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4. The skills and tools people use to meet their basic needs are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Technology

Question 2

Best team in the NFL

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Dallas Cowboys

Question 3

Who became the first king of the Babylonian empire and is known for writing the first code of law in recorded history?

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 4

2. The study of people and cultures through material remains is called:

Accepted Answer

Archaeology

Question 5

7. The transition from nomadic life to settled farming is known as:

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Neolithic Revolution

Question 6

20. According to Jewish tradition, who is the ancestor of the Jewish people and led them to Canaan?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 7

28. What is the name of the stone monument that helped decipher the meanings of many hieroglyphs?

Accepted Answer

Rosetta Stone

Question 8

22. Which king of Israel is known for building the Temple in Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

Solomon

Question 9

26. The preservation of dead bodies by embalming and wrapping them in cloth is known as:

Accepted Answer

Mummification

Question 10

21. Who was the Jewish religious leader that led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery back to Canaan?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 11

17. A writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound is called:

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Alphabet

Question 12

12. A political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages is called:

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City-State

Question 13

25. Who was considered the king of the gods in ancient Egyptian mythology?

Accepted Answer

Amon-Re

Question 14

1. What term refers to an object made by human beings?

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Artifact

Question 15

11. The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another is called:

Accepted Answer

Cultural Diffusion

Question 16

27. A system of writing in which pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds is called:

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 17

15. The Mesopotamian narrative poem that was first recited in Sumer is called:

Accepted Answer

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 18

13. What term describes a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler?

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Empire

Question 19

advanced stage of human society with a well-organized government and high levels of culture, science, and industry

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Civilization

Question 20

18. Believing in one god is referred to as:

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Monotheistic

Question 21

8. To tame animals and adapt crops for human use is to:

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Domesticate

Question 22

5. The period of prehistory that lasted from at least 2 million B.C. to about 9000 B.C. is known as:

Accepted Answer

Paleolithic Period

Question 23

19. What is the most sacred text in the Hebrew Bible, which includes the first five books?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 24

23. The spreading of the Jews beyond their historic homeland is known as:

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Diaspora

Question 25

24. The title of rulers in ancient Egypt was:

Accepted Answer

Pharoah

Question 26

6. Which term describes the final era of prehistory that began about 9000 B.C.?

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Neolithic Period

Question 27

3. Which of the following terms describes the way of life of a society, passed down from one generation to the next?

Accepted Answer

Culture

Question 28

14. The region of the Middle East in which civilizations first arose is known as:

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Fertile Crescent

Question 29

10. Believing in many gods is known as:

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic

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