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Unit 1 - Pre-history to ancient River Valley Civilizations.
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1
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
T
stand for?
Tombs
Temples
Tools
Technology
2
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
I
stand for?
Important People
Iron Tools
Institutions
Important Places
3
Which Egyptian pharaoh died at a young age and his death remains a mystery to this day?
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
Ramses III
Ramses II
Nebuchadnezzar
4
Define a
city-states
.
Has own laws/gov. and is like an independent country.
When religion controls the state.
A family of rulers who rule for a period of time.
A group of countries controlled by one gov.
5
What is
prehistory
?
The period of time before written records.
The time frame from the Big Bang to human evolution.
The period of time when written records began.
The period of time that consists of prehistoric man.
6
The Phoenicians are
BEST
known for their ___________________ .
invention of the Bireme - ancient oared galley warship
Maritime trading
22 letter alphabet
Purple dye made from Murex Snails
7
Chinese writing was written on
____________
which was used to communicate with their ancestors.
papyrus/paper
animal bones/tortoise shells
clay tablets
religious pottery
8
Describe the types of laws in the
Code of Hammurabi
.
It was a Mandate from Heaven.
Getting payback, revengeful, and harsh.
Vague laws.
Equal laws for all social classes.
9
Mesopotamians built
________________
to worship their gods.
Ziggurats
Hebrew temples
Citadels
Pyramids
10
What is the problem with the Indus
Harappan
written language?
It is the same written language for diff. spoken languages.
It has not been deciphered yet.
It has over 10,000 characters.
It is on the Rosetta Stone.
11
Define
monotheism
.
The belief in many gods.
A government with more than one ruler.
The belief in one god.
When a government is ruled by one ruler.
12
Who led the
Exodus
of the Hebrews out of Egypt?
Solomon
Moses
Abraham
Ramses III
13
How did the
Otzi the Iceman
die?
Sickness
Hyperthermia
Murder
Starvation
14
Which of the following does
NOT
describe cities in the Indus Valley?
A jumble of buildings and a maze of winding streets.
Running water, bathrooms, and sewers.
Fortified citadels and earthen levees.
Cities laid out in a grid system.
15
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
E
stand for?
Empire
Exodus
Euphrates
Economic
16
What is a
dynasty
?
A series of rulers from different families.
A series of rulers from the same family.
A king that rulers for a lifetime.
A pharaoh that rules for a lifetime.
17
Having a
food surplus
led to the creation of
_________________
?
Social classes
Silos
Religion
Annual floods
18
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
G
stand for?
Growth of Cities
Ganges River
Greatest Technology
Greatest Achievements
19
What are the
five characteristics
of a
civilization
?
WrittenRec., Advan.Cities, Com.Instit, Advan.Tech, Spec.Work
WrittenLaws, Arg., Citystate, ComplexInstitutions, Religion
20
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
R
stand for?
Religion
Rivers
Rulers
Ramses III
21
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the last
E
stand for?
Environment
Egyptian
Era
Economics
22
The
Code of Hammurabi
was the first
______________
.
to worship one god
written laws
written alphabet
epic poem written on tablets
23
What is the definition of the
Paleolithic Age
?
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
Stone Age
Bronze Age
24
What is
cultural diffusion
?
A series of rulers from one family.
Spread of ideas, beliefs, or goods from 1 culture to another
When the culture stays static.
When many cultures are controlled by one leader.
25
Agriculture led to the development of civilization, what was a result of farming?
People became nomads.
The pop. grew because they had a consistent food supply.
The population decreased.
People settling on rivers.
26
What do you call the
Egyptian
writing system?
Cuneiform
Phoenician Alphabet
Hieroglyphs
Pictographs
27
What is the
Mandate of Heaven
?
Oracle bones used to communicate with ancestral spirits.
Divine approval from the gods to rule or lose power in China
When God had Abraham start the Hebrew faith.
The power given to the pharaohs to rule Egypt.
28
What was the
Neolithic Revolution
?
Feudalism
Monotheism
Nomads
Agriculture/Domestication of animals
29
Define
theocracy
.
A government with a pharaoh.
A government ruled by only one god.
Rule based on religious authority.
Divine rule from the Mandate of Heaven.
30
During times of
peace
who held the
top positions
in Mesopotamia?
Warriors
Farmers
Artisans
Priests
31
How did people get
food
during during the
Paleolithic Age
?
Hunting and Gathering
Domesticated Animals
Farming
Slash and Burn
32
In
The Epic of Gilgamesh
, Gilgamesh wanted to become _______________ ?
Enkidu
immortal
Noah
a wild man
33
This Babylonian King built
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
for his wife?
Hammurabi
King Tut
Solomon
Nebuchadnezzar II
34
Human
evolution
started when? where?
2.5 mil. yrs. ago in W. Africa.
2.5 mil. yrs. ago in E. Africa.
500,000 yrs. ago in the Middle East.
30,000 yrs. ago in Africa.
35
What is
history
?
The period of time that started with written records.
The period of time from the Big Bang to prehistoric humans.
The past.
The period of time before written records.
36
The Minoans are
NOT
known for?
King Minos owning a Minotaur.
Creating a 22 letter alphabet.
"First link in the European chain." - Historian Will Durant
Located on the Island of Crete.
37
What type of
religion
did the
Sumerians
practice?
Polythesism
Theocracy
Monothesism
Judaism
38
What were the
tools
made of during the
Paleolithic Age
?
Copper
sticks
Stone
Iron
39
What is
polytheism
?
Many countries controlled by one country.
The belief in many gods.
The belief in one god.
A series of rulers from one family.
40
The Egyptians used the
pyramids
for ___________ .
protection
temples
palaces
tombs
41
Compare and contrast
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, or China
using PRESTIGE.
P R E S T I G E
P R E S T I G E
42
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
S
stand for?
Surplus
Social
Shrine
Specialized workers
43
What is the definition of the
Neolithic Age
?
Iron Age
Bronze Age
Old Stone Age
New Stone Age
44
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
P
stand for?
Pharaoh
Pre-history
Political
Power
45
Which Mesopotamian
empire
came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th?
Sumerians, Ur, Babylonians, Assyrians
Sumerians, Akkadians, Hebrew, Hittites, Babylonian, Chaldean
Babylonians, Hittites, Akkadians, Chaldeans
Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Chaldeans
46
Who was the
father
of Judaism?
David
Saul
Abraham
Moses
47
What was the Mesopotamian
writing system
called?
Phoenician Alphabet
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphicc
Ideographics
48
What was
NOT
a lasting impact of the early River Valley Civilizations?
The wheel.
Coined money.
The calendar.
Feudalism
49
Which
empire
was the largest and known for warfare?
Akkadians
Hebrews
Hittites
Assyrians
50
Define
empire
.
A series of rulers controlled by one family.
One nation that spreads its culture to other nations.
A country controlled by a king.
A group of nations controlled by one nation.
