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1
What is the writing system used by Sumerians in Mesopotamia?
The Alphabet
Cuneiform
Calligraphy
Hieroglyphs
2
What was the largest Mayan city?
Tikal
Copan
Chichen Itza
Tulam
3
The shift from hunting and gathering to a sedentary lifestyle can be primarily attributed to
The development of written language.
The establishment of complex political systems.
The domestication of animals.
The development of agriculture.
4
What is a paleontologist?
A scientist who studies the Earth
A scientist who studies fossils
A scientist who studies insects
A scientist who studies artifacts
5
The earliest human settlements started near rivers.
True
False
6
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
People started to farm.
People stopped being nomadic.
People started keeping pets.
People started hunting food.
7
Mesopotamia is...
The land next to the Schuylkill River.
The gift of the Nile.
The gift of the Black Sea.
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
8
What must be present in order for a civilization to grow and thrive?
Food and Fresh Water
Fire and Rain
Shelter and Roads
Art and Entertainment
9
What foods were introduced to the world by the ancient Mayan civilization?
Tacos and tea
Coffee and cupcakes
Limes and lima beans
Corn and chocolate
10
Is this a fossil or an artifact.?
Fossil
artifact
11
Job specialization only occurred because there was a surplus of what?
Animals
People
Water
Food
12
Why did early humans originally follow a nomadic lifestyle?
To find new places to live
To find marriage partners and meet with friends
To escape predators
To follow animals and seasonal plants for food
13
What does Paleolithic mean?
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Dogs Age
Golden Age
14
The flooding of the Nile river was unpredictable and destructive.
False
True
15
What did the Mayan, Egyptian and Sumerian Civilizations have in common?
They believed in democracy
They were monotheistic.
They were against religion.
They were polytheistic.
16
Slash and Burn farming was used by the Mayans.
True
False
17
Why do you think early societies formed along rivers?
Rivers are easy to be controlled.
Rivers are better than mountains for protecting people.
Rivers provide resources and influence the economy.
Rivers are good for swimming.
18
What law governed the Sumerians?
Hummurabi's Code
The Law of Ur-Nammu
Ma'at
The Constitution
19
The Mayan system of writing has similarities to the writing system of Ancient Egypt.
True
False
20
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Eastern Africa
Southern Asia
Northern Europe
Northern Africa
21
The Mayan government was organized into _____________, similar to Mesopotamia.
Centrally controlled Government
Chaos with no organization
Clans
City-States
22
What is a Clovis Point?
A wooden arrowhead
An idea issued by King Clovis to settle arguments
A plant shaped like a clover
A stone spearhead
23
What was terrace farming?
Farming on the patio or porch
Farming on the sides of mountains
Farming near rivers
Living on the coast
24
The Maya practiced human sacrifice.
False
True
25
A theory that hunters crossed an exposed land bridge following megafauna.
Excavation Theory
The Solutrean Theory
The Clovis Theory
The Coastal Migration Theory
26
What does Polytheistic Mean?
Believing in 4 gods
Believing in many gods
Believing in one god
Believing in the elements
27
What does an archeologist study?
They study the past by looking at artifacts and remains.
They study things that might happen in the future.
They study what is going on in the present.
They study layers of the Earth.
28
What do the Coastal Migration Theory and Solutrean Theory have in common?
Native Americans migrated to the Americas via a land route
Native Americans migrated to the Americas via a water route
Native Americans ran into dinosaurs along the way
Native Americans migrated from Europe
29
What is an artifact?
A historical document
A human-made object
An ancient tool
A piece of art
30
A shaduf is...
An Egyptian horse
A specialization
A musical instrument
An irrigation tool
31
Clovis artifacts were found in ____________.
Virginia
Alaska
New Mexico
California
32
A geologist is _______________.
A person who studies fossils
A person who studies the earth.
A person who studies the past.
A person who studies physics.
33
Which of these things did Egyptians invent?
The wheel
Toothpaste
This question
Sandpaper
34
What is the meaning of Ma'at?
Everything in the world is unbanlanced
Treat people the same
Everything in the world is balanced
An eye for an eye
35
What is the importance of Hummurabi's Code?
First time Hummurabi made a law
First collection of laws in human history
The Hummurabi's were now powerful
Hummurabi made the code himself
36
The mouth of the Nile is called a ________.
Gamma
Delta
Beta
Alpha
37
Why do theories change?
There are advances in technology
Scientists challenge current findings
Scientists uncover new things
All of the above
38
For what purpose did the Maya use stelae?
To guarantee good harvests
To honor a king and record his actions
To provide sacrifices
To record agricultural information
39
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called ___________?
Arabic
Hirographics
English
Hieroglyphics
40
What Native Americans inhabited the Yucatan Peninsula?
Aztecs
Mayans
Incas
Toltecs
41
What might have happened to the losing team during pok-ta-pok?
They wore a red 'L' on their chest
They were forced out of their city-state
They were jailed for being evil
They were sacrificed
42
What was the Coastal Migration Theory?
Early Americans traveled the coast by boat while fishing
Early Americans used the land bridge from Asia to North America
Early Americans rode horses
Early Americans sailed giant ships
43
The Mayan calendar was based on...
Earthquakes
Astromony
Geometry
Holidays
44
Is this the Neolithic or Paleolithic Period?
Iceage
Neolithic
Paleolithic
None
45
The Paleolithic Age was after the Neolithic age.
True
False
