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1
Sumer was made up of
two kingdoms
independent city-states
satrapies
provinces
2
According to Torah (Jewish Bible), who united the Hebrew tribes into a single nation?
Solomon
Moses
Deborah
David
3
Where did the first cities emerge?
along the Mediterranean coast
in the Americas
along trade routes
in river valleys
4
How did the Summerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed their rulers?
allowed their rulers to govern for only ten years
obeyed their rulers without question
saw their rulers at the god's chief servants
worshiped their rulers as gods
5
A new discovery about Stone Age life would likely be made by which of the following?
geologist
physicist
archeologist
geographer
6
Monotheism means
belief in one god
belief in many gods
7
This thinker starteda new religion that began the belief in "good and evil"
Cyrus
Darius
Zoroaster
Hammurabi
8
Preservation of the body, otherwise called mumification for an after life was practised by
Sumerians
Persians
Egyptians
Phoenicians
9
The Pyramid Age is another name for
ancient Egyptian civilization
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
10
The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in the
exchange of ideas
building of pyramids
creation of colonies along the Mediterranean
belief in one god
11
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
movement of people to N. America
change from hunting to farming
war for Independence
rejection of Paleolithic values
12
The Pyramid Age is another name for
ancient Egyptian civilization
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
13
How archeologists find out about early people?
go to museums
dig to find artifacts
read historical books
study old photos
14
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for what reasons?
rejected the idea of punishment
treated men and women as equals
first major collection of laws
ended capital punishment
15
Which of the following belief was propably held by Stone Age people?
world is round
people are evil by nature
there is only one god
there is life after death
16
The epic of Gilgamesh is
an Egyptian folktale
a tale of King Assurbanipal
a poem recounting the adventures of a Summerian hero
a story of Hebrew's flight from Egypt
17
Which of the following was characteristic of Old Stone Age?
organized government
toolmaking
farming
written language
18
Which of the following marked the beginning of civilization?
development of cities
discovery of fire
creation of farming villages
building of temples
19
The triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of rivers is called
marshland
delta
swampy area
satrap
20
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
slaves
nobles
farmers
merchants
21
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
the Nubian desert
the Mediterranean Sea
the Nile River
the Red Sea
22
Why is geography important to history?
helps us predict the future
uncovers artifacts left by early people
tells us which events took place
shows connections between people places & events
23
Which was a key feature of early civilization?
ciities
bartering
social equality
steel making
24
Which of the following aided cultural difussion among ancient peoples?
poor leaders
trade
new technology
farming
25
What evidence suggests that eraly people believed in life after death?
kept track of their good deeds in books
held elaborate funeral services
painted angels in cave walls
buried their dead with care
26
This civilization is famous for discovering the way of smelting and making iron tools
Egyptians
Persians
Assyrians
Hittites
27
Middle Eastern civilization was spread throughout the Mediterranean by the
Hittites
Persians
Phoenicians
Hebrews
28
The "chosen people" that had a covenant with god were the
Egyptians
Hebrews
Assyrians
Phoenicians
29
His name was the "Great King" and was credited with attacking the ancient Greeks
Hammurabi
Darius
Assurbanipal
Cyrus
30
The need to keep records led to the edvelopment of which of the following in Egypt?
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
pharaohs
pyramids
31
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
father figures
as equals
cruel leaders
as gods
32
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
contact through trade, warefare & migration
nomadic herders
lack of traditions
poor leaders
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Polytheism means
belief in one god
belief in many gods