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Question 1

The Sahara Desert had plenty of access to water. True or false?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

The ________ Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.

Accepted Answer

Sahara

Question 3

Which is NOT a way that historians organize time?

Accepted Answer

Calculators

Question 4

Mesopotamian irrigation systems helped do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Provided water for crops

Question 5

The King of Babylon, whose law code was very organized, often harsh, and included verbiage like "an eye for an eye."

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 6

Egyptians had major impacts in all of these areas EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Metalworking

Question 7

Early peoples had to learn how to farm and adapt plants and animals for survival; this was known as

Accepted Answer

Domestication

Question 8

The Nile River flows ________ to the Mediterranean Sea

Accepted Answer

North

Question 9

Why did early people of both Mesopotamia and Egypt follow polytheism?

Accepted Answer

It helped explain naturally occurring events like floods and earthquakes

Question 10

Information sources that REFERENCE an original record, like a textbook, are called:

Accepted Answer

Secondary Sources

Question 11

What tool do scientists use to compare the time at which events happen, while also placing them in chronological order?

Accepted Answer

a timeline

Question 12

When early cities began to form governments, a specialized work force, and establish religion, they became known as

Accepted Answer

Civilizations

Question 13

Who sat at the top of social pyramid of Ancient Egypt's social structure?

Accepted Answer

Pharaoh

Question 14

People of Sumer were polytheistic, which means they believed in

Accepted Answer

More than one or multiple Gods

Question 15

Egyptian Rulers were known as __________.

Accepted Answer

Pharaohs

Question 16

Which of these rivers was NOT a critical water source of Mesopotamia:

Accepted Answer

Nile

Question 17

In Ancient Mesopotamia, each location had its own government, God, King, and social class; these places were known as:

Accepted Answer

City-states

Question 18

The calendar we use currently is referred to as the Gregorian Calendar. It's a _______________ calendar.

Accepted Answer

Solar

Question 19

Early hunter-gatherers began to to cooperate in social groups because it was easier to hunt when they worked together.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Due to easy access to resources, the first civilizations developed in which type of geographic regions?

Accepted Answer

River Valleys

Question 21

Ancient Egyptians believed in multiple gods, which meant they were monotheistic. True or False.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

The Rosetta Stone helped uncover Hieroglyphics, since one of the languages was Greek making it possible to translate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Humans began creating longer lasting tools during the:

Accepted Answer

Paleolithic Era

Question 24

The spread of new ideas, religion, and invention were all possible through the economic process of:

Accepted Answer

Trade

Question 25

The temples created by Sumerians to worship their gods were known as:

Accepted Answer

Ziggurats

Question 26

The civilization of Egypt grew along which river?

Accepted Answer

The Nile

Question 27

Once humans got the hang of farming, they grew more than they needed to survive. This "extra" was known as

Accepted Answer

A surplus

Question 28

The earliest people had to migrate often to find the resources they needed; they were called

Accepted Answer

Nomads

Question 29

Information sources that come from the original records like a newspaper or photograph from a particular time period are

Accepted Answer

Primary Sources

Question 30

The first signs of human origins were found in

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 31

Prehistory was the time before __________ was invented.

Accepted Answer

Writing

Question 32

This place is modern day Iraq and literally translates to "between 2 rivers."

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 33

The creation of which critical element gave humans the ability to move to colder climates?

Accepted Answer

Fire

Question 34

Which natural barrier protected Egypt from foreign invaders

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Question 35

Humans started using metals to create more reliable tools and weapons during the

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Era

Question 36

Ancient Egyptians developed a writing system using _________ .

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 37

How did Mesopotamians benefit from the flooding of the Tigris and the Euphrates?

Accepted Answer

Flooding brought silt to the soil and made it fertile

Question 38

Ancient Egyptians associated their gods with _______.

Accepted Answer

Animals

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