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The main metal used by the Shang was
gold
iron
copper
bronze
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Where did the earliest civilizations tend to develop?
Coastlines
Mountain Plateaus
Archipelagos
River Valleys
3
King of Babylon, Created a code of law that addressed civil and criminal law.
Gilgamesh
Cleopatra
Hammurabi
Qin Shi Huangdi
4
Ziggurats were built in
Indus
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
5
judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture
polytheistic
ethnocentric
cultural diffusionist
nomadic
6
The first writing system was developed by
Sumerians
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Mayans
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Patriarchal means
there are no social classes
men have superior roles
women have superior roles
religion is the main aspect of society
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Which people probably founded Mesopotamia in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley?
Sumerians
Greeks
Babylonians
Akkadians
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Which of the following is a common trait of life in the paleolithic period?
urban life
writing
nomadic life
monument building
10
At the top of the social hierarchy in the Egyptian civilization was the
slaves
pharoah
god
vizier
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Leaders of Ancient China justified their authority using this concept.
Right to Rule
Warrior culture
Middle Kingdom
Mandate of Heaven
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has writing in hieroglyphics/ demotic/ greek; helped decipher hieroglyphics.
Epic of Gilgamesh
Hammurabi's Code
Rosetta Stone
Pyramids of Giza
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Ancient China was known for
cultural diffusion
cultural isolation
mummification
eye for an eye
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The concept of an 'eye for an eye' comes from a code that came from this ancient civilization
Indus
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
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The only writing system that has not yet been deciphered is that from
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus
China
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Sumerian writing system is called
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Hieroglyphics
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Which civilization flourished in the Huang He River?
Indus
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is originally from
Mesopotamia
Indus
China
Egypt
19
Based on evidence, which region of the world saw the development of the earliest civilizations?
South America
Middle East
Indonesia
Northern Eurasia
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Which early civ developed in the greatest state of isolation from the others?
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus River Valley
21
a government ruled by leaders who claim god's authority
Theocracy
Democracy
Dynasty
Bureaucracy
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Which civilization's decline was most likely due to drastic environmental change?
Roman
Indus
Assyrian
Han
23
The main Chinese dynasty during the ancient period is called
Qin
Han
Zhou
Shang
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Which civilization flourished between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Indus
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
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a political unit that includes a town or a city and the surrounding land controlled by it.
civilization
dynasty
empire
city-state