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2017-2018 SSWH1 Ancient Civilizations
2017-2018 SSWH1 Ancient Civilizations
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1
Although the Chinese believed in the gods, the key element of their religious belief was:
Animal-headed deities
Zen Buddhism
Ancestor worship
Living in harmony with nature
2
The Bantu migrations are most closely associated with the:
Movement of Muslims across the Middle East
Columbian Exchange
Spanish colonialism in Central America
Spreading of cultures in Africa
3
The central feature of the beginnings of civilization was the presence of:
Cities along rivers
Taxation
Social classes
Temples
4
Which of these statements is the MOST accurate description of Olmec culture?
It was located in the Andes mountains
It contained the first complex civilization in Mesoamerica
They had a sophisticated written language that was destroyed
They helped destroy the Aztecs
5
The Egyptian people believed pharaoh was a god-king, meaning he was the leader of a:
Government called an Oligarchy
Government called a Democracy
Government called a dictatorship
Government called a Theocracy
6
One of the reasons for the success of early civilizations such as those in Egypt & Mesopotamia:
they used rivers and bodies of water for food & for trade
they were able to find ways to make stone tools
they formed democratically elected governments
they were geographically protected from outside invaders
7
The earliest Sumerian writing, which was used to keep records, was:
the alphabet
pictograms
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
8
What new technology did the Hittites bring to Mesopotamian society?
A code of laws
A writing system
Iron working
Land irrigation
9
Unlike the other groups of people in their region, the Hebrews were
monotheistic
, meaning they:
wrote down their teachings in a sacred book
followed the teachings of the Torah
believed spirits lived in all things
believed in only one god
10
In Judaism, the religion of the Hebrews, prophets:
chose the Hebrews as God's people
did very little
became the moral conscience of the Hebrews
predicted the future by divination
11
The primary reason the Bantu-speaking people of West Africa migrated was to:
establish a colonial empire
find land for farming and grazing
seek religious freedom
flee warfare
12
The picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians was:
calligraphy
cuneiform
pictographics
hieroglyphics
13
Polytheism in the ancient world was a way to:
Explain the forces of nature.
Introduce the idea of monotheism.
Make promises for an afterlife.
Scare children into behaving.
14
This civilization is known as the "carriers of civilization."
Mesopotamian
Phoenician
Egyptian
Chinese
15
One way in which the Sumerians & Phoenicians were similar is that each:
developed extensive writing systems
encouraged democratic participation in government
traded with what is now Great Britain
established monotheistic religions