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Myths + Civs Unit 1
Myths + Civs Unit 1
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This is a short story that teaches a moral story with human characters that is targeted towards adults
fable
parable
legend
fairy tale
2
People who move with their herds of grazing animals
mesopotamians
foragers
nomads
hunter-gatherers
3
What caused the Ancient Israelites to migrate to Egypt?
Better weather
Harrassment from Assyrians
Famine
Disease
4
Which is NOT one of the 4 things early humans relied on for survival?
fresh water
meat
tools/weapons
fire
5
short story contains talking animals or other non-humans, targeted towards children, and teaches a moral lesson
fable
legend
parable
fairy tale
6
3rd king of Israel; oversaw great peace, prosperity, and the building of the temple
King Ehud
King Solomon
King Saul
King David
7
Led the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt
Sheftu
Moses
Abraham
David
8
3 Ages: Stone Age, Bronze Age, and ________
Metal Age
Steel Age
Iron Age
Tech Age
9
Which period of Egypt did Queen Hatshepsut reign
She never existed.
Old
New
Middle
10
Hero of the oldest written work of fiction; struggled with his mortality
Osiris
Abraham
Enkidu
Gilgamesh
11
An
etiological narrative
is:
a myth
a fable
a parable
an origin story
12
Which term describes the fertile lands next to the Nile River?
Green Lands
Black Lands
Red Lands
Rich Lands
13
Which trait of a civilization is sometimes debatable?
shared beliefs/religioun
food surplus
centralized government
written language
14
Which event/person happened during the Old Kingdom?
ruled by pharaohs from Nubia
pyramids
Baby Moses took a ride down the Nile
King Tut
15
Hieratic Script was a form of writing used by the Ancient Egyptians for:
sacred temple walls and tombs
communicating with alien life forms
keeping score at football games
Informal, everday writing
16
This type of story contains a heroic human with regular human powers:
fairy tale
fable
legend
parable
17
Monotheism is
a belief in multiple gods
a belief in multiple gods with one bigger god
a belief in good vs evil
a belief in only one god
18
This story happens somewhere generic, contains magic, good vs. evil, and usually begins with "Once upon a time"
fable
fairy tale
legend
parable
19
What does BCE mean?
Before Christ
Before Christ's Era
Be Cool, Everyone!
Before Common Era
20
What is the most important feature of early civilizations?
trade
agriculture
rivers and river valleys
written language
21
Half animal + half man; wrestled with a Mesopotamian King and became his BFF
Gilgamesh
Osiris
Moses
Enkidu
22
What is the religion of the Israelites?
Christianity
Islam
Polytheism
Judaism
23
Which is NOT one of the 6 defining traits of a civilization?
city centers
shared beliefs/religion
art and tech
trade
24
God made a covenant with him that his descendants would number the stars in the sky
Abraham
Moses
King David
Gilgamesh
25
Immortal, but a lesser god
hero
demigod
Gilgamesh
legend
26
Which event/person happened during the Middle Kingdom?
pyramids
Baby Moses took a ride down the Nile
ruled by pharaohs from Nubia
King Tut
27
Which is NOT one of the 6 defining traits of a civilization?
written language
food surplus
centralized government
marketplace
28
Gathering foods that grow in the wild is known as:
archeology
paleobiology
foraging
hunting
29
Which event/person happened during the New Kingdom?
pyramids
ruled by pharaohs from Nubia
Baby Moses took a ride down the Nile
King Tut
30
Mortal but has super-human powers
legend
demigod
hero
protaganist