WHI.3 Review

Question 1

Which river valley existed in Southwest Asiaclosest to the Tigris andEuphrates Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamian

Question 2

Which term means the spreading of the Jewishpeople to different parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

Diaspora

Question 3

All were major reasons why early permanentsettlements developed in river valleys except –

Accepted Answer

consumertrade opportunities

Question 4

Who created the first alphabet?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicians

Question 5

Homo sapiens emerged between –

Accepted Answer

100,000and 400,000 years ago

Question 6

Which river civilization developed inSouth Asia closest to the area the Indus River Valley?

Accepted Answer

Indian

Question 7

Which early civilization used wedged-shapedmarks called Cuneiform on clay tabletsas shown?

Accepted Answer

Sumerians

Question 8

The Torah contains the written records andbeliefs of which civilization?

Accepted Answer

Jewish

Question 9

Leaders in early civilizations often gainedpower through –

Accepted Answer

hereditaryrule

Question 10

Who is considered to be the father of theIsraelite people accordingto the origins of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 11

What is another name for the Paleolithic Eraknown for its hunter-gatherersocieties?

Accepted Answer

OldStone Age

Question 12

Which site is there a team of archaeologists carryingout new excavations in Anatolia?

Accepted Answer

Catalhoyuk

Question 13

Where did the Phoenicians settle in SouthwestAsia?

Accepted Answer

alongthe Mediterranean coast

Question 14

Which ancient civilization became the first topractice monotheism?

Accepted Answer

Hebrews

Question 15

The river that replaces the question mark is the: East Asia ? Chinese

Accepted Answer

HuangHe

Question 16

Which civilization settled near the Nile Riverand Delta?

Accepted Answer

Egyptian

Question 17

What do both have in common with each other? Code Of Hammurabi & Ten Commandments

Accepted Answer

Somegovernments had written laws

Questions 17