World Test 1 Review

Polytheism is the belief in ONE god.

One of the distinguishing features of the human species is the ability to make...

Hammurabi is remembered for his help in building the pyramids.

If you believe in MANY gods, you are...

A monarchy is a government ruled by divine authority.

The Paleolithic Age is known as the "Old Stone Age".

Who was the first female pharaoh of Egypt?

The first metal to be used in making tools was...

The contract made between God and the Jews.

The simpler version of Hieroglyphics:

The Neolithic Age is known as...

In war, the Assyrians were known for using what as a fighting tactic?

The Israelites followed (and still follow) what religion?

Egyptian history is divided into 3 periods called:

God's covenant with his people is known as...

Tools helped Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens survive the Ice Age.

These types of people move from place to place.

This is the name of a Persian governor:

Preserved remnants or bones of an organism are called...

Nomads were people who...

"Homo Erectus" means Tall Man.

A government by divine authority is called a...

Anthropology is NOT the study of human life and culture.

The earliest rulers of societies were usually...

Systematic agriculture helped humans by...

How many letters did the Phoenician alphabet have?

A complex culture in which large numbers of humans share similar traits/beliefs.

The name of God, according to Judaism:

Tools, weapons, and pottery are examples of...

The ability to make their own food helped Nomads...

Persia was divided into 20 provinces known as Satrapies.

The Neolithic Revolution was important because...

How many characteristics of civilization are there?

The Phoenician alphabet was used as a basis for the English alphabet.

What are the "ten lost tribes"?

What did the Sumerians invent?

Who invented the "wedge shaped" style of writing called cuneiform?

Whereas radiocarbon dating focuses on the carbon in items, thermoluminescence looks for the amount of radiation.

Civilizations in Mesopotamia emerged because of an abundance of food.

"Homo Sapien" means wise human being.

Radiocarbon dating...

From 3000 BC to 1200 BC, the Bronze Age was in full swing.

Archaeology is the study of...