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9th Grade Review for Test 1
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What did archaeologists learn about life in Ur from discovering the ziggurat?
Wealthy families lived in two-story houses.
Religion played an important role for the Sumerians.
The city was a thriving center of trade.
Agriculture was a key element of Ur's economic success.
2
Two characteristics that helped define a civilization are
advanced cities and specialized workers.
unorganized religion and large populations.
domestication of animals and growth of schools.
nomadic cultures and standardization of jobs.
3
What paper-like material did the Ancient Egyptians use for writing?
eucalyptus leaves
leather skin
papyrus
banana leaves
4
The Ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds?
cuneiform
escribir
Egyptology
hieroglyphics
5
What is the name of the river that Egyptian civilization emerged around?
Euphrates
Tigris
Ganges
Nile
6
The Bronze Age began around
3000 B.C.
7000 B.C.
5000 B.C.
12000 B.C.
7
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
land of the gods
land between two rivers
land with silt
land of the fertile crescent
8
The belief in many gods is called
polytheism.
Ugallu.
cultural diffusion.
atheism.
9
Who defeated the city-states of Sumer around 2350 B.C.?
Hammurabi
Iku-Shamagen
Gilgamesh
Sargon of Akkad
10
Ancient Egyptian history is divided into 3 periods of prosperous kingdoms. What are they?
The Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
The Happy, Sad, and Confused Kingdoms
The Upper, Lower, and United Kingdoms
The North, South, and New Kingdoms
11
The Egyptian god Re (Ra) is
the sun god
god of the dead
ideal mother/wife god
wind god
12
Hammurabi was a
Egyptian
Sumerian
Akkadian
Babylonian
13
What do archaeologists do?
study science
study culture
study fossils
study artifacts
14
To cultivate more land and to produce extra crops, ancient people in larger villages,
invented plows pulled by cattle and horses
developed new tools to help with harvesting
forced slaves to work in the fields
built elaborate irrigation systems
15
The biological species to which modern humans belong.
Homo sapiens
Homo habilis
Neanderthals
Homo erectus
16
What do anthropologists do?
study science
study artifacts
study fossils
study culture
17
Upper Egypt was located in the
north
west
south
east
18
Why did the Egyptians build pyramids to house the pharaohs' bodies?
So Egyptians could have a place to worship different gods.
They did not believe in an afterlife.
Pharaohs' were believed to continue ruling after death there
They pyramid served as a great monument in Ancient Egypt.
19
What was one way the Nile River impacted ancient Egyptians?
They planted crops each year after the river flooded.
They avoided using the Nile River to travel and trade.
They carefully watched the Nile's unpredictable flooding.
They built settlements near the banks of the Nile River.
20
The taming of animals for human use is referred to as
domestication
environmental control
harnessing nature
hybridization
21
What is silt?
gold from Mesopotamia
fertile mud
type of writing
ancient grain from fertile land
22
What hominids were the first to migrate, use tools, use fire, and maybe develop language?
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Neanderthal
Australopithecines
23
The leader who was famous for a uniform code of laws that unified his empire was
Iku-Shamagen.
Sargon.
Gilgamesh.
Hammurabi.
24
By assembling the peoples and nations of northern and southern Mesopotamia, Sargon of Akkad
introduced the wheel and sail to the world.
divided the city-states.
created a new religion for the Sumerians.
created the world's first empire.
25
Sumerians believed that every city
should provide education for all of its people
belonged to a god who governed the city’s activities
must protect itself with giant walls
needs food surpluses to feed the soldiers who protected them
26
The archaeological discoveries at Catal Huyuk added to our understanding of early
village life.
nomadic life.
cave paintings.
mummified bodies.
27
What is a pharaoh?
“land of silt”
A god-king of ancient Egypt; political and military leader
Fertile black mud
A powerful king in Sumer who unified Upper and Lower Egypt
28
What did Egyptian priests observe just before the floods came?
a full moon every year above the pyramids
the sun god—Ra—helped the farmers
the same star—Sirus—appeared above the eastern horizon
sacrificing animals to Osiris was beneficial for all people
29
What did Mary Leakey's discovery of footprints indicate about hominids?
They were a species of Homo habilis
They walked upright earlier than had been believed
They supported themselves as hunter-gatherers.
They had very elaborate tools they used for farming.
30
The main result of the domestication of animals was that humans
had a ready supply of meat and animal products.
were able to hunt more efficiently.
were safer during a hunt.
could use animals to pull carts and wagons.
31
In the fifth century B.C. the ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, referred to Egypt as the
“amazing silt”
"gift of the Nile”
“river of life”
“divine pyramids”
32
What was the system of writing that the Sumerian scribes created?
ziggurat
specialization
barter
cuneiform
33
One practical reason Egyptians developed a calendar was to
determine the best time to plant crops.
help develop a system of written numbers
find the best time to bury the pharaoh.
decide the best time to collect taxes.
34
What is the process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying?
ancient drying
mummification
beef jerky
Neolithic preservation
35
In Sumer, priests shared power with military leaders called lugals? What does "lugal mean?
heroic warrior
god king
the one at the top
big man
36
Historical narratives and epic poetry were examples of what characteristic of civilization?
advanced technology
record keeping
complex institutions
advanced cities
37
What helped Egyptians travel from south to north on the Nile?
water currents carried boats
camels
walking in large groups
wind for sailing
38
The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another is called
cultural diffusion
cultural appropriation
enhanced culture
cultural networking
39
Stone Age peoples on all continents
worshipped a sun and moon deity
developed boats for transportation
invented similar writing systems
created cave paintings
40
A political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler:
city-state
theocracy
kingdom
empire
41
What is one reason hunter-gatherers may have led a nomadic life?
They were searching for places to settle.
They lived in cold climates.
They needed to find new sources of food.
They lived in groups.
42
The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans
migrated from Africa.
began to organize governments.
mastered fire.
developed agriculture.
43
The Egytian god Isis is the
god of the dead
sun god
wind god
ideal mother/wife god
44
The Egytian god Osiris is the
ideal mother/wife god
wind god
god of the sun
god of the dead
45
What do paleontologists do?
study fossils
study artifacts
study science
study culture
46
The legendary figure Narmer is famous for being
a boy king.
the first ruler of a united Egypt.
An inventor.
the sun god of ancient Egypt.
47
How did Narmer symbolically unify Lower and Upper Egypt?
he defeated the king of the north
he established his capital at Memphis
he wore the crowns of both Upper and Lower Egypt
he held a mace to smite his enemy
48
What important characteristic did "Lucy," the earliest hominid yet found, have?
opposable thumbs
a very large brain
well-developed muscles
extremely long arms
49
As people settled in stable communities based on agriculture,
farmers abandoned the use of domesticated animals.
food surpluses allowed some to develop skills as artisans.
religion took on a much less significant role in society.
the development of technology stopped.
50
What protected Egypt from invaders?
4-5-1 defensive formation
deserts
mountains
oceans
51
Which three things led to the rise of civilizations?
prosperous farming villages, food surpluses, new technology
hunting-gathering culture, regional trade, strategic warfare
food surpluses, increase in population, an artisan class
agriculture, control of fire, food surpluses
52
Prehistory refers to the time
when people began to settle along river valleys
before the invention of writing
before people were hunters and gatherers
when civilizations emerged
53
The type of government that is based upon religious authority is called a
polytheism
democracy
dynasty
theocracy
54
In Sumerian culture, during times of war
farmers took control of the city.
priests gained control.
military leaders led soldiers and the city.
priests built bigger ziggurats.
55
What was one environmental challenge the people of Sumer faced in Mesopotamia?
no water to irrigate crops
an overabundance of natural resources
unpredictable flooding
dry, desert land which could not be farmed
56
Slash-and-burn farming refers to
competing with others for available farmland.
clearing land for farming.
destroying farmland through carelessness.
harvesting farmed crops.
57
Lower Egypt was located in the
south
west
east
north
58
A form of trade in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money is called
cultural diffusion
barter
Neolithic exchange
merchant supply
59
To win Eternal life, the heart of each person could be no heavier than a
stone
feather
bird
cup of water
60
Before Egypt was unified into one country it consisted of two kingdoms referred to as
Northern and Southern Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt
Strong and Powerful Egypt
Mountains and Rivers Egypt
61
Which Sumerian city was located on the banks of the Euphrates River?
Memphis
Jericho
Ur
Catal Huyuk
62
The Bronze Age started in
Memphis
Catal Huyuk
Jericho
Ur
63
What is a dynasty?
Very delicious spicy food
A series of rulers from a single family
A unique system of writing, such as, cuneiform
A branch of the government that provides food
64
Civilization is generally talking about
advanced cities
advance society
complex culture
new technology
65
Where are the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys found?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
66
What helped the Egyptians travel from north to south on the Nile?
water currents carried boats
wind for sailing
camels
walking in large groups
67
What did the discoveries in the Shanidar cave reveal about the Neanderthals?
They had developed tools.
They had developed deep religious beliefs.
They had developed agriculture.
They had developed a written language.
