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World History Prentice Hall Chapter 1,2,3 Test
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the key to unlocking themeaning of ancient Egyptian writing and language
Kidney Stone
Sorcerers Stone
Rosetta Stone
Philosophers Stone
2
groups of families thatclaim a common ancestor
castes
sabbath
clans
rajah
3
local military rulers inChina
castes
warlords
clans
rajah
4
In the Sumeriancivilization, the purpose of a ziggurat was to
hold back floodwaters.
keep the gods and goddesseshappy.
protect the people fromforeign invaders.
irrigate the fields.
5
One difference betweenearly modern humans and Neanderthals is that early modern humans
walked upright
lived mostly in Europe andwestern Asia.
were the first to disappearfrom Earth.
spread to all parts of theworld.
6
What is one way in whichnomadic cultures differed from civilizations?
Nomads had no government.
Nomads did not raiseanimals.
Nomads did not makejewelry.
Nomads did not buildcities.
7
Which of the following bestdescribes the way in which Sumerians viewed the afterlife?
a temporary place ofatonement
a place of perfecthappiness
a grim underworld with noway out
a place much like Earth
8
chipped stones thatMary and Louis Leakey found revealed that early hominids used
cook.
hunt.
use technology.
domesticate animals.
9
The world’s firstcivilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in
Bablyon
Sumer
Sargon.
Nubia
10
the fine, windblown, yellowsoil carried by the Huang River in China
Loess
Georgia clay
potting soil
silt
11
discovered evidence at Olduvai Gorge that early hominids learnedto use tools
Donald Johnson
Mary and Louis Leakey
Donnie Osmond
Marie and Carlos Columbus
12
the payment an Indianbride’s family makes to a bridegroom
diaspora
karma
delta
dowry
13
The skeleton that DonaldJohanson discovered (Lucy) belonged to the earliest hominid groupcalled
Homo habilis
Neanderthals.
Homo nadeli
australopithecines.
14
Scribes were valuable torulers because of the scribes’ skill in
public works.
reading and writing.
metalworking.
architecture.
15
Why did Shi Huangdi orderthe construction of the Great Wall?
to discourage invasion fromthe north
to establish the borders ofChina
to protect his system offeudalism
to keep peasants fromescaping his kingdom
16
one of the first Neolithicvillages
Hatsheput
Jericho
Chicago
Cairo
17
The top social class inancient societies was typically occupied by
priests and nobles.
artisans.
wealthy merchants.
farmers.
18
Archaeologists believe thatthe people of the Indus civilization
worshipped a single god.
lived in carefully plannedcities.
did not have their ownwriting system.
were nomadic herders.
19
In ancient societies, mostpeople were
merchants
artisans
peasant farmers
slaves.
20
A ruler who conquered manycities and villages created
a civilization.
a city-state.
a culture.
an empire.
21
the ruler who created theworld’s first empire
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
Rajah
Zoroaster
22
the ruler who is thought tohave built the Hanging Gardens in Babylon
Zoroaster
Sargon
Rajah
Nebuchadnezzar
23
The New Stone Age beganwhen early people learned to
use fire for cooking.
use tools.
make weapons out of stone.
farm.
24
the era in prehistory that dates from at least 2 million B.C. to about 10,000 B.C.
polytheistic
Neolithic Period
pictographs
Paleolithic Period
25
What is the main featurethat defines civilization?
cities
governments
farming
religions
26
Hindus believe that theultimate goal of existence is
achieving the meditativestate of Jainism.
following dharma, or life’sduties.
achieving moksha, or unionwith brahman.
practicing ahimsa, ornonviolence.
27
Which hominid group doanthropologists think was the first to use fire?
australopithecines
Homo sapiens
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
28
Indian social groups intowhich people are born
castes
rajah
loess
clans
29
Iron was important in theancient world mainly because
it was less expensive thanbronze.
it was a very scarce metal.
it could be made intoharder, sharper weapons.
it was used to make coins.
30
Some of the oldest examples of Chinese writing were left by Shangpriests on
ancient trees.
oracle bones.
iron tablets.
bronze vessels.
31
In early cities, peoplebegan to depend on others to fulfill some of their needs because of
social-class structure.
drought and famine.
religious teachings.
job specialization.
32
an early step in thedevelopment of writing
animism
delta
animism
pictographs
33
Which one of the followingabilities did early humans develop long before the others?
ability to plant crops
ability to domesticateanimals
ability to travel acrosswater
ability to build homes outof stone
34
all the actions of aperson’s life that affect his or her fate in the next life
castes
karma
dharma
yolo
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describes people whobelieve in many gods
tupactheistic
pantheistic
polytheistic
monotheistic
