Which is true about the Agricultural Revolution?

It started about 12,000 years ago and was gradual.

Which is true about hunter-gatherer societies and agricultural societies?

Hunter-gatherers were healthier than farmers.

Which is true about early civilizations?

People had particular jobs and functions.

Hunter-gatherers were nomadic because

they had to move around to find food.

Which best describes the relationship between Greek and Roman culture?

Rome borrowed a lot from the Greeks.

Citizens in a republic participate by

voting for leaders to make decisions for them.

A republic is a form of government where

the country belongs to the people rather than a king.

Which statement about Athens and Sparta is correct?

Athenians were about culture; Spartans were about war.

Which was NOT reason for building Egyptian pyramids?

To serve as a temple for human sacrifice

Which was NOT a purpose of Hammurabi's Code?

To limit and reduce the power of the king

Which best describes the relationship between the Roman Empire and Christianity?

Rome rejected it at first but later adopted it.

What was one reason for the collapse of the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt?

The Old Kingdom spent too much on expensive projects, like pyramids.

What was the first writing used for?

To record business transactions

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1
Which is true about the Agricultural Revolution?
It happened about 12,000 years ago and was quick.
It started about 12,000 years ago and was gradual.
It hapened about 1,000 years ago and was quick.
It started about 1,000 years ago and was gradual.
2
Which was NOT a religious idea developed by the Hebrews?
That leaders on earth are gods
A strong code of ethical behavior
There is one god
Concern for the weak and poor
3
Which is true about hunter-gatherer societies and agricultural societies?
Farmers were nomadic; hunter-gatherers were sedentary.
Hunter-gatherers were healthier than farmers.
Hunter-gatherers had more class inequality than farmers.
Farmers were more democratic than hunter-gatherers.
4
Which was NOT an effect of the Agricultural Revolution?
Specialization
Population decline
Civilization
Food surpluses
5
Ancient Rome invented or excelled at all of the following EXCEPT
building roads and aqueducts.
arch-based architecture.
a system of laws that remains influential.
using the compass.
6
For most of human existence, humans have been
hunter-gatherers.
farmers.
shepherds.
scribes.
7
Which is true about early civilizations?
They did not have social classes.
Men and women had roughly equal status.
People had particular jobs and functions.
They lacked much art or architecture.
8
Hunter-gatherers were nomadic because
they had to move around to find food.
they had to stay in one place to tend crops.
they wanted to engage in long-distance trade.
they needed to travel to find material to build pyramids.
9
Which best describes the relationship between Greek and Roman culture?
Rome rejected the Greek idea of slavery.
Rome rejected Greek ideas.
Rome borrowed a lot from the Greeks.
They developed separately.
10
Citizens in a republic participate by
voting on laws and issues directly.
meeting with leaders to ask them for what they want.
protesting, because they have no rights.
voting for leaders to make decisions for them.
11
Which civilization produced the "Hymn to the Nile"?
The Israelites
The Sumerians
The Babylonians
The Egyptians
12
Ancient Greece excelled at all of the following EXCEPT
philosophy, arts, and drama.
equal rights for women.
warfare and sailing.
rights to participate in government for citizens.
13
A republic is a form of government where
a small elite rules over the masses.
the country belongs to the people rather than a king.
the pharaoh has absolute power.
citizens vote directly on laws and issues.
14
Which is true about hunter-gatherer societies?
They were egalitarian.
Women had low status.
They had compplex social hierarchies.
They were non-violent.
15
Which best describes the government of ancient Egypt?
Democracy
City-state
Theocracy
Republic
16
Which civilization invented the base-6 numbering system?
The Israelites
The Sumerians
The Babylonians
The Egyptians
17
The idea of democracy came from
Ancient Greece.
Ancient Egypt.
Sumer.
Ancient Rome.
18
Socrates, the great philosopher, comes from which civilization?
Sumerian
Egyptian
Roman
Athenian
19
Which statement about Athens and Sparta is correct?
Both were equally interested in culture and war.
Athenians were about culture; Spartans were about war.
Athenians were about war; Spartans were about culture.
20
A clay tablet from Sumer containing cuneiform writing is
a primary source about Sumer.
both a primary and secondary source about Sumer.
neither a primary nor secondary source about Sumer.
a secondary source about Sumer.
21
This is a map of what?
The Roman Empire
Ancient Egypt
The Fertile Crescent
The Delian League
22
Which was NOT reason for building Egyptian pyramids?
To serve as a temple for human sacrifice
To glorify the leader
To honor the sun
To serve as a tomb
23
12,000 years ago is about what year?
100 A.D.
2,000 A.D.
1,000 B.C.
10,000 B.C.
24
Which was NOT a purpose of Hammurabi's Code?
To keep order
To limit and reduce the power of the king
To unify the Babylonian Empire
To establish justice
25
What group was at the bottom of the Sumerian social hierarchy?
Peasant farmers and slaves
Scribes
Priests
Artisans
26
Which was NOT an innovation of ancient Sumer?
Monotheism
Mathematics and writing
Flood and irrigation systems
The wheel and wagon
27
Judaism is a foundational religion for which two other major religions?
Christianity and Buddhism
Islam and Hinduism
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Buddhism
28
Which best describes the relationship between the Roman Empire and Christianity?
Rome rejected it at first but later adopted it.
Rome was neutral toward Christianity.
Rome accepted it first but later rejected it.
They developed in different times.
29
What was one reason for the collapse of the Old Kingdom in ancient Egypt?
The Old Kingdom spent too much on expensive projects, like pyramids.
The Nile dried up, devastating Old Kingdom farms.
The Egyptians lost a war with the Israelites.
Egyptians were relatively unsophisticated.
30
The idea of a republic came from
Ancient Rome.
Ancient Egypt.
Sumer.
Ancient Greece.
31
Which is the right order of events?
They both happened at the same time, because they mean the same thing
Roman empire -- Roman republic
Roman republic -- Roman empire
32
What was the first writing used for?
To write plays like Antigone
To keep personal diaries
To record business transactions
To write epic stories like the Epic of Gilgamesh
33
Jesus lived in which ancient empire?
Sumerian
Egyptian
Athenian
Roman
34
The founders of the United States were most inspired by which ancient system?
Rome
Sumer
Greece
Egypt
35
This building shows influence from the architecture of
Ancient Rome.
Ancient Greece.
Ancient Egypt.
Sumer.

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