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Unit 1 - Pre-history to ancient River Valley Civilizations.
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1
What is a
dynasty
?
A series of rulers from the same family.
A pharaoh that rules for a lifetime.
A series of rulers from different families.
A king that rulers for a lifetime.
2
Who led the
Exodus
of the Hebrews out of Egypt?
Moses
Abraham
Ramses III
Solomon
3
Define
theocracy
.
A government ruled by only one god.
Rule based on religious authority.
Divine rule from the Mandate of Heaven.
A government with a pharaoh.
4
What is the problem with the Indus
Harappan
written language?
It has not been deciphered yet.
It is on the Rosetta Stone.
It has over 10,000 characters.
It is the same written language for diff. spoken languages.
5
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
T
stand for?
Tombs
Technology
Tools
Temples
6
What are the
five characteristics
of a
civilization
?
WrittenRec., Advan.Cities, Com.Instit, Advan.Tech, Spec.Work
WrittenLaws, Arg., Citystate, ComplexInstitutions, Religion
7
During times of
peace
who held the
top positions
in Mesopotamia?
Priests
Artisans
Farmers
Warriors
8
Define
empire
.
A group of nations controlled by one nation.
A country controlled by a king.
A series of rulers controlled by one family.
One nation that spreads its culture to other nations.
9
How did people get
food
during during the
Paleolithic Age
?
Domesticated Animals
Hunting and Gathering
Farming
Slash and Burn
10
What is
cultural diffusion
?
When many cultures are controlled by one leader.
Spread of ideas, beliefs, or goods from 1 culture to another
When the culture stays static.
A series of rulers from one family.
11
What were the
tools
made of during the
Paleolithic Age
?
Copper
Iron
Stone
sticks
12
Human
evolution
started when? where?
500,000 yrs. ago in the Middle East.
2.5 mil. yrs. ago in W. Africa.
2.5 mil. yrs. ago in E. Africa.
30,000 yrs. ago in Africa.
13
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
I
stand for?
Important People
Iron Tools
Important Places
Institutions
14
How did the
Otzi the Iceman
die?
Murder
Sickness
Hyperthermia
Starvation
15
Chinese writing was written on
____________
which was used to communicate with their ancestors.
papyrus/paper
religious pottery
clay tablets
animal bones/tortoise shells
16
What do you call the
Egyptian
writing system?
Hieroglyphs
Phoenician Alphabet
Cuneiform
Pictographs
17
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
E
stand for?
Economic
Empire
Exodus
Euphrates
18
Define a
city-states
.
When religion controls the state.
A group of countries controlled by one gov.
A family of rulers who rule for a period of time.
Has own laws/gov. and is like an independent country.
19
The Phoenicians are
BEST
known for their ___________________ .
22 letter alphabet
Purple dye made from Murex Snails
invention of the Bireme - ancient oared galley warship
Maritime trading
20
What was the
Neolithic Revolution
?
Nomads
Feudalism
Agriculture/Domestication of animals
Monotheism
21
Which Egyptian pharaoh died at a young age and his death remains a mystery to this day?
Ramses III
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
Ramses II
Nebuchadnezzar
22
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
R
stand for?
Ramses III
Religion
Rivers
Rulers
23
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
G
stand for?
Greatest Technology
Ganges River
Growth of Cities
Greatest Achievements
24
What is the definition of the
Neolithic Age
?
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
25
What is the
Mandate of Heaven
?
When God had Abraham start the Hebrew faith.
Divine approval from the gods to rule or lose power in China
Oracle bones used to communicate with ancestral spirits.
The power given to the pharaohs to rule Egypt.
26
What is
prehistory
?
The period of time when written records began.
The time frame from the Big Bang to human evolution.
The period of time before written records.
The period of time that consists of prehistoric man.
27
What is
polytheism
?
The belief in one god.
A series of rulers from one family.
The belief in many gods.
Many countries controlled by one country.
28
Having a
food surplus
led to the creation of
_________________
?
Silos
Religion
Annual floods
Social classes
29
Which Mesopotamian
empire
came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th?
Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians, Chaldeans
Sumerians, Ur, Babylonians, Assyrians
Babylonians, Hittites, Akkadians, Chaldeans
Sumerians, Akkadians, Hebrew, Hittites, Babylonian, Chaldean
30
Describe the types of laws in the
Code of Hammurabi
.
Equal laws for all social classes.
Getting payback, revengeful, and harsh.
Vague laws.
It was a Mandate from Heaven.
31
Who was the
father
of Judaism?
Moses
David
Saul
Abraham
32
What type of
religion
did the
Sumerians
practice?
Theocracy
Polythesism
Monothesism
Judaism
33
The Minoans are
NOT
known for?
"First link in the European chain." - Historian Will Durant
Creating a 22 letter alphabet.
Located on the Island of Crete.
King Minos owning a Minotaur.
34
Define
monotheism
.
When a government is ruled by one ruler.
The belief in many gods.
A government with more than one ruler.
The belief in one god.
35
The Egyptians used the
pyramids
for ___________ .
protection
palaces
tombs
temples
36
What is the definition of the
Paleolithic Age
?
New Stone Age
Bronze Age
Stone Age
Old Stone Age
37
The
Code of Hammurabi
was the first
______________
.
written laws
written alphabet
to worship one god
epic poem written on tablets
38
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the last
E
stand for?
Egyptian
Environment
Economics
Era
39
What was
NOT
a lasting impact of the early River Valley Civilizations?
The wheel.
Feudalism
The calendar.
Coined money.
40
What was the Mesopotamian
writing system
called?
Cuneiform
Ideographics
Phoenician Alphabet
Hieroglyphicc
41
Mesopotamians built
________________
to worship their gods.
Citadels
Hebrew temples
Ziggurats
Pyramids
42
Compare and contrast
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, or China
using PRESTIGE.
P R E S T I G E
P R E S T I G E
43
What is
history
?
The period of time that started with written records.
The past.
The period of time before written records.
The period of time from the Big Bang to prehistoric humans.
44
Which of the following does
NOT
describe cities in the Indus Valley?
Fortified citadels and earthen levees.
Cities laid out in a grid system.
Running water, bathrooms, and sewers.
A jumble of buildings and a maze of winding streets.
45
This Babylonian King built
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
for his wife?
Solomon
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar II
King Tut
46
Which
empire
was the largest and known for warfare?
Hittites
Hebrews
Assyrians
Akkadians
47
In
The Epic of Gilgamesh
, Gilgamesh wanted to become _______________ ?
Noah
immortal
a wild man
Enkidu
48
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
S
stand for?
Specialized workers
Surplus
Social
Shrine
49
Agriculture led to the development of civilization, what was a result of farming?
People became nomads.
The pop. grew because they had a consistent food supply.
The population decreased.
People settling on rivers.
50
In the acronym PRESTIGE, what does the letter
P
stand for?
Pre-history
Pharaoh
Political
Power
