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World History: Pre-History to Mesopotamia
World History: Pre-History to Mesopotamia
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1
Where were the oldest, hominid, remains found?
Mexico
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
2
The "sacred writing" of Ancient Egypt was known as...
Sanskrit
Heiroglyphics
Runes
Cuneiform
3
Donald Johanson discovered a skeleton he named "Lucy"; What was the species of the skeleton?
The Bedrock Man
Roja-Herringtus
Australopithecus
Austriapithian
4
The religion of Zoroastrianism was practiced by the...
Sumerians
Assyrians
Persians
Neo-Babylonians
5
This culture was warlike, but inventive; created glass and basic locks and keys.
Akkadians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Sumerians
6
What was the name of the land bridge that early humans crossed in order to reach the Americas?
The Siberian Land Bridge
The Russo-American Isthmus
The Bering Strait
The Bosforus Strait
7
The earliest codified (recorded) set of laws was created by:
Hammurabi of Babylon
Darius I of Persia
Sargon II of Akkadia
King Ashurbanipal of Assyria
8
Powerful Mesopotamian kingdoms used ____to make their weapons/metal goods; superior to bronze.
Copper
Obsidian
Steel
Iron
9
Which king brought the Persian empire to it's greatest level (C) 539 BCE?
Assurbanipal
Xerxes
Leonidas
Darius
10
What story gives the Sumerian a cultural identity and is similar in parts to some religions?
The Epic of Chun Tzu
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Lao Tzu
The Epic of Sargon
11
What purpose did the pyramids of Egypt serve?
They were castles for Pharaohs to live in on earth.
They were magnificent tombs for dead Pharaohs.
They were grain storehouses used by the Israelites.
They were docking stations for UFOs.
12
The name of the peoples who invented the cuneiform writing style is:
The Sumerians
The Tiberians
The Akkadians
The Snorans
13
BONUS: The first stand up comedians come from...
Harlem
Mesopotamia
Britain
Africa
14
Some of the earliest human settlements appeared in which region?
Mesoafrica
Mesopotamia
Mesochina
Mesoamerica
15
Which of the following is NOT a trait of a successful civilization?
Complex Institutions
Complex Religions
Widespread Literacy
Advanced Cities
16
The rulers of ancient Egypt were known as...
Emperors
Gilded Kings
Pharaohs
Sons of Horus
17
Which of the following fields WAS NOT advanced by the Egyptians?
Medicine
Mathematics
Feminine Equality
Education
18
The invention of __________________ allowed early society to form?
Irrigation
Advanced Weaponry
The Wheel
Agriculture
19
Society during the Paleolithic era was primarily...
sedentary
nomadic
obscure
complex
20
The Egyptians depended upon the______to water their crops and survive the desert.
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Indus River
Nile River
21
The Egyptian process of embalming the corpses of the dead was known as
Preservation
Curing
Mummification
Vitrification
