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1
What years does Ancient history cover?
3500 B.C. - 476 A.D.
anything before 0
2
Which of the following defines city-state?
Boston, Massachusetts
an ancient civilization with its own government and culture
New York, New York
Dallas, Texas
3
Define monotheism.
belief in one god
mono what?
a sickness
belief in many gods
4
What is a ziggurat?
a store
a house
a temple
a park
5
What was the first form of writing called?
cuneiform
sanskrit
hieroglyphs
script
6
Which city-state was the first empire?
Sumer
Assyria
Babylon
Akkad
7
What does A.D. stand for?
Annual Deal
Anno Domini
after dinner
after death
8
Which city was believed to have had the Hanging Gardens?
Sumer
Alexandria
Babylon
Ur
9
Which of the following was not a Mesopotamian city-state?
Sumer
Assyria
Babylon
Persia
10
Which group invented writing?
Babylonians
Assyrians
Sumerians
Akkadians
11
True or False: Language is the only thing that separates one civilization from another.
True
False
12
Why is the B.C. and A.D. dating system controversial?
No one agrees on the dates
No one can read Latin
Not everyone is Jewish
Not everyone is Christian
13
How do we figure out how long ago a B.C. date was?
subtract it from the current year
add it to the current year
14
How is ancient history defined?
anything before prehistory
it's recorded
anything before 1900
it's the A.D. era
15
Why is the Fertile Crescent significant?
it's one of the seven wonders
it's where important people lived
it's the location of the first civilization
it's not significant
16
Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt?
Noah
David
Moses
Abraham
17
What is an empire?
a man that calls strikes in a baseball game
a group of city-states ruled by one person
a community
a tv show
18
What does Mesopotamia mean?
land by a river
rivers by land
land between two rivers
land of first people
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In what part of the world is the Fertile Crescent located?
Asia
South America
the Middle East
Africa
20
What two rivers surround the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Rhine
Mississippi and Missouri
Allegheny and Ohio
21
Which of the following is a component of civilization?
social hierarchy
religion
language
all of these
22
What does B.C. mean?
before cable
before candy
before Carthage
before Christ
23
Who is credited with inventing the wheel?
Babylonians
Sumerians
Akkadians
Canaanites
24
What language does Anno Domini originate from?
English
French
Spanish
Latin
25
Where did the first Hebrews live?
Babylon
Sumer
Akkad
Canaan
26
How many laws did Hammurabi Code consist of?
43
1000
282
100
27
Define Anno Domini.
in the year of Jesus's death
In the year Jesus was born
in the year of our Lord
In the year of Dominoes
28
What is the difference between ancient history and prehistory
ancient history is recorded
nothing
ancient history is older
dinosaurs
29
Which of the following summarizes Hammurabi Code?
eye for an eye
treat others as you want to be treated
be kind
3 strikes you're out
30
Where is Mesopotamia located?
in the Fertile Crescent
in Pittsburgh
in the mountains
in Mexico
31
What is the Torah?
the Old Testament
the first five books of the Bible
The Bible
the New Testament
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Why is Mesopotamia called the Cradle of Civilization?
its was the place where the first civilization existed
no one knows
babies live there
it's shaped like a cradle
