Duplicate of Midterm Review Ancient History 2017

Which of the following is NOT a challenge faced by settlers of Mesopotamia?

Which of the following indicates the time after the birth of Jesus?

City planning and a plumbing and sewer system can be found in

The earliest written records are of

Which of the following was NOT a Sumerian invention?

During the Neolithic period, people only produced enough food for their family

Which of the following made specialization of labor possible?

An educated guess based on observations is known as a(n)

Which of the following is NOT a feature of life in the Paleolithic Age?

Which was NOT part of Paleolithic culture?

The taming of wild animals by humans is known as

The time period from approximately 200,000 BC to 3500 BC is known as

Which of the following is NOT part of Egypt's upper class?

The main rivers of Mesopotamia were

Trading land for military service and loyalty is best described as a(h)

What word describes a city with its own laws and ruler?

The end of prehistory occurs when the first __________________ appears.

In Ancient China, earthquakes, famine, and other disasters were seen as evidence of

Which of the following did NOT help protect Egypt from invaders?

All of the following are primary sources EXCEPT

The Fertile Crescent bordered which of the following bodies of water?

The religion of ancient cultures are best described as

The connection between Asia and North America during the last ice age is known as

Because huge changes in the lifestyle of humans occurred, the Neolithic Period is often called

Which date should be preceded by the word circa?

Hammurabi's code served as a model for the laws of later civilizations.

Why is the stone age called the stone age?

Which of the following is NOT part of the geography of Egypt?

Who was NOT part of the middle class in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

The Pharaohs of Egypt were seen by their people as

Oracle bones and bronze metal-working are most associated with

Mesopotamia was invaded and conquered many times because

Which of the following NOT an artisan?

How many years separate 223 BC and 1452 AD?

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Neolithic Revolution?

Cast-iron and a feudal system are most associated with

Which of the following civilizations did NOT develop in a river valley?

Which of the following is NOT a secondary source?

The first civilizations developed in the

How many years separate 600 AD and 1975 AD?

Which of the following BEST explains the Nomadic lifestyle of people of the Paleolithic Age?

Because Mesopotamia was home to the first cities and many inventions, it is sometimes called

Why was the annual flood of the Nile River so important to the Egyptians?

Which of the following was NOT possible because of the Tigris-Euphrates rivers of Mesopotamia?

Who studies important events and people of the past and any resulting effects?

Hammurabi's code covered only crime and punishment.

The time period from 3500 BC to 500 AD is known as

The philosophy that holds that people are bad and must be controlled through fear is

Which of the following artifacts could be used to learn about prehistory?

What events marks the division between the time periods of history and prehistory?

Hammurabi's code treated all people the same.

Which of the following means the same as the Neolithic Revolution?

Which invention allowed Mesopotamians to produce more food for trade?