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1
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Old Stone Age/Paleolithic Period?
farming
written language
toolmaking
organized government
2
What is a term that describes the rise and fall of dynasties?
Dynastic cycle
Mandate of heaven
Polytheism
City-state
3
What is the taming of animals, in order to meet human wants or needs?
The Death Star
Nomads
Domesticate
Social Exchange Theory
4
What was a Sumerian writing system?
ziggurat
Codify
Cuneiform
papyrus
5
Who Created a code to provide “justice” in Babylon?
Sargon I
Hammurabi
King Menses
Ramses II
6
People who specialized in jobs and became skilled craftworkers were known as...
priests
artisans
nobles
peasant farmers
7
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
A writing system based on the alphabet
The horse-drawn chariot
Silk making
Ironworking
8
Which of the following statements does NOT describe life in the Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic people lived in hunting & food-gathering groups
Paleolithic people go from place to place following animals.
Paleolithic people made their own crops & stayed in place.
They were dependent on their environment for survival.
9
Bronze became a favored material for tools and weapons because...
flint supplies diminished during the Bronze Age
artisans found it difficult to shape liquid metals
was much less expensive than copper or tin
it could be given a sharp cutting edge an was easy to mold.
10
The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
One god
Life after death
Ahriman and Ahura Mazda
That God would lead them to the promised land
11
What is the earliest period of
human
history called?
Neolithic Age
Paleolithic Age
post-history
prehistory
12
Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are
cultures
civilizations
agricultural villages
cooperatives
13
Which of the following is a neolithic advancement?
first use of fire
written language
creation of calendars
ritual burials
14
Historians are like archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining
artifacts.
longitude and latitude.
regions.
plants and animals.
15
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Pharaohs
Pyramids
16
Who united Lower and Upper Egypt?
King Menses
Codify
Ramses II
King Tut
17
The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used...
A complex alphabet.
Numbers instead of letters
Hundreds of letters.
Thousands of characters
18
Who was the ruler who signed the first known peace treaty?
King Tut
King Menses
Codify
Ramses II
19
What is the term for the New Stone Age?
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Modern Age
Domesticate
20
A pyramid- shaped temple built by the Sumerians?
Ziggurat
City-state
Cuneiform
Pyramid
21
What is a government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as god?
Polytheism
Theocracy
City-state
Monotheism
22
What is triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers?
Subcontinent
Delta
Beach
River
23
What was found in 1801 that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics?
Egyptian pyramid at Giza
Great Egyptian Wall
Rosetta Stone
Papyrus
24
Process by which people become more proficient at earning a living by performing a single task?
the diffusion of culture
surplus agricultural production
domestication
the specialization of labor
25
Who united the Sumerian city states into the first Empire?
Hammurabi
Sargon I
Ramses II
King Menses
26
What are drawings that represent words called?
domesticate
pictograms
scribes
letters
27
Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
It lasted for thousands and thousands of years
It spread to other parts of Asia
It disappeared w/o a trace & was only found in 1922
It thrived until modern times.
28
What was used by Shang Kings to talk with their ancestors and predict the future?
Snakes
Dynastic cycle
Oracle bones
Glass Ball
29
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
lack of traditions
contact with other people through trade, warfare & migration
nomadic herders
poor leaders
30
Chief Minister who supervised the business of government in Egypt.
Hammurabi
General
vizier
Sargon I
31
The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT
rules of inheritance.
the calendar.
land boundaries.
cooperative hunting groups.
32
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
As equals
As father figures
As gods
As cruel rulers
33
What is the worship of many gods?
Monotheism
Animism
Polytheism
Buddhism
34
What is the period of time before people invented writing systems?
posthistory
Neolithic Age
prehistory
Paleolithic Age
35
What is a name meaning “land between the rivers"
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Delta
Harappa
36
What part of the world did the first hominids come from?
Asia and Australia
Africa
Europe
North and South America
37
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
Statues of goddesses
Writings on stone seals
Well planned cities
Records left by kings
38
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?
They saw life after death to be pleasant.
They believed they themselves would be gods.
They saw life after death as horrible.
They believed they would be with their gods.
39
What is a large land mass that juts out from a continent?
Delta
Subcontinent
River valley
Forest
40
China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because...
No one wanted to trade with China
It's surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts, and an ocean
Chinese rulers forbade travel.
It is an island.
41
Which dynasty developed the feudal system in China?
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Shang
Xia
Zhou
42
Who are people who move from place to place following game animals and ripening fruits?
neolithic humans
nomads
slaves
scribes
43
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
farming
trade
new technology
poor leaders
44
What is a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land?
The Death Star
Delta
City-state
Polytheism
45
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
The Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
The Nubian Desert
The Red Sea
46
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye."
It was the first major collection of laws.
It treated men and women as equals.
It ended capital punishment
47
Which was a key feature of early civilizations?
cities
social equality
a system of exchanging goods for money
steelmaking
48
What was one of two great cities of the Indus River Valley civilization?
Egypt
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Harappa
49
Who first human like creatures, walked upright, traced back to 4.4 million years ago
Cro-Magnon
neanderthals
hominids
ninjas
50
Ancient people are called _____ because they believed in many gods.
Atheists
Monotheists
Burt Block
Polytheists
51
What allowed Chinese rulers to remain in power only as long as they were just and effective?
mandate of heaven
dynastic cycle
oracle bones
theocracy
52
The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?
Ancestor worship
The feudal system
The dynastic cycle
The Shang social order
53
Which of the following was another characteristic of the Paleolithic Age?
Farming Villages
Organized Government
Hunting and Gathering
Domestication of Animals
54
Where did the first cities emerge?
In river valleys
Along trade routes
In the Americas
Along the Mediterranean coast
55
During what Kingdom was the Ancient Pyramids of Giza built?
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Medium Kingdom
New Kingdom
56
Where did the first cities emerge?
in river valleys
along trade routes
in the Americas
along the Mediterranean coast
57
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
Nobles
Slaves
Merchants
Farmers
58
What is cultural diffusion?
Culture dying in a foriegn land
Spread of ideas, customs, and technology one people to another
The use of culture to oppress others and push one's beliefs on others
Moving from one land to another
