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1
Which statement about ancient Egyptian religion is correct?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Pyramids were temples
Osiris was the most important Egyptian god
2
In which part of the world do scientists believe Homo sapiens first emerged
Asia
Africa
Europe
Australia
3
This site was constructed in
Catalhoyuk
Aleppo
England
Jericho
4
In which form of government does power rest in the hands of religious leaders?
Autocracy
Aristocracy
Theocracy
Democracy
5
Migration, trade, and warfare often resulted in the
belief in one god
growth of democracy
growth of population
spread of knowledge
6
The first group of people to practice monotheism were the
Phoenicians
Persians
Sumerians
Hebrews
7
Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown on this map?
Phoenician
Egyptian
Hebrew
Greek
8
Scientists who study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains and artifacts are
Archaeologists
Anthropologists
Geologists
Geographers
9
Nile is to Egypt as Euphrates is to
Tiber
Tigris
Mesopotamia
Jerusalem
10
Something made and used by humans is called a
Skeleton
Fossil
Artifact
Plant
11
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?
Spoken language
Small clans
Hunting- Gathering
Villages
12
Who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt?
Paul
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
13
What is the lifestyle of Paleolithic people?
Food producers
City dwellers
Hunters and gatherers
Settled farmers
14
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
Religious movement
Movement of people migrating to North America
Change from hunting and gathering to farming
Rejection of Paleolithic values
15
What is an Egyptian king called?
Dictator
Pharoah
Consul
Prince
16
The period of time before events were recorded is known as
Feudalism
Renaissance
Prehistory
Civilization
17
How did Homo sapiens reach North America from Africa?
Went through Europe and into Greenland
Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean
Crossed a land bridge into North America
18
Who invented Cuneiform?
Israel
Indus River Valley
Egypt
Sumer
19
What religion is monotheistic, has a covenant, spread through diaspora and reads from the Torah
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
20
The arc of land that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is called
the Arabian Desert
the Fertile Crescent
the Mediterranean Basin
Mesopotamia
21
The writing system used by ancient Egyptians is called
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Pictograms
Hieroglyphics
22
Early civilizations developed by rivers because they
provided water for agriculture
contributed to the nomadic lifestyle of the people
provided building materials for their cities
provided easy access for invasion
23
The scattering of Jews is known as
execution
diaspora
monotheism
persecution
24
What continent is represented by the number 4?
Europe
Asia
Australia
South America
25
Which ancient civilization was built between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Egypt
Indus Valley
Shang
Mesopotamia
26
Which civilization created the alphabet, were expert sailors and traders, and made purple dye?
Phoenicia
Rome
Aztec
Egypt
27
The type of government that best describes early Mesopotamia was that of
independent city-states
several satraps
populated provinces
two kingdoms