What was Mesopotamia?

a fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?

Free, native-born men who owned land

What was the purpose of writing in Mesopotamia?

to keep a record of who paid their taxes and for trade

Which statement BEST defines why governments were created during early civilization?

to control and organize a society.

Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile?

It flooded and gave theie crops water

What was the result of the Peloponessian Wars?

Sparta won with the help of the Persians

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred

Archeologist Mary Leakey is important because?

She found evidence of pre historic footprints

Democracy impacted the Greek people by...

Creating fair laws and giving free, citizen men the right to vote

Food surpluses in the Neolithic period:

made it possible for people to do things other than farming.

Why did Athens and Sparta go to war?

Sparta was tired of Athens' power over Greece

What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?

The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

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1
Hammurabi was an Akkadian king who created a series of laws based on the concept of an "eye for an eye"
False
True
2
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Southern Asia
Northern Africa
Northern Europe
Western Africa
3
All of the following were part of Egyptian trade EXCEPT
Ivory
Silver
Granite
Resin
4
Vizier .......
Made pots clothes and jewellery
Read, wrote and kept records
Advised the pharaoh.
Prayed to the gods
5
Thutmose III had all traces of this pharaoh removed from written record after her death. He was her stepson.
Cleopatra
Nefertiti
Hatshepsut
Tye
6
Where is Macedonia located?
West of Greece
North of Greece
South of Greece
East of Greece
7
Rule of "the few"
Oligarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
Tyranny
8
What was Hammurabi known for
His codes
His toes
His cats
His slaves
9
What was the first pyramid in Ancient Egypt called?
Pyramid of Hansuim
Pyramid of Khufu
Step pyramid
Pyramid of Giza
10
A theocracy is a form of government where there is a separation of church and state.
False
True
11
Which general led the Greeks to defeat in the Battle of Salamis
Xerxes
Themistocles
Leonidas
Pericles
12
A Greek city-state?
Acropolis
Polis
Colony
Phalanx
13
Woman in Sparta had more rights than women on Athens
True
False
14
What was Mesopotamia?
a fertile valley between the Caucasus and Ural mountains
a place located in Egypt
a fertile river valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
a desert city state
15
In Plato's Republic, he called for "philosopher kings" to lead the goverment.
True
False
16
Judaism calls for strict:
Monotheism
Polytheism
Duality
None of the above
17
Under the Greek definition of citizen, who qualified for citizenship?
Free, native-born men who owned land
Any man, whether he owned land or not
Wealthy men or women who owned slaves and land
Foreign-born or native-born men, who may or may not have been landowners
18
What new type of age did the Greeks enter after they won the Persian wars?
The Bronze Age
The Golden Age
The Silver Age
The Dark Age
19
What was the purpose of writing in Mesopotamia?
to communicate with the gods
to unify the region
to separate the classes even further
to keep a record of who paid their taxes and for trade
20
Which statement BEST defines why governments were created during early civilization?
to show people who was boss.
to better manage cities
to better manage agriculture
to control and organize a society.
21
Why was Egypt the gift of the Nile?
It flooded and gave theie crops water
they used it as a toilet
they bathed in the lake
They used the water to make soup
22
What does homo erectus mean?
"intelligent man"
"Handy man"
"Tall man"
"Upright man"
23
This picture represents the ruins of a Sumerian..
church
market
ziggurat
palace
24
Means "wise man"
Homo Sapien
Homo Erectus
Homo Habilis
Cro Magnon
25
All of the following were major characteristics that contributed to the development of civilizations EXCEPT
specialized workers
Complex institutions
Record keeping
Vast armies
26
What was the result of the Peloponessian Wars?
Athens won with the help of Persia
Sparta won with the help of the Persians
The Persians swooped in and took all of Greece
Sparta won without the help of anyone
27
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
None of the above
period of technological changes i
use of evolving stone tools and hunting and gathering
period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred
28
All of the following were ahicevements of Mesopotamian civilization except?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Potters Wheel
Iron metallurgy
Sundial
29
In Ancient Egypt, "cataracts" are a term used to describe?
Bandits who prayed on unsuspecting travelers
A potentially deadly eye condition
Isolated waters where riches were stored
Dangerous, fast moving waters
30
Hebrew monotheism has its origins with
Moses
Joseph
David
Abraham
31
Archeologist Mary Leakey is important because?
She found evidence of neanderthals
She found the ruins of the ziggurat of Ur
She found evidence of pre historic footprints
She discovered Lucy
32
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian?
doric
None of the above
ionic
corinthian
33
The holy book of Judaism is?
The Torah
The Bible
The Koran / Qu'ran
The New Testament
34
What is another way to say Paleolithic age?
Old Stone Age
Fertile Cresent
Land between two rivers
New Stone Age
35
The Phoenicians were from
Carthage
Greece
Canaan
Crete
36
Which Greek philosopher was a teacher of Alexander the Great?
Hippocrates
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
37
Which of the following was a major achievement of the Paleolithic period?
Masetry of fire
All of the above
Mastery of language
Bronze tools
38
Who is generally considered the "father of history"?
Xenophon
Aristotle
Hipocrates
Herodotus
39
Early humans started farming in the Paleolithic era
True
False
40
The Nile River flows south to north
False
True
41
Akenaten was controversial because...
he demanded monotheism
He was King Tut's father
he demanded polytheism
Nerfertiti was his wife
42
Democracy impacted the Greek people by...
Making the cities more wealthy
Giving free men, women and foreigners equal rights
Creating fair laws and giving free, citizen men the right to vote
Helping people to get revenge against the tyrants
43
Which group took over Greece after the Mycenaeans fell in about 1200 B.C.? They were part of the Greek Dark Ages.
Spartans
Athenians
Minoans
Dorians
44
Food surpluses in the Neolithic period:
made the village susceptible to raids from nomadic tribes
made it possible for people to do things other than farming.
Led to the first wars in history
caused the entire population to become obese.
45
Ramses II created the world's first peace treaty
False
True
46
Why did Athens and Sparta go to war?
Athens called Sparta basic
Sparta was tired of Athens' power over Greece
Athens broke a truce with Sparta
Sparta sank Athens' boats
47
Who taught his students that learning and discovering the absolute truth comes from questioning?
Aristotle
Pluto
Socrates
Plato
48
Monos=democracy
False
True
49
Which Persian king won at Thermopylae and lost at Salamis?
Xerxes
Darius
Leonidas
Saladin
50
Who changed their name to Akenaton?
Hatshepsut
Amenhotep IV
Amenhotep I
Ramses II
51
What are the three major kingdoms that make up the history of Ancient Egypt?
The First, Second, and Third Kingdoms
The Iron, Bronze, and Gold Kingdoms
The Assyrian, Sumerian, and Greek Kingdooms
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
52
An archeologist studies people's culture
False
True
53
Which of the following was a major effect of the rise of civilizations?
All of the above
Gender stratification
social classes
Rise in occupations
54
Where did the Minoans live
Ionia
Crete
Peloponnese
Athens
55
Pharaohs were considered to be human and also ____________.
angels
gods
part animal
kings
56
Why is Moses considered important in Judaism?
He gained popularity in Greece
He ruled Egypt
He foudned Canann
He freed the Jews from Egypt
57
Athens recieved financial help from the Persians during the Peloponnesian Wars
True
False
58
What was the purpose of the Persian Wars?
Because they wanted to fight on purpose
Darius wanted to expand the empire west
Darius wanted to take over Greece
Persians hated the Greeks
59
How far east did the Egyptian empire reach during the New Kingdom?
Indus River
India
Euphrates River
Persia
60
Where did the earliest civilizations of ancient Egypt develop?
Along the Nile
Along the Tigres and Euphrates
Near the center of Africa
Next to early Mesopotamia in the west Mountains
61
How far east did Alexander the Great's empire stretch?
Ganges River
Nile River
Yellow River
Indus River
62
The ________ originated with the Phoenicians
Trade
Plow
Boat
Alphabet
63
Who unified upper and lower Egypt?
Menes
Khufu
Moses
Ramses
64
Which of the following men was a significant king who was the first to unify Mesopotamia into the world's first empire?
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
Sargon
Gilgamesh
65
Why are the Mycenaeans sometimes called the first Greeks?
Because they believe in the Greek gods
Because they invented democracy
Because they started the Olympic games
Because they were the first to speak the Greek language
66
The writing of Ancient Egypt was called
Semitic
Hieroglyphics
Arabic
Cuneiform
67
The Greek city-states joined together when attacked by the:
Germanic barbarians
Romans
Persians
Egyptians
68
Defeated the Hyksos and was the first pharoah of the New Kingdom.
Amenhotep III
Hatshepsut
Ramses II
Ahmose I
69
Neolithic means
Old Stone Age
Neolithic
New Stone Age
Pre history
70
What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
People stopped being nomadic.
People started keeping pets.
People started to farm.
People started hunting food.
71
What does homo habilis mean?
"intelligent man"
"Handy man"
"Upright man"
"Tall man"
72
What was the war between Athens and Sparta that involved most Greek city-states?
Marathon War
Greek War
Persian War
Peloponnesian War
73
How were the earliest Egyptian pharaoph's buried?
In Pyramids
In the Red Land
In Mastabas
In the Valley of the King's
74
Between Sparta and Athens who was the best with their army?
Both were the same
Athens
Sparta
Neither were very good at the navy
75
Upper Egypt is located in northern Egypt.
True
False
76
The strong leader who helped solidify democracy in Athens
Chi Chi
Darius
Xerxes
Pericles
77
Why was Socrates sentenced to death?
He was found guilty for corrupting the young
He was never sentenced to death, he died of natural causes
People were not in favor of the Socratic Method, so they executed him
He was accused of countless crimes
78
Lucy, the earliest known hominid is an example of a australopithecus
True
False
79
What was the name of the League formed by the Greek states after the Persian Wars?
Delian
Corinthian
Athenian
Peloponessian
80
What was Hellenism?
Term used to describe a girl named Helen
Used to describe the influence and spread of Greek culture
The spread of Persian culture into Greece after Alexander the Great
A term used to explain the affects of the Persian wars on Greece
81
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Africa
Middle-East
Europe
Mesoamerica
82
Who succeeded Hatshepsut?
Amenhotep I
Nerertari
Thutmose III
Neferure
83
Sargon was king of what empire?
Babylon
Israel
Sumer
Akkad
84
Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?
Ramses
Moses
Menes
Khufu
85
Which of the following men was a significant king who was the first to unify Mesopotamia into the world's first empire?
Sargon
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
Gilgamesh
86
Neolithic or Paleolithic Period?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
87
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian?
Corinthian
none of the above
Ionic
Doric
88
The Paleolithic Age is
also called the New Stone Age.
not proven to have existed.
usually known as the Primitive Age.
the period in which humans used simple stone tools.
89
Aristotle advocated for the following EXCEPT
More rights for the poor
wise rulers
Life of moderation
Keen observation
90
Sparta won the Peloponnesian war.
True
False
91
Sparta is remembered for____________________
An elite navy
food and wine
Education and literature
Its military
92
In Ancient Egypt, a dynasty was?
A line of rulers from one family
A well-respected ruler
A brutish warrior who protected the king
The New England Patriots
93
People who study culture and a people's way of life?
historian
anthropologist
archeologist
paleontologist
94
Who discovered Lucy the australopithecus?
Lulu
Jared Diamond
Donald Johanson
Mary Leakey
95
Which of the following inventions helped contribute to the success of Mesopotamia and its farming?
plow
cuneiform
canals
irrigation

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