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.

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

Hunter-gatherers were healthier than farmers.

Which was NOT reason for building Egyptian pyramids?

To serve as a temple for human sacrifice

A republic is a form of government where

the country belongs to the people rather than a king.

Citizens in a republic participate by

voting for leaders to make decisions for them.

What was the first writing used for?

To record business transactions

Which statement about Athens and Sparta is correct?

Athenians were about culture; Spartans were about war.

Which was NOT a purpose of Hammurabi's Code?

To limit and reduce the power of the king

Which is true about early civilizations?

People had particular jobs and functions.

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

Rome rejected it at first but later adopted it.

Which is true about the Agricultural Revolution?

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

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.

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

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