced settlements
3
Polis is the Greek word meaning
Center of government
City-state
Nation
City market
4
A plow would be an example of?
Advanced cities
Specialized workers
Advanced technology
Complex institutions
5
Which of the following would be an example of complex institutions?
A cell phone
Sanskrit
An aristocracy
Uruk
6
This era was roughly 2.6 million years ago and was highlighted by a nomadic lifestyle?
The Paleolithic Era
The Renaissance
The Neolithic Era
The New Stone Age
7
Wedge shaped writing known as "Cuneiform" is an example of?
Complex institutions
Record Keeping
Advanced technology
Advanced cities
8
According to legend, Rome was founded in 753 BCE by;
Romulus and Remus
King Tarquin the Proud
Julius Caeser
Alexander the Great
9
Which of the following would be an example of "Complex Institutions"?
A school
London
Cuneiform
Bow and arrow
10
Sanskrit was the official writing system of which Ancient Civ?
Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
The Indus River Valley
Ancient China
11
One of the first weaponry innovations under the Greeks that enabled a new army to emerge, was the changing of
iron to copper
bronze to iron
copper to bronze
iron to bronze
12
Which of the following was the official for of record keeping for the Ancient Egyptians?
Sanskrit
Pictographs
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
13
A ___________________is a form of government where power rests with citizens who vote for their leaders.
Republic
Democracy
Oligarchy
Settlement
14
Cuneiform was the ancient record keeping system of which Ancient Civ?
The Indus River Valley
Ancient China
Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
15
Pictographs was the official form of record keeping of which Ancient Civ?
Mesopotamia
The Indus River Valley
Ancient China
Ancient Egypt
16
The transition from a hunter/gatherer society to one based on agriculture is know as;
The Old Stone Age Revolution
The Paleolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution
The New Stone Age Revolution
17
The Peloponnesian War was fought between
Athens and Persia
Greece and Persia
Athens and Sparta
Sparta and Persia
18
What is the difference between a town and a city?
Trade takes place in towns
Trade takes place in cities
Religious centers are located in towns
Military bases are located in towns
19
Athens was famous for creating which of the following political systems?
Oligarcy
Monarchy
Republic
Democracy
20
Which of the following were contributions to Rome by the Etruscans? (Select 2!!)
The alphabet
The arch
A republic
The column
21
The Minoans were located;
on mainland Greece
in Ionian Greece
on the Isle of Cyprus
on Isle of Crete
22
The Odyssey and The Iliad are examples of
Epic poems
Eye-witness accounts of the Trojan War
Creation myths
Classic novels of Ancient Greece
23
This man was the first official Emperor of Rome;
Pompey
Lepidus
Augustus (Octavius)
Julius Caeser
24
Which of the following would be an example of "Advanced technology"?
San Francisco
Smart phone
Christianity
Cuneiform
25
This Greek city-state had an extreme emphasis on military training
Troy
Olympia
Athens
Sparta
26
"Blacksmiths' would be an example of?
Complex institutions
Specialized workers
Advanced cities
Advanced technology
27
Julius Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed the first;
Tetrarchy
Oligarchy
Triumvirate
Clergy
28
Denver would be an example of?
Advanced technology
Record Keeping
Complex institutions
Advanced cities
29
Which major water way helped the Roman establish an impressive empire?
The Atlantic Ocean
The River Nile
The Aegean Sea
The Meditteranean Sea
30
The Catholic Church would be an example of?
Advanced technology
Advanced cities
Record Keeping
Complex instiutions
31
This military formation was proven highly-effective by Greek and later Macedonian armies
Hoplite
Pikeside
Strafelance
Phalanx