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Prehistory/Rise of Civilization
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1
Tools used by the residents of Teotihuacan were made of
iron
copper
bronze
obsidian
2
Which of the following is not one of the key characteristics of civilization?
writing
art
religion
weapons
3
Human beings today belong to what species of hominid?
Homo sapiens sapiens
Australopithecines
Homo Erectus
Neanderthal
4
The "southern ape" known as Lucy was found where?
Mesopotamia
Olduvai Gorge
The Neander Valley
Egypt
5
Governments in early civilizations were organized as:
countries
nations
city-states
empires
6
An ancient city of the Indus Valley civilization was:
Sumer
Knossos
Harappa
Teotihuacan
7
Which of the following is false about concepts related to time?
B.C.E and C.E are considered neutral with regard to religion
B.C. = Before Christ, while B.C.E. = Before Common Era
A.D. = Anno Domini and C.E. = Common Era
A.D. and B.C. are divided by the year zero
8
The study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind is:
Anthropology
Archeology
Sociology
Paleontology
9
Which were the first humans to deliberately make fires?
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Homo Erectus
Neanderthal
Australopithecines
10
The Minoans were known for:
developing the first monotheistic religion
The first alphabet base on sounds
building Gobekli Tepe
a sea empire based on trade
11
The Vedas become the basis for:
the Hindu faith
the Mandate of Heaven
the religion of Judaism
hieroglyphics
12
1066 A.D. is in which century?
11th A.D.
10th A.D.
13
Egyptian pharaohs were viewed as:
tyrants who took advantage of the poor
common citizens
democratic representatives of the people
representations of the sun god Re on earth
14
This distinct group was organized into 12 tribes and established the religion of Judaism.
Phoenicians
Israelites
Olmec
Sumerians
15
The Shang and Zhou dynasties in Ancient China are associated with China's____________Age.
copper
bronze
iron
stone
16
The Neolithic Revolution refers to:
A rebellion of Neolithic people against Paeliothic people.
The period of time before writing was developed.
The growing of crops by early humans.
The use of fire by early humans to change their environment.
17
The Neolithic Revolution was followed by the:
Ice Age
Bronze Age
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
18
The significance of the Phoenician alphabet is that it:
is based on sounds
uses pictograms
was the basis for cuneiform
is the only ancient alphabet to be translated
19
Catal Huyuk was a neolithic:
battle site
village
religious temple
burial ground
20
Which humans were the first to bury their dead?
Australopithecine
Homo Erectus
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Neanderthal
21
Hatshepsut was unique as a pharaoh because of
his kind treatment of slaves
her skills in architecture
her gender
his establishment of Egypt as an empire
22
The Mesoamerican civilization known as the rubber people was the:
Maya
Aztec
Olmec
Zapotec
23
Lascaux, France & Altamira, Spain are famous as the location of:
the Fertile Crescent
the world's oldest hominid
paleolithic cave paintings
the beginning of the Bronze age
24
The Mandate of Heaven refers to the Chinese idea that:
rulers must be selected by religious leaders
rulers are removed if they don't rule according to the Dao
all loyal citizens will go to heaven
rulers are reincarnations of previous rulers
25
The writing of the Sumerians was known as:
pictographs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
Sanskrit
