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1
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
as gods
as equals
father figures
cruel leaders
2
Which was a key feature of early civilization?
bartering
steel making
social equality
ciities
3
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Nubian desert
the Nile River
4
The Pyramid Age is another name for
New Kingdom
ancient Egyptian civilization
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
5
The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in the
exchange of ideas
building of pyramids
belief in one god
creation of colonies along the Mediterranean
6
Which of the following belief was propably held by Stone Age people?
there is life after death
people are evil by nature
world is round
there is only one god
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This thinker starteda new religion that began the belief in "good and evil"
Cyrus
Darius
Hammurabi
Zoroaster
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Why is geography important to history?
shows connections between people places & events
helps us predict the future
tells us which events took place
uncovers artifacts left by early people
9
How archeologists find out about early people?
dig to find artifacts
read historical books
go to museums
study old photos
10
The epic of Gilgamesh is
a story of Hebrew's flight from Egypt
a tale of King Assurbanipal
a poem recounting the adventures of a Summerian hero
an Egyptian folktale
11
Which of the following was characteristic of Old Stone Age?
written language
toolmaking
farming
organized government
12
Which of the following marked the beginning of civilization?
building of temples
creation of farming villages
discovery of fire
development of cities
13
The "chosen people" that had a covenant with god were the
Phoenicians
Egyptians
Assyrians
Hebrews
14
His name was the "Great King" and was credited with attacking the ancient Greeks
Darius
Assurbanipal
Cyrus
Hammurabi
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What evidence suggests that eraly people believed in life after death?
buried their dead with care
painted angels in cave walls
kept track of their good deeds in books
held elaborate funeral services
16
According to Torah (Jewish Bible), who united the Hebrew tribes into a single nation?
Solomon
David
Moses
Deborah
17
The triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of rivers is called
satrap
marshland
delta
swampy area
18
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
change from hunting to farming
war for Independence
movement of people to N. America
rejection of Paleolithic values
19
Monotheism means
belief in one god
belief in many gods
20
Where did the first cities emerge?
in river valleys
along the Mediterranean coast
along trade routes
in the Americas
21
The Pyramid Age is another name for
New Kingdom
ancient Egyptian civilization
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
22
This civilization is famous for discovering the way of smelting and making iron tools
Assyrians
Egyptians
Hittites
Persians
23
Sumer was made up of
independent city-states
satrapies
two kingdoms
provinces
24
The need to keep records led to the edvelopment of which of the following in Egypt?
pharaohs
pyramids
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
25
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
slaves
farmers
merchants
nobles
26
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
lack of traditions
contact through trade, warefare & migration
nomadic herders
poor leaders
27
A new discovery about Stone Age life would likely be made by which of the following?
archeologist
geologist
physicist
geographer
28
Middle Eastern civilization was spread throughout the Mediterranean by the
Phoenicians
Hittites
Hebrews
Persians
29
Which of the following aided cultural difussion among ancient peoples?
trade
poor leaders
new technology
farming
30
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for what reasons?
rejected the idea of punishment
treated men and women as equals
first major collection of laws
ended capital punishment
31
How did the Summerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed their rulers?
obeyed their rulers without question
worshiped their rulers as gods
allowed their rulers to govern for only ten years
saw their rulers at the god's chief servants
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Polytheism means
belief in one god
belief in many gods
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Preservation of the body, otherwise called mumification for an after life was practised by
Phoenicians
Sumerians
Egyptians
Persians