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Unit 1 - Pre-history to ancient River Valley Civilizations.
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1
What is
cultural diffusion
?
When many cultures are controlled by one leader.
A series of rulers from one family.
When the culture stays static.
Spread of ideas, beliefs, or goods from 1 culture to another
2
Define a
city-states
.
A family of rulers who rule for a period of time.
A group of countries controlled by one gov.
Has own laws/gov. and is like an independent country.
When religion controls the state.
3
Define
empire
.
A series of rulers controlled by one family.
One nation that spreads its culture to other nations.
A group of nations controlled by one nation.
A country controlled by a king.
4
Which Egyptian pharaoh died at a young age and his death remains a mystery to this day?
Ramses II
Nebuchadnezzar
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
Ramses III
5
Describe the types of laws in the
Code of Hammurabi
.
Getting payback, revengeful, and harsh.
It was a Mandate from Heaven.
Vague laws.
Equal laws for all social classes.
6
Define
monotheism
.
A government with more than one ruler.
When a government is ruled by one ruler.
The belief in many gods.
The belief in one god.
7
The Egyptians used the
pyramids
for ___________ .
protection
temples
palaces
tombs
8
What is the problem with the Indus
Harappan
written language?
It has over 10,000 characters.
It is on the Rosetta Stone.
It has not been deciphered yet.
It is the same written language for diff. spoken languages.
9
What do you call the
Egyptian
writing system?
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Phoenician Alphabet
Pictographs
10
What is
prehistory
?
The time frame from the Big Bang to human evolution.
The period of time when written records began.
The period of time that consists of prehistoric man.
The period of time before written records.
11
Mesopotamians built
________________
to worship their gods.
Hebrew temples
Pyramids
Ziggurats
Citadels
12
Who was the
father
of Judaism?
Saul
Abraham
Moses
David
13
Define
theocracy
.
A government ruled by only one god.
Divine rule from the Mandate of Heaven.
Rule based on religious authority.
A government with a pharaoh.
14
This Babylonian King built
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
for his wife?
King Tut
Nebuchadnezzar II
Hammurabi
Solomon
15
What was the Mesopotamian
writing system
called?
Phoenician Alphabet
Ideographics
Hieroglyphicc
Cuneiform
16
What is
polytheism
?
The belief in many gods.
The belief in one god.
Many countries controlled by one country.
A series of rulers from one family.
17
What is the definition of the
Neolithic Age
?
New Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Old Stone Age
18
The
Code of Hammurabi
was the first
______________
.
to worship one god
written laws
epic poem written on tablets
written alphabet
19
The Phoenicians are
BEST
known for their ___________________ .
Purple dye made from Murex Snails
invention of the Bireme - ancient oared galley warship
Maritime trading
22 letter alphabet
20
Agriculture led to the development of civilization, what was a result of farming?
The pop. grew because they had a consistent food supply.
The population decreased.
People settling on rivers.
People became nomads.
21
How did people get
food
during during the
Paleolithic Age
?
Farming
Slash and Burn
Domesticated Animals
Hunting and Gathering
22
Who led the
Exodus
of the Hebrews out of Egypt?
Solomon
Ramses III
Abraham
Moses
23
Which
empire
was the largest and known for warfare?
Hittites
Hebrews
Assyrians
Akkadians
24
Having a
food surplus
led to the creation of
_________________
?
Social classes
Religion
Silos
Annual floods
25
What is the
Mandate of Heaven
?
The power given to the pharaohs to rule Egypt.
Divine approval from the gods to rule or lose power in China
Oracle bones used to communicate with ancestral spirits.
When God had Abraham start the Hebrew faith.
26
What was the
Neolithic Revolution
?
Agriculture/Domestication of animals
Monotheism
Nomads
Feudalism
27
Which of the following does
NOT
describe cities in the Indus Valley?
A jumble of buildings and a maze of winding streets.
Running water, bathrooms, and sewers.
Fortified citadels and earthen levees.
Cities laid out in a grid system.
28
What is a
dynasty
?
A king that rulers for a lifetime.
A series of rulers from the same family.
A pharaoh that rules for a lifetime.
A series of rulers from different families.
