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Unit 1 - Pre-history to ancient River Valley Civilizations.
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1
Which of the following does
NOT
describe cities in the Indus Valley?
Running water, bathrooms, and sewers.
Cities laid out in a grid system.
A jumble of buildings and a maze of winding streets.
Fortified citadels and earthen levees.
2
During times of
peace
who held the
top positions
in Mesopotamia?
Priests
Farmers
Artisans
Warriors
3
Which Egyptian pharaoh died at a young age and his death remains a mystery to this day?
Ramses II
Nebuchadnezzar
Ramses III
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
4
The Egyptians used the
pyramids
for ___________ .
temples
protection
tombs
palaces
5
What was the Mesopotamian
writing system
called?
Phoenician Alphabet
Hieroglyphicc
Ideographics
Cuneiform
6
The Minoans are
NOT
known for?
Located on the Island of Crete.
Creating a 22 letter alphabet.
"First link in the European chain." - Historian Will Durant
King Minos owning a Minotaur.
7
What type of
religion
did the
Sumerians
practice?
Monothesism
Theocracy
Polythesism
Judaism
8
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
S
stand for?
Specialized workers
Social
Shrine
Surplus
9
What is the
Mandate of Heaven
?
When God had Abraham start the Hebrew faith.
The power given to the pharaohs to rule Egypt.
Oracle bones used to communicate with ancestral spirits.
Divine approval from the gods to rule or lose power in China
10
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
R
stand for?
Rulers
Religion
Ramses III
Rivers
11
What is the problem with the Indus
Harappan
written language?
It is on the Rosetta Stone.
It has not been deciphered yet.
It is the same written language for diff. spoken languages.
It has over 10,000 characters.
12
Having a
food surplus
led to the creation of
_________________
?
Silos
Religion
Social classes
Annual floods
13
What was the
Neolithic Revolution
?
Agriculture/Domestication of animals
Nomads
Feudalism
Monotheism
14
Define
monotheism
.
The belief in one god.
When a government is ruled by one ruler.
A government with more than one ruler.
The belief in many gods.
15
The Phoenicians are
BEST
known for their ___________________ .
Maritime trading
invention of the Bireme - ancient oared galley warship
22 letter alphabet
Purple dye made from Murex Snails
16
What is the definition of the
Paleolithic Age
?
New Stone Age
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Old Stone Age
17
Define
empire
.
One nation that spreads its culture to other nations.
A series of rulers controlled by one family.
A country controlled by a king.
A group of nations controlled by one nation.
18
Agriculture led to the development of civilization, what was a result of farming?
People became nomads.
The population decreased.
People settling on rivers.
The pop. grew because they had a consistent food supply.
19
How did the
Otzi the Iceman
die?
Hyperthermia
Murder
Sickness
Starvation
20
Who led the
Exodus
of the Hebrews out of Egypt?
Ramses III
Abraham
Moses
Solomon
21
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
P
stand for?
Power
Pre-history
Political
Pharaoh
22
This Babylonian King built
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
for his wife?
Nebuchadnezzar II
King Tut
Hammurabi
Solomon
23
What is
history
?
The period of time that started with written records.
The period of time from the Big Bang to prehistoric humans.
The past.
The period of time before written records.
24
What is
prehistory
?
The period of time before written records.
The period of time when written records began.
The period of time that consists of prehistoric man.
The time frame from the Big Bang to human evolution.
25
Define
theocracy
.
A government with a pharaoh.
Divine rule from the Mandate of Heaven.
A government ruled by only one god.
Rule based on religious authority.
26
What was
NOT
a lasting impact of the early River Valley Civilizations?
The calendar.
Feudalism
The wheel.
Coined money.
27
What were the
tools
made of during the
Paleolithic Age
?
sticks
Iron
Copper
Stone
28
Which Mesopotamian
empire
came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th?
Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Chaldeans
Babylonians, Hittites, Akkadians, Chaldeans
Sumerians, Ur, Babylonians, Assyrians
Sumerians, Akkadians, Hebrew, Hittites, Babylonian, Chaldean
29
What is the definition of the
Neolithic Age
?
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
30
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
I
stand for?
Institutions
Iron Tools
Important People
Important Places
31
The
Code of Hammurabi
was the first
______________
.
written alphabet
written laws
to worship one god
epic poem written on tablets
32
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
T
stand for?
Tombs
Temples
Tools
Technology
33
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
E
stand for?
Euphrates
Empire
Exodus
Economic
34
Human
evolution
started when? where?
2.5 mil. yrs. ago in E. Africa.
30,000 yrs. ago in Africa.
500,000 yrs. ago in the Middle East.
2.5 mil. yrs. ago in W. Africa.
35
What do you call the
Egyptian
writing system?
Phoenician Alphabet
Pictographs
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
36
Who was the
father
of Judaism?
Abraham
Saul
Moses
David
37
In
The Epic of Gilgamesh
, Gilgamesh wanted to become _______________ ?
Enkidu
immortal
Noah
a wild man
38
What is
polytheism
?
A series of rulers from one family.
Many countries controlled by one country.
The belief in many gods.
The belief in one god.
39
Mesopotamians built
________________
to worship their gods.
Hebrew temples
Pyramids
Ziggurats
Citadels
40
What is a
dynasty
?
A pharaoh that rules for a lifetime.
A series of rulers from the same family.
A series of rulers from different families.
A king that rulers for a lifetime.
41
How did people get
food
during during the
Paleolithic Age
?
Hunting and Gathering
Slash and Burn
Farming
Domesticated Animals
42
What are the
five characteristics
of a
civilization
?
WrittenLaws, Arg., Citystate, ComplexInstitutions, Religion
WrittenRec., Advan.Cities, Com.Instit, Advan.Tech, Spec.Work
43
Define a
city-states
.
A group of countries controlled by one gov.
Has own laws/gov. and is like an independent country.
A family of rulers who rule for a period of time.
When religion controls the state.
44
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
G
stand for?
Growth of Cities
Ganges River
Greatest Technology
Greatest Achievements
45
Compare and contrast
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, or China
using PRESTIGE.
P R E S T I G E
P R E S T I G E
46
Chinese writing was written on
____________
which was used to communicate with their ancestors.
clay tablets
papyrus/paper
animal bones/tortoise shells
religious pottery
47
Which
empire
was the largest and known for warfare?
Hittites
Assyrians
Akkadians
Hebrews
48
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the last
E
stand for?
Environment
Era
Egyptian
Economics
49
Describe the types of laws in the
Code of Hammurabi
.
It was a Mandate from Heaven.
Equal laws for all social classes.
Vague laws.
Getting payback, revengeful, and harsh.
50
What is
cultural diffusion
?
When the culture stays static.
Spread of ideas, beliefs, or goods from 1 culture to another
A series of rulers from one family.
When many cultures are controlled by one leader.
