Soc. studies Midterm Review

Question 1

During mummification, the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines were put in _______once they were removed from the body.

Accepted Answer

canopic jars

Question 2

Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and pets, etc...?

Accepted Answer

They believed the dead would take their belongings into the afterlife

Question 3

What was one of the most important discoveries of early man?

Accepted Answer

fire

Question 4

In which time period were people able to settle in more permanent homes?

Accepted Answer

New Stone Age/ Neolithic

Question 5

Which of the following were members of the upper class in ancient Mesopotamia

Accepted Answer

king and priests

Question 6

What is migration?

Accepted Answer

moving to a different location in search of food

Question 7

The Paleolithic period is also known as

Accepted Answer

Old Stone Age

Question 8

Skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products were called

Accepted Answer

artisan

Question 9

In the Old stone ages, people lived in -______

Accepted Answer

caves/huts

Question 10

Babylonian leader who created the first written code of laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

Accepted Answer

Hammurabi

Question 11

A Sumerian temple to honor their gods/godesses was called a ______

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

Question 12

Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 13

In order to measure the distance on he above map for Changsha to Taizhou, you would use_________.

Accepted Answer

map scale

Question 14

During the Ice Age, people crossed the ____________ to get to North America.

Accepted Answer

Bering Land Bridge

Question 15

The following is used to show direction on a map (both cardinal and intermediate)

Accepted Answer

compass rose

Question 16

the word "Mesopotamia" means____

Accepted Answer

land between two rivers

Question 17

How did people in Border Caves communicate?

Accepted Answer

cave paintings

Question 18

What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 19

What is another word for farming?

Accepted Answer

agriculture

Question 20

Which of the following best describes Egyptian religious beliefs?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 21

In Ancient Mesopotamia, who were at the bottom of the social pyramid?

Accepted Answer

slaves

Question 22

What was the time period before writing was created called?

Accepted Answer

Prehistory

Question 23

What was the significance (importance) of the Egyptian tomb?

Accepted Answer

it was a burial chamber for the pharaohs/kings

Question 24

What is papyrus?

Accepted Answer

plant from which paper is made

Question 25

A belief in many gods is referred to as_____________

Accepted Answer

polytheistic

Question 26

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society were known as _________

Accepted Answer

scribes

Question 27

In Mesopotamia, wedge shaped writing is known as

Accepted Answer

cuneiform

Question 28

Why did early humans migrate around the world?

Accepted Answer

There was not eough animals to hunt or food to gather

Question 29

Egyptian writing is called_________

Accepted Answer

hieroglyphics

Question 30

Who would write and record information during Ancient egyptian times?

Accepted Answer

scribes

Question 31

The discovery of the baby buried with the seashell bead tells us that_________

Accepted Answer

people had religious beliefs and believed in an afterlife

Question 32

A belief in one god is known as __________________

Accepted Answer

monotheistic

Question 33

Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops

Accepted Answer

irrigation

Question 34

Describe the burial practices of Egyptians?

Accepted Answer

They preserved bodies as mummies.

Question 35

Which is an example of how hunter-gatherers used resources to survive?

Accepted Answer

They used animal skins for clothing and grass for beds

Question 36

Which of these was one of the most important Sumerian inventions in Mesopotamia, that helped to make life easier?

Accepted Answer

wheel

Question 37

In order to find the exact/absolute location we would use________

Accepted Answer

both longitude and latitude

Question 38

Who helped the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Soc. studies Midterm Review

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Soc. studies Midterm Review

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