1st Quarter World History Review

Question 1

In early civilizations the first governments were

Accepted Answer

monarchies

Question 2

What do historians call the general early period of human history?

Accepted Answer

Stone Age

Question 3

Which Mesopotamian king is credited with the first code of law?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 4

The existence of a ________ in Catalhuyuk is evidence that religion was becoming an important part of peoples lives

Accepted Answer

Shrine

Question 5

How did the Paleolithic people arrive in North America?

Accepted Answer

by land-bridge from Asia

Question 6

A reliable source...

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Is written by a trustworthy point of view

Question 7

According to the timeline below, which event happened within the current century?

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Disney World opens

Question 8

What was the name of the person that unified all of Mesopotamia's city-states into the first empire?

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 9

Which of the following is a negative effect of the growth of communities during the Neolithic Age?

Accepted Answer

deforestation, which caused desert-like conditions in Jordan

Question 10

Ten centuries grouped together is called a millennium.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

The prime meridian is the line drawn north to south at 0° (0 degrees)

Accepted Answer

Longitude

Question 12

Lines that circle the earth east and west and measure north and south of the equator are lines of?

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Latitude

Question 13

Which is a Secondary Source?

Accepted Answer

A History Textbook

Question 14

In which ways were the lifestyles of hunter-gatherers and early settlers of agricultural communities similar?

Accepted Answer

Both hunted in small groups

Question 15

Which of the following terms is designated as a 10-year period of time?

Accepted Answer

Decade

Question 16

The equator is the line drawn east to west at 0° (0 degrees)

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Latitude

Question 17

Area in France where cave paintings were discovered

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Lascaux

Question 18

Prehistory would be best represented by which term?

Accepted Answer

Era

Question 19

What does the term cuneiform mean?

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wedge-shaped

Question 20

Students need to use a primary source for a book report about Julius Caesar. Which source should the students use?

Accepted Answer

A speech by Julius Caesar

Question 21

The Bronze Age is a period where the first artifacts were made through metallurgy by mixing which two ores together?

Accepted Answer

Tin and copper

Question 22

As people settled in villages, farming allowed for leftover food which was traded, and allowed for a division of labor.

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Improved agricultural techniques led to food surpluses.

Question 23

The belief in more than one god or goddess is called what?

Accepted Answer

Polytheism

Question 24

In which direction do the lines of latitude run on the globe?

Accepted Answer

East to West

Question 25

What is the name of the writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia?

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Cuneiform

Question 26

Which BEST supports the similarities between the Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Indus and Huang He River civilizations?

Accepted Answer

A reliable water source is crucial to grow crops and sustain a population

Question 27

What significant contribution did King Hammurabi make to the Mesopotamian civilization?

Accepted Answer

The code of law

Question 28

In which direction do the lines of longitude run on the globe?

Accepted Answer

North to South

Question 29

What is a long poem about a hero and their journey called?

Accepted Answer

An Epic

Question 30

In the Epic of Gilgamesh, why were the villagers upset with Gilgamesh?

Accepted Answer

He abused his power

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