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S1 History & Culture Exam Review!
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Intro to #History exam review
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1
Why did the people of the New Stone Age begin to live together in villages?
They began to keep animals
All of the above
They began to grow food
They didn't have to hunt or gather food
2
Where did the world’s first civilization begin?
The Indus Valley
The Fertile Crescent
The Nile Valley
The Huanghe Valley
3
A "primary source" is evidence from the
same time as the historical event
a much later time after the historical event
4
Why did the earliest civilizations begin near river valleys?
People could hunt and fish & travel by boat
All of the above
The climate was good & the land was fertile
There was enough water for farming and animals
5
What kind of writing is this? Who created it?
Hieroglyphics, the Egyptians
Cuneiform, the Sumerians
6
Which of the following is not one of the 4 earliest civilizations?
The Indus Valley
The Fertile Crescent
The Nile Valley
The Changjian Valley
7
What is this?
A mommy
A mummie
A mummy
A mommie
8
Hammurabi made _____ and wrote them on _____ pillars.
laws, paper
tools, stone
laws, stone
tools, paper
9
It has the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion. What is it?
The Shpinx
The Sphinx
The Sphinks
The Sfinx
10
The word "cuneiform" means
curve-shaped
wedge-shaped
cone-shaped
weed-shaped
11
History textbook: primary or secondary source?
secondary source
primary source
12
What 3 languages are on the Rosetta Stone?
Cuneiform, Hieroglyphs, French
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian (simpler form), Greek
Hieroglyphs, Cuneiform, Greek
13
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
It was an important part of keeping family history.
They thought a person’s soul return to its body after death.
They believed their Gods would punish them if they didn't.
They thought they were beautiful.
14
This is a tomb of a pharaoh. What is it?
Piramid
Pyramid
Pryramid
Pryramed
15
The Fertile Crescent was known to have the shape of a crescent _____.
Banana
moon
star
sun
16
Which of the following periods is the earliest in History?
Prehistoric times
Modern times
Historic times
ancient
17
What kind of writing is this and who created it?
Cuneiform, created by the Sumerians (from Mesopotamia)
Hieroglyphics, created by the Egyptians
18
Bones from an apeman: primary source or secondary source?
secondary source
primary source
19
The cuneiform is written on what material?
clay tablet
Wood
Paper
Papyrus
20
A pharaoh was an Egyptian ____.
servant
priest
king
scribe
21
Which of the following had the lowest social status in ancient Egypt?
priests
craftsmen
farmers
slaves
22
A "secondary source" is historical evidence from
a much later time after the historical event
the same time as the historical event
23
Egyptian hieroglyphics were often written on what material?
Papyrus
dirt
stone
wood
24
The Rosetta Stone provides the key to the understanding of Egyptian ____________.
hieroglyphs
calendar
mummies
irrigation system
25
What is this?
The Rosita Stone
The Rose Stone
The Rosseta Stone
The Rosetta Stone
26
Which of the following is NOT a meaning of 'history'?
Records of past events
Past events
The study of the records of past events
Future events
27
When and where was the Rosetta Stone found?
Egypt, AD 1799
England, AD 1799
Egypt, 500 BC
England, 500 BC
28
What is this Egyptian device that was used for lifting water?
sprinkler
shandaff
shaduf
plough
29
The term AD means
Ad Domino
After Death
Anno Domini
Anno Domingo
30
What did the people in the Old Stone Age learn how to do?
Grow food and keep animals
Fish and keep animals
Make fire and stone tools
Make fire and metal tools
