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World History Semester 1 Review
World History Semester 1 Review
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Ms. Kraabel's World History Semester 1 review
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1
Which people invented purple dye?
Minoans
Phoenicians
Hammurabi
Egyptians
2
A government where the head of state is worshiped as a god is a
Polythesitism
Mandate
Dynasty
Theocracy
3
Slash & burn is used for....
none of the above
protection from other cultures
destroying buildings
farming
4
About when was cuneiform invented?
5000BC
3000BC
2.5 million BC
3000AD
5
Most religions in the ancient civilizations were....
polytheistic
democratic
monotheistic
theocratic
6
Neanderthals mastered fire
True
False
7
Which civilization made ziggurats?
Harrappan
mesopotamia
Egypt
China
8
Which Early River Valley Civilization ended mysteriously?
Sumer
China
Indus
Egypt
9
Han was known as the golden age of China.
False
True
10
Which is known as the old stone age?
Neolithic age
Bronze age
Iron age
Paleolithic age
11
The scientific name for modern humans is......
Australopithicine Afirensus
Homo Sapien Sapien
Homo habalus
Homo sapien Neandethalus
12
Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Dueteronomy, and Letvitcus make up the
vedas
Torah
Koran
flood story
13
Which species is known as "Upright man"?
Homo Habilis
Neanderthal
Homo Erectus
Australopithicines
14
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
Land between 2 deserts
Fertile Cresent
Heartland
Land between 2 rivers
15
Who made the first covenant with God?
Abraham
Yahweh
Moses
Siddartha
16
Which group of people made a covenant, or mutual promise withYaweh (God)
Aryans
Hitties
Indo-Europeans
Hebrews
17
What metal did the Hittites use to conquer south west Asia?
Copper
Gold
Iron
Bronze
18
Which religion believed in no gods?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
19
What early farming village did people enter their homes through the roof?
Catal Huyuk
Babylon
Harrapan
Sumer
20
Why does the Nile appear to flow "up"?
higher ground in south than north
low land in south higher land in the north
monssons
salt water is more dense than fresh
21
The first technological era for humans is called
Modern Age
Iron Age
Bronze age
Stone Age
22
Hebrews are
Polytheistic
Egyptian
Sponges
Monotheistic
23
Civilization in South America featuring high altitude farming and road networks
Mayans
Aztecs
Chavin
Incas
24
People who move from place to place in search of food are known as
nomads
Indo-Europeans
carnies
migrators
25
Under Hammurabi's code what was the punishment if a son punched his father?
thrown in the river
his hand was cut off
death
his eye was removed
26
How did Buddhism spread throughout Asia?
kings
armies
Moses preaching
traders
27
Who united upper and lower Egypt?
Cleopatra
Menes
Hammurabi
Sargon
28
What belief of Hinduism is shown in this picture?
Karma
Moksha
Reincarnation
Dharma
29
The place in China where civilization first developed is called
heartland
land between two rivers
valley of the kings
cataracts
30
Cultural diffusion is best defined as....
conquering culuteres
sharing of ideas and technology between peoples
spread of language
the end of civilization
31
What do Archaeologists do?
Study only fossils
look for their mummies
rob graves
Find sites dig sites study bones & artifacts
32
This is an example of
cuneiform
Hieroglyphs
oracle bones
Indus valley language
33
Nirvana is most similar to the Hindu belief of ....
moksha
karma
dharma
reincarnation
34
Cro Magnons are Homo sapieans
Flase
True
35
A delta is a marshy triangular shaped deposit of silt at the mouth of a river
False
True
36
Feudalism is
permission to rule from the gods
trading land for military service
seasonal winds
a religion
37
The overall goal of the Crusades was to...
Conquer Vikings, drive them north
Take away Pope's power
Tack back Christian holy land
Wipe out Islam
38
Which river is known for its huge Delta?
Nile
Tigris
Euphrates
Indus
39
When did the Agricultural revolution take place?
paleolithic age
neolithic age
golden age
iron age
40
A people's way of life is called
civilization
culture
difussion
karma
41
Who was the Babylonian emperor who his famous for a law code?
Moses
Abraham
Hammurabi
Buddha
42
The first 5 books of the bible are called what?
Mahabarata
Torah
Vedas
New Testament
43
Which had the largest brain size?
Homo sapien
Neandethal
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
44
What are cataracts?
rapids/waterfalls
Pyramids
gods
Deltas
45
Creatures that walk upright and have opposable thumbs are called
Wookies
Monkeys
Apes
Hominids
46
Papyrus was used by ________ for writing
Egyptians
Mesopotamians
Chinese
Harrapan
47
In Egyptian society pharaohs were....
slaves
laborers
warriors
god-kings
48
In a ___________ society, men would kill animals and women would collect plants to eat.
empire
nomadic
slash and burn
hunter-gatherer
49
The Indus & ________ rivers were important for the Harrapan Civilization.
Yellow
Tigris
Nile
Ganges
50
When was writing invented?
Age of Empires
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Stone age
51
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
Egypt
China
Indus Valley
mesopotamia
52
What is migration?
death
both
people moving from region to another
none
53
Sumerian metal workers mixed copper and tin to make this alloy & bring humans out of stone age
Iron
Gold
Silver
Bronze
54
Worshiping many gods is called...
Theocracy
Polytheistic
Militaristic
Patriarchal
55
Where do hieroglyphics originate?
China
Indus Valley
Egypt
Mesopotamia
56
The abstract nature of ___ art had an influence on the modern art movements of Europe.
Chinese
Ottoman
African
Norwegian
57
During the neolithic revolution people learned how to....
hunt
master fire
gather
farm
58
Which of these languages comes from the Indo-Europeans?
Chinese
Khmer
Portuguese
Hindi
59
Paleolithic Era is best described as a time of...
Hunters-Gatherers
Large civilizations
Farm cities
Small farming villages
60
How was the Ice man found?
in a peat bog
By Archaeologists
in the Alps by hikers
In a royal tomb
61
Which era or time period lasted the longest?
Neolithic Age
Age of Ultron
Paleolithic Age
Iron Age
62
Monsoons are
earth quakes
seasonal winds
rapids/water falls
royal tombs
63
Which group of people originated from the steppes?
Egyptians
Neanderthals
Indo-Europeans
Harrapans
64
In which direction does the Nile flow?
From East to West
From West to East
From North to South
From South to North
65
A society is patriarchal if it...
favors one ethnic group over another
favors elders over youth
favors men over women
favors wealthy over poor
66
The rise and fall of ruling families in China is called
feudalism
Dynastic Cycle
Dynasty overthrowing
Mandate of Heavan
67
Which Civilization was the Ganges river in?
China
Sumer
Egypt
Indus
