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The beginning through the classical age.
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The Nile would flood once each year and deposit rich _______ that could be used to grow crops
silt
gold
loess
2
Who leads the Hebrews out of slavery and back to the land promised to Abraham's descendants?
Solomon
David
Abraham
Moses
3
The Paleolithic age ended when humans invented what?
farming
airplanes
writing
steel
4
In which Kingdom were the Hebrews enslaved by the Egyptians?
Old
Middle
New
5
What code of laws was introduced by a Babylonian King who ruled over the Sumerian City-States?
Draco's law code
10 Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Laws of 12
6
The Nile RVC was bordered mostly by what geographical feature?
plains
oceans
mountains
Desert
7
The time period after farming and writing were invented became know as early ___________?
civilization
times
peace
iron age
8
Someone who could read and write would be called a
loser
artisan
scribe
genius
9
Egypt is located on what continent?
Europe
Australia
Asia
Africa
10
Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh who was also worshipped as a god. This is called what?
Democracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
11
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
Study of old things
New Stone Age
Stone Age
12
Judaism eventually leads to what two monotheistic religions?
Christianity and Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
Confucianism and Daoism
13
Which one of the following is NOT characteristic of people during the Paleolithic Age?
burying their dead
farming
use of simple tools
use of fire
14
Prehistory ends end 3200 bce and the historical age begins with the invention of what?
writing
hunting
religion
farming
15
What is this a picture an example of?
religious rituals
domestication
animal cruelty
hunting
16
Which of the following is NOT a reason for settling around a river?
irrigating crops
baptism
water for animals
fertile soil
17
Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of Sumer?
Polytheism
Ziggurat
Oracle bones
Cuneiform
18
What is the Holy book for Judaism called?
Book of the Dead
Torah
The Bible
Quran
19
Click on an example of a Sumerian City State
Lagash
Ur
Uruk
Babylon
20
The Neolithic revolution started when people began to?
plant crops and domesticate animals
demand freedom
hunt for animals
write
21
What is another name for Egypt?
Yellow RVC
Nile RVC
Tiber RVC
Indus RVC
22
What is an artifact?
objects that contain metal
human remains
human made objects
a fertile crescent wrench
23
Who became the second king of the Hebrews (Jews) and est. Jerusalem as the capital?
Ramses
David
Saul
Solomon
24
One of these first river valley civilizations is called Mesopotamia. What does this mean?
water
farming village
land between the rivers
river valley
25
What Rivers are on either side of Sumer?
Nile and Indus
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Ganges
James and Mississippi
26
Because of a surplus in food people didn't all have to farm. This is called what?
slavery
division of labor
retirement
luxury
27
Before farming people in the Paleolithic age survived by?
farming
Hunting and gathering
raiding villages
begging
28
What metal was likely to be used for weapons and tools in Sumer and other RVC's
Stone
Bronze
Steel
Silver
29
Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh. The next Pharaoh would likely be his son which would start a ???
Argument
Dynasty
War
30
Other than Sumer which of the following was another River Valley Civilization?
China
Egypt
Indus
Maya
31
This new religion known as Judaism is considered to be the first to be ______________.
monotheistic
polytheistic
32
Egypts history was divided into three time periods called the Old, Middle, and New __________
Empires
Kingdoms
33
Look at the picture and id the BEST answer.
Ziggurats of Sumer
Pyramids of Giza
Pyramids of the Maya
34
The first river valley civilization was?
Egypt
India
Sumer
China
35
Egyptians used plants along the Nile called _________ to create a paper like material.
Weeds
bamboo
papyrus
36
Who was David's son who built the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon
Daniel
David
Moses
37
The Hebrews consider who to be there patriarch?
Abraham
David
Moses
38
What was the political structure of Sumer?
feudalism
city-states
kingdoms
empire
39
In Sumer Ziggurats were used for?
water slides
dog houses
burial of the dead
religious worship
40
Egypt was "the gift of the Nile" What does this mean?
Egypt wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the Nile River
Osiris gave Egypt the Nile river for Christmas
41
The first form of writing was invented by the Sumerians and it is called what?
Alphabet
Heiroglyphics
Calligraphy
Cuneiform
42
The Egyptians later have another form of writing. What is it called?
cuneiform
pig latin
alphabet
hieroglyphics
43
Egypt is located in the southern portion of what is called the .....
Sahara Desert
Fertile Crescent
Africa
44
Which of the following was NOT a result (effect) of the beginnings of farming?
surplus in food
cities
division of labor
cave paintings
45
These early civilizations usually sprung up around what?
rivers
deserts
mcdonalds
mountains
46
Each city state in Sumer
worship there own gods
took turns leading
worshipped the one true god
hated the other city states
47
Which one of the following is NOT a famous Egyptian Pharaoh?
Tutankhamun
Menes
Ramses
Solomon
48
Sometimes to create more farming land people would have to do what?
slash and burn
sacrifice to the gods
steal it
till it up
49
What is the name of the triangular shaped marsh land that leads the Nile into the Med- Sea?
Triangular marsh land
Sahara Desert
Delta
Green Blob
50
Egypt was...
monotheistic
polytheistic