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Ancient cultures Unit One World History
Ancient cultures Unit One World History
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Earliest civilizations, early man,
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1
What mainly caused ancient civilizations to wage war?
to gain land or other resources
to create cities
to spread their beliefs
to add to their population
2
Which of the following happens at an archaeological dig?
ruins and artifacts are uncovered
anthropologists study only bones
scientists give speeches
scientists stay in dark libraries studying books
3
Which of the following was NOT an advantage that homo-sapiens had over other hominids.
ability to speak, voice box
able to domesticate animals
more intelligent, larger brain
able to stand upright and use their hands
4
Which was the most important advancement leading to cities.
improved archaeological techniques
continuation of hunting and gathering
large irrigation projects
domestication of animals
5
When humans migrated out of East Africa, what was the last continent to be populated
Africa
Europe
South America
Asia
6
Which of the following brought an end to what is called prehistory?
Development of kingdoms.
The invention of writing
the first religions
The invention of the wheel
7
What did the Mesopotamian city-states and empires have in common?
They were all Zoroastrian
They were all monotheistic
They all had Hebrew slaves
They all borrowed aspects of Sumerian culture.
8
Nubians were expert
archers and used as police and soldiers in Egypt
weavers
fishermen
farmers, they grew more food than Egypt
9
Which of the following is
NOT
true concerning the Epic of Gilgamesh?
it included a flood that killed most of mankind
Gilgamesh fought a lion
Gilgamesh was a wild man who was tamed by a woman
Gilgamesh searched for immortality
10
What was the motivation to invent writing?
to write novels
to keep records of economic transactions
to write poetry
for texting
11
Which culture was considered the first large and aggressive empire?
Hittites
Assyrians
Sumerians
Babylonians
12
Who was literate in Ancient Egypt
farmers
merchants
pharaohs
scribes
13
When farming first began....
farming did not catch on
everyone switched from hunting and gathering
it spread gradually and increased the world's population
hunting and gathering could feed more people
14
Why did early peoples invent calendars?
to promote the power of the leader
to allow for taxation
to keep track of flooding and growing seasons
to show pictures of their most famous citizens
15
Where is Nubia?
In Asia
south of Egypt
In East Asia
In the Fertile Crescent
16
Which of the following was
NOT
a change in life once agricultural societies began.
variety of foods in their diet declined
life was more peaceful
diseases spread
specialization in labor developed
17
All dogs descend from wolves, what else is true of man's best friend?
Only a few types of dogs who were bred to work.
They were the earliest animal to be domesticated.
Tiny dogs were descended from goats.
They never actually lived with humans in ancient times
18
The earliest civilizations were all ....
in Africa
on mountaintops
larger than modern cities
in fertile river valleys
19
Which ancient culture was the first to invent writing?
Sumerians
Babylonians
Phonecians
Assyrians
20
Which of the following is
NOT
included in Hammurabi's Code?
Different punishments for those of different social classes
Very harsh punishments
The concept of "an eye for an eye"
Total equality for men and women
21
Scholars can read Egyptian hieroglyphics because of the...
Reign of Ramses
Rosetta Stone
Book of the Dead
Epic of Gilgamesh
22
In Ancient Egypt the pharaoh .....
was the goddess Isis
was considered a god on earth
only had one wife
was the most educated man in the land
23
The Assyrians were a mighty empire, but they were also known for their
famous library at their capital, Ninevah
having the first alphabet
first law code
inventing writing
24
The Lydians were significant because they were the first to.....
use coined money
invent the wheel
build an arch
participate in trade
25
The story of God giving Moses the 10 Commandments is written in
The Torah
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Babylonian Codes
The Code of Hammurabi
26
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon have the honor of being which of the following?
It was the only place where Hammurabi's Code was used.
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
It was the Assyrian capital
It was a Sumerian temple.
27
The Phoenicians' were know for .....
a unique monotheistic religion
the strongest army of the ancient world
large temples
purple dye, glassware, alphabet
28
Which religion was founded in the Persian empire?
Hinduism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
29
One of the most obvious and important characteristics of a civilization is the development of..
cities
migrations out of Africa
herds of pasturalists
tool use
30
The first animal to be farmed was the...
horse
pig
cow
goat
