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WH1: Prehistory-RVC-Ancient Civilizations
WH1: Prehistory-RVC-Ancient Civilizations
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The beginning through the classical age.
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Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of Sumer?
Ziggurat
Polytheism
Cuneiform
Oracle bones
2
Each city state in Sumer
worshipped the one true god
worship their own gods
hated the other city states
took turns leading
3
What is the Holy book for Judaism called?
Quran
Book of the Dead
Torah
The Bible
4
This new religion known as Judaism is considered to be the first to be ______________.
polytheistic
monotheistic
5
What is the name of the triangular shaped marsh land that leads the Nile into the Med- Sea?
Green Blob
Delta
Sahara Desert
Triangular marsh land
6
Judaism eventually leads to what two monotheistic religions?
Confucianism and Daoism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Islam
7
What was the political structure of Sumer?
empire
kingdoms
feudalism
city-states
8
Sometimes to create more farming land people would have to do what?
sacrifice to the gods
steal it
till it up
slash and burn
9
Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh who was also worshipped as a god. This is called what?
Democracy
Theocracy
Oligarchy
10
The Hebrews consider who to be there patriarch?
Abraham
Moses
David
11
Egypt is located on what continent?
Asia
Europe
Australia
Africa
12
Other than Sumer which of the following was another River Valley Civilization?
Maya
Indus
China
Egypt
13
Look at the picture and id the BEST answer.
Pyramids of Giza
Ziggurats of Sumer
Pyramids of the Maya
14
What does Paleolithic mean?
Old Stone Age
Study of old things
Stone Age
New Stone Age
15
One of these first river valley civilizations is called Mesopotamia. What does this mean?
farming village
water
land between the rivers
river valley
16
What metal was likely to be used for weapons and tools in Sumer and other RVC's
Silver
Bronze
Stone
Steel
17
What is another name for Egypt?
Yellow RVC
Nile RVC
Indus RVC
Tiber RVC
18
Before farming people in the Paleolithic age survived by?
farming
Hunting and gathering
raiding villages
begging
19
What code of laws was introduced by a Babylonian King who ruled over the Sumerian City-States?
Laws of 12
10 Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Draco's law code
20
Click on an example of a Sumerian City State
Ur
Uruk
Lagash
Babylon
21
Who was David's son who built the first Jewish temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon
Daniel
David
Moses
22
In Sumer Ziggurats were used for?
dog houses
religious worship
burial of the dead
water slides
23
The Nile would flood once each year and deposit rich _______ that could be used to grow crops
loess
silt
gold
24
Egypt was ruled by a Pharaoh. The next Pharaoh would likely be his son which would start a ???
Argument
War
Dynasty
25
The Nile RVC was bordered mostly by what geographical feature?
oceans
mountains
Desert
plains
26
What is an artifact?
human remains
a fertile crescent wrench
objects that contain metal
human made objects
27
Because of a surplus in food people didn't all have to farm. This is called what?
division of labor
retirement
luxury
slavery
28
Which one of the following is NOT characteristic of people during the Paleolithic Age?
use of simple tools
farming
burying their dead
use of fire
29
The first form of writing was invented by the Sumerians and it is called what?
Cuneiform
Calligraphy
Heiroglyphics
Alphabet
30
The Egyptians later have another form of writing. What is it called?
alphabet
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
pig latin
31
Who leads the Hebrews out of slavery and back to the land promised to Abraham's descendants?
Tom Brady
Moses
David
Abraham
32
Which one of the following is NOT a famous Egyptian Pharaoh?
Tutankhamun
Ramses
Solomon
Menes
33
The first river valley civilization was?
China
India
Egypt
Sumer
34
In which Kingdom were the Hebrews enslaved by the Egyptians?
Middle
Old
New
35
The time period after farming and writing were invented became know as early ___________?
peace
times
civilization
iron age
36
The Neolithic revolution started when people began to?
plant crops and domesticate animals
write
hunt for animals
demand freedom
37
Egypts history was divided into three time periods called the Old, Middle, and New __________
Kingdoms
Empires
38
What is this a picture an example of?
religious rituals
animal cruelty
domestication
hunting
39
Which of the following was NOT a result (effect) of the beginnings of farming?
cave paintings
division of labor
cities
surplus in food
40
Egypt was "the gift of the Nile" What does this mean?
Egypt wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the Nile River
Osiris gave Egypt the Nile river for Christmas
41
Egypt was...
monotheistic
polytheistic
42
Egyptians used plants along the Nile called _________ to create a paper like material.
bamboo
Weeds
papyrus
43
Egypt is located in the southern portion of what is called the .....
Sahara Desert
Fertile Crescent
Africa
44
These early civilizations usually sprung up around what?
rivers
mcdonalds
deserts
mountains
45
Prehistory ends end 3200 bce and the historical age begins with the invention of what?
religion
hunting
farming
writing
46
Who became the second king of the Hebrews (Jews) and est. Jerusalem as the capital?
David
Saul
Solomon
Ramses
47
Someone who could read and write would be called a
genius
loser
scribe
artisan
48
The Paleolithic age ended when humans invented what?
airplanes
farming
steel
writing
49
What Rivers are on either side of Sumer?
Indus and Ganges
Nile and Indus
James and Mississippi
Tigris and Euphrates
50
Which of the following is NOT a reason for settling around a river?
irrigating crops
baptism
fertile soil
water for animals