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1
Which statement refers to Mesopotamia?
The land of the upper Nile
The land between the rivers
The land of the Mediterranean Sea
The land between the mountains
2
Where would peasants be located on this rigid social class pyramid?
Orange
Purple
Green
Yellow
3
Which is NOT usually considered a primary source for the study of World History before 1500 AD?
a cuneiform tablet
Egyptian hieroglyphics
Cave Paintings
a textbook
4
People from early civilizations, who could read & write the language of their culture were
pharaohs
bureaucrats
priests
scribes
5
Name of the mineral that turns the Huang He River yellow
Quartz
Calcite
Lime
Loess
6
What rivers were located in the Mesopotamian Civilization?
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Indus River
Nile River
7
How did Homo sapiens reach North America from Africa?
A land bridge from Asia into North America
Went to Europe and sailed west into Greenland
They sailed from West Coast of Africa to North America
Sailed from the southern tip of Africa to South America
8
Which religion is best described by the following list: Monotheism, Torah, Ten Commandments
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
9
The color purple came from Murex snails.
False
True
10
The primary significance of King Hammurabi's Law Code is that it
guaranteed the rights of all nobles
all citizens would have a punishment if a law was broken
freed all slaves
was the first written law code
11
Which ancient writing system is illustrated in this picture?
Chinese Characters
Sumerian cuneiform
Phoenician alphabet
Egyptian hieroglyphics
12
What Monotheistic religion was first practiced by the Hebrew people?
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
13
We can thank the Sumerians for our simplied alphabet!
True
False
14
Which civilization became expert traders along the rivers because of sailing?
Chinese
Nubians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
15
Nubia existed along the upper part of the:
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Huang He River
Nile River
16
Which statement best describes the importance of the Ten Commandments
The basic beliefs of Sumerians
A set of moral laws for the Hebrews
The sacred text of the Egyptians
The religious writings of the Persians
17
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?
Villages
Small Clans
Hunting-gathering
Spoken Languages
18
Name of this Sumerian structure
Sphinx
Pyramid
Temple
Ziggarat
19
A line of rulers from the same family that ruled for long periods of time in China was known as
Pharaoh
Dynasty
Monarchy
Dictatorship
20
Which written law codes are from the ancient river valley civilizations?
Code of Hammurabi
Twelve Tables
Ten Commandments
Justinian's Law
21
What group used Cuneiform as their form of writing?
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Sumerians
Chinese
22
What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?
end of hunting
increase in spoken languages
development of permanent settlements
elimination of trade
23
What archaeological site is this?
Statue of Liberty
Stonehenge
Babylon
Macho Picchu
24
Which group discovered the color purple and was a source of trade for them?
Sumerians
Chinese
Egyptians
Phoenicians
25
Which area was under the control of Hammurabi?
Kush
Babylon
India
China
26
In ancient world history, slavery was based solely on race.
True
False
27
Which statement about ancient Egyptian religion is correct?
Egyptians were monotheistic
Egyptian pyramids were temples
Egyptians were polytheistic
Osiris was the most important Egyptian god
28
The arc of land that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is called:
Fertile Crescent
the Mediterranean Basin
the Arabian Desert
Mesopotamia
29
From which part of the world did early man first emerge?
Asia
Africa
Australia
Europe
30
Which civilization discovered metal and was a great source of trade for them?
Babylonians
Sumerians
Indus River
Kush/Nubians