In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?

A line of rulers from one family

Which statement BEST defines why governments were created during early civilization?

to control and organize a society.

Why was Socrates sentenced to death?

He was found guilty for corrupting the young

Food surpluses in the Neolithic period:

made it possible for people to do things other than farming.

What was the purpose of the Persian Wars?

Darius wanted to expand the empire west

What was Mesopotamia?

a fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Why are the Mycenaeans sometimes called the first Greeks?

Because they were the first to speak the Greek language

The Paleolithic Age is

the period in which humans used simple stone tools.

Archeologist Mary Leakey is important because?

She found evidence of pre historic footprints

Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?

Free, native-born men who owned land

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1
Sparta won the Peloponnesian war.
False
True
2
Between Sparta and Athens who was the best with their army?
Sparta
Athens
Both were the same
Neither were very good at the navy
3
An archeologist studies people's culture
True
False
4
Ramses II created the world's first peace treaty
True
False
5
Who taught his students that learning and discovering the absolute truth comes from questioning?
Pluto
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
6
Which group took over Greece after the Mycenaeans fell in about 1200 B.C.? They were part of the Greek Dark Ages.
Spartans
Minoans
Athenians
Dorians
7
What is another way to say Paleolithic age?
New Stone Age
Land between two rivers
Fertile Cresent
Old Stone Age
8
What was the war between Athens and Sparta that involved most Greek city-states?
Greek War
Persian War
Marathon War
Peloponnesian War
9
Neolithic means
Old Stone Age
Neolithic
New Stone Age
Pre history
10
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
The New England Patriots
A well-respected ruler
A brutish warrior who protected the king
A line of rulers from one family
11
How far east did the Egyptian empire reach during the New Kingdom?
Euphrates River
Indus River
Persia
India
12
Which statement BEST defines why governments were created during early civilization?
to better manage agriculture
to better manage cities
to control and organize a society.
to show people who was boss.
13
The strong leader who helped solidify democracy in Athens
Chi Chi
Darius
Xerxes
Pericles
14
The Greek city-states joined together when attacked by the:
Egyptians
Romans
Germanic barbarians
Persians
15
Athens recieved financial help from the Persians during the Peloponnesian Wars
False
True
16
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Southern Asia
Northern Europe
Northern Africa
Western Africa
17
The Nile River flows south to north
False
True
18
Judaism calls for strict:
Polytheism
None of the above
Duality
Monotheism
19
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
People were not in favor of the Socratic Method, so they executed him
He was found guilty for corrupting the young
He was accused of countless crimes
He was never sentenced to death, he died of natural causes
20
Who is generally considered the "father of history"?
Hipocrates
Xenophon
Herodotus
Aristotle
21
Means "wise man"
Homo Sapien
Homo Erectus
Cro Magnon
Homo Habilis
22
All of the following were part of Egyptian trade EXCEPT
Silver
Ivory
Granite
Resin
23
Who succeeded Hatshepsut?
Nerertari
Neferure
Amenhotep I
Thutmose III
24
Early humans started farming in the Paleolithic era
True
False
25
Food surpluses in the Neolithic period:
made the village susceptible to raids from nomadic tribes
caused the entire population to become obese.
Led to the first wars in history
made it possible for people to do things other than farming.
26
How far east did Alexander the Great's empire stretch?
Indus River
Nile River
Yellow River
Ganges River
27
Who changed their name to Akenaton?
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Amenhotep IV
Amenhotep I
28
What was the purpose of the Persian Wars?
Persians hated the Greeks
Because they wanted to fight on purpose
Darius wanted to take over Greece
Darius wanted to expand the empire west
29
Thutmose III had all traces of this pharaoh removed from written record after her death. He was her stepson.
Nefertiti
Cleopatra
Tye
Hatshepsut
30
Sargon was king of what empire?
Sumer
Israel
Babylon
Akkad
31
Upper Egypt is located in northern Egypt.
True
False
32
What was Mesopotamia?
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
a fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a desert city state
a place located in Egypt
33
What does homo habilis mean?
"Tall man"
"intelligent man"
"Handy man"
"Upright man"
34
Why are the Mycenaeans sometimes called the first Greeks?
Because they believe in the Greek gods
Because they started the Olympic games
Because they were the first to speak the Greek language
Because they invented democracy
35
The ________ originated with the Phoenicians
Alphabet
Trade
Plow
Boat
36
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian?
corinthian
None of the above
ionic
doric
37
A Greek city-state?
Colony
Polis
Phalanx
Acropolis
38
This picture represents the ruins of a Sumerian..
church
market
palace
ziggurat
39
Hebrew monotheism has its origins with
Moses
Abraham
Joseph
David
40
The Paleolithic Age is
the period in which humans used simple stone tools.
not proven to have existed.
also called the New Stone Age.
usually known as the Primitive Age.
41
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
Arabic
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
Semitic
42
Which Persian king won at Thermopylae and lost at Salamis?
Darius
Leonidas
Saladin
Xerxes
43
Archeologist Mary Leakey is important because?
She found evidence of neanderthals
She found the ruins of the ziggurat of Ur
She found evidence of pre historic footprints
She discovered Lucy
44
Aristotle advocated for the following EXCEPT
Life of moderation
More rights for the poor
Keen observation
wise rulers
45
What was the first pyramid in Ancient Egypt called?
Pyramid of Hansuim
Pyramid of Giza
Pyramid of Khufu
Step pyramid
46
What was the name of the League formed by the Greek states after the Persian Wars?
Delian
Athenian
Peloponessian
Corinthian
47
The Phoenicians were from
Carthage
Canaan
Crete
Greece
48
Monos=democracy
True
False
49
In Plato's Republic, he called for "philosopher kings" to lead the goverment.
True
False
50
Where did the Minoans live
Peloponnese
Crete
Ionia
Athens
51
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
Free, native-born men who owned land
Foreign-born or native-born men, who may or may not have been landowners
Any man, whether he owned land or not
Wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
52
Which of the following men was a significant king who was the first to unify Mesopotamia into the world's first empire?
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
Sargon
Gilgamesh
53
Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile?
They used the water to make soup
they bathed in the lake
It flooded and gave theie crops water
they used it as a toilet
54
People who study culture and a people's way of life?
paleontologist
historian
archeologist
anthropologist
55
What was the purpose of writing in Mesopotamia?
to keep a record of who paid their taxes and for trade
to separate the classes even further
to unify the region
to communicate with the gods
56
A theocracy is a form of government where there is a separation of church and state.
False
True
57
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
People started to farm.
People started hunting food.
People started keeping pets.
People stopped being nomadic.
58
Pharaohs were considered to be human and also ____________.
part animal
kings
gods
angels
59
Woman in Sparta had more rights than women on Athens
False
True
60
All of the following were ahicevements of Mesopotamian civilization except?
Iron metallurgy
Epic of Gilgamesh
Potters Wheel
Sundial
61
Vizier .......
Advised the pharaoh.
Made pots clothes and jewellery
Prayed to the gods
Read, wrote and kept records
62
Where is Macedonia located?
East of Greece
West of Greece
North of Greece
South of Greece
63
Rule of "the few"
Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
64
Hammurabi was an Akkadian king who created a series of laws based on the concept of an "eye for an eye"
False
True
65
What new type of age did the Greeks enter after they won the Persian wars?
The Golden Age
The Dark Age
The Silver Age
The Bronze Age
66
Which Greek philosopher was a teacher of Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
Hippocrates
Plato
Socrates
67
Sparta is remembered for____________________
food and wine
Its military
Education and literature
An elite navy
68
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
Along the Tigres and Euphrates
Near the center of Africa
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
Along the Nile
69
What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
The Iron, Bronze, and Gold Kingdoms
The Assyrian, Sumerian, and Greek Kingdooms
The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms
70
Democracy impacted the Greek people by...
Creating fair laws and giving free, citizen men the right to vote
Making the cities more wealthy
Giving free men, women and foreigners equal rights
Helping people to get revenge against the tyrants
71
All of the following were major characteristics that contributed to the development of civilizations EXCEPT
Complex institutions
Vast armies
Record keeping
specialized workers
72
What was Hammurabi known for
His slaves
His cats
His codes
His toes
73
What was Hellenism?
Term used to describe a girl named Helen
The spread of Persian culture into Greece after Alexander the Great
A term used to explain the affects of the Persian wars on Greece
Used to describe the influence and spread of Greek culture
74
Akenaten was controversial because...
he demanded polytheism
Nerfertiti was his wife
He was King Tut's father
he demanded monotheism
75
What does homo erectus mean?
"Upright man"
"Handy man"
"intelligent man"
"Tall man"
76
Lucy, the earliest known hominid is an example of a australopithecus
False
True
77
Who discovered Lucy the australopithecus?
Donald Johanson
Lulu
Mary Leakey
Jared Diamond
78
Neolithic or Paleolithic Period?
Paleolithic
Neolithic
79
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Menes
Khufu
Ramses
Moses
80
What was the result of the Peloponessian Wars?
Athens won with the help of Persia
Sparta won without the help of anyone
Sparta won with the help of the Persians
The Persians swooped in and took all of Greece
81
Why did Athens and Sparta go to war?
Athens broke a truce with Sparta
Athens called Sparta basic
Sparta was tired of Athens' power over Greece
Sparta sank Athens' boats
82
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
period of technological changes i
None of the above
83
Which of the following inventions helped contribute to the success of Mesopotamia and its farming?
plow
cuneiform
irrigation
canals
84
Why is Moses considered important in Judaism?
He freed the Jews from Egypt
He ruled Egypt
He foudned Canann
He gained popularity in Greece
85
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Mesoamerica
Middle-East
Europe
Africa
86
Which of the following was a major achievement of the Paleolithic period?
Masetry of fire
All of the above
Mastery of language
Bronze tools
87
The holy book of Judaism is?
The New Testament
The Bible
The Koran / Qu'ran
The Torah
88
Who unified upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
Khufu
Moses
Ramses
89
In Ancient Egypt, "cataracts" are a term used to describe?
A potentially deadly eye condition
Isolated waters where riches were stored
Bandits who prayed on unsuspecting travelers
Dangerous, fast moving waters
90
Which of the following men was a significant king who was the first to unify Mesopotamia into the world's first empire?
Sargon
Gilgamesh
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
91
Defeated the Hyksos and was the first pharoah of the New Kingdom.
Ahmose I
Amenhotep III
Ramses II
Hatshepsut
92
How were the earliest Egyptian pharaoph's buried?
In Mastabas
In the Valley of the King's
In the Red Land
In Pyramids
93
Which of the following was a major effect of the rise of civilizations?
social classes
Gender stratification
Rise in occupations
All of the above
94
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian?
Corinthian
Ionic
none of the above
Doric
95
Which general led the Greeks to defeat in the Battle of Salamis
Pericles
Xerxes
Leonidas
Themistocles

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