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1
Which of the following choices is a fossil?
a dinosaur bone
a royal crown
government documents
an ancient statue
2
Why is the study of ancient bones important to us today?
The ancient bones give us information about our ancestors.
Bones are the only source of information archaeologists have
Ancient bones help develop modern technology.
Ancient bones help develop better forms of agriculture.
3
Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
the northern plateau and the southern plateau
the Tigris River and the Euphrates River
the Fertile Crescent and the Mediterranean Sea
4
What was most likely the reason that Mesopotamian ziggurats were tall?
to mark the center of the city
so they could be easily found
to honor the gods
so architects could display their work
5
Which is a primary source?
a journal entry
an encyclopedia article
data on weather on climate
a biography on Alexander the Great
6
Hades was the Greek god of
war
sun
the underworld
messengers
7
What is the difference between a primary source and an artifact?
Primary sources are made by people; artifacts by machines.
Primary sources are studied by historians; artifacts aren't.
Primary sources are written sources; artifacts are objects.
Scientists study primary sources; historians study artifacts
8
In what way does the flooding of the Nile affect the economy of Egypt?
Floods coat the land with silt which is ideal for farming.
Floods leave a type of poison that endangers crops.
Floods produced seeds which increased the amount of crops.
Flooding brings gold silt into Egypt
9
Historians call the time before writing:
The Dark Age
The Stone Age
Prehistory
The Neolithic Era
10
A town located in the countryside is known as a(n) ________ area.
rural
empire
urban
kingdom
11
How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples?
pharaohs collected taxes from the people
the ruling dynasty sold their gold to raise funds
payments from foreign friends
the gods gifted them with the materials needed
12
Which of the following is an example of location?
Los Angeles, California
population center and main roads
maps that help people study geography
rainfall on one side of a mountain range
13
In geographical terms, the land of Greece is a large
isthmus
peninsula
island
continent
14
Why did the Egyptians build their pyramids to be grand and spectacular?
to reflect the importance of the pharaoh
to reflect the intelligence of architects
to reflect the importance of the sun god
to reflect the importance of the priests
15
Which of the following best describes the word society?
A community of people who share a language.
A community of people who share a common culture.
A community of people who share a common religion.
A community of people who share a common region.
16
Scientists divided the Stone Age into three parts based on:
Use of language
Types of tools they used
Kinds of crops grown there
Use of fire
17
Which of the following best summarizes the geography of Greece?
a cold, barren land
a land of small hills and dense deserts
a land of flat, fertile plains
a rocky, mountainous land
18
As a ruler of the Babylonian Empire,Hammurabi was fulfilling which of the following roles?
matriarch
patriarch
prince
monarch
19
A historian's work includes all of the following except:
making predictions about the future based on the past
turning ancient discoveries into modern technology
studying and interpreting history
teaching and learning about cultureand identity
20
If rain falls today, this is an example of
flooding
resources
climate
weather
21
People made cloth out of all the following except:
Sheep and goat wool
Plant fibers
Animal skins
Fish skin
22
What is the scientific name for modern humans?
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Australopithecus
Homo sapiens
23
Which of the following best describes cuneiform?
a form of writing using symbols
a form of writing using numbers, letters, and symbols
a form of writing using numbers
a form of writing using letters
24
Which of the following beliefs was central to Egyptian religion?
pharaohs
pyramids
afterlife
heaves
25
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck?
unclean farmers
invaders
the rotting mummies
the pharaoh
26
Over time, the Greek people in city-states
fled their city-states in fear and setup their own colonies
became bored and developed the desire to travel
disliked their city-states and began to rebel against them
were independent and did not consider themselves "Greek"
27
An archaeologist would most likely study
an ancient burial site
a rainforest
weather patterns
a mountain range
28
Which of the following best defines a polis?
a small-city state
a high hill on which a fortress wasoften built
a marketplace where goods were traded
a small period of great achievements
29
Because traveling by land in Greece was difficult, the Greeks
became expert shipbuilders
gave up trying to travel
took up farming
learned how to climb mountains
30
The Hittites skillfully used a wheeled,horse-drawn battle cart known by which of the following
wagon
coach
carriage
chariot
31
What effect did the Ice Ages have on early humans?
Early humans were forced to control large fires.
Early humans were forced to fish.
Early humans were forced to move to new areas.
Early humans were forced to hunt.
32
Which famous Chaldean monarch rebuilt the city of Babylon?
Gilgamesh
Sargon I
Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
33
What does democracy mean?
"rule of the leaders"
"rule of the people"
"rule of the powerful"
"rule by few"
34
Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures?
Tombs were believed to be the safest places in the kingdom.
The tombs served as museums.
The tombs were the private storagerooms of the pharaoh.
Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed them in the afterlife.
35
Which of the following best describes a hominid?
A tool
A collection of bones
An early ancestor of humans
A fishhook
36
Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?
citizens act as judges and lawmakers
citizens elect officials to make the laws
all men, women, and children can vote
all citizens help make the laws
37
Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of
wisdom
love
harvest
celebration
38
Which of the following best describes why Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile?
Egypt was temperate in its climate.
The Nile River flowed from east to west.
Egypt was the country of many great rulers.
The Nile River brought fertility and life to the region.
39
What was important about Donald Johanson's discovery of "Lucy" in 1974?
It indicated that early hominids walked upright.
It was the 1st discovery of bones.
It proved hominids used tools.
It proved that hominids lived in East Africa 5,000 years ago
40
Which of the following would a physical geographer study?
primary sources
landforms
urban areas
secondary sources
41
Which statement best describes the burial practices of Egyptians?
Egyptians preserved bodies as mummies.
Egyptians carried their dead to neighboring countries.
Egyptians buried their dead in the river.
Egyptians used a funeral pyre for their dead.
42
What effect did farming have on people in the Stone Age?
It allowed them to build permanent settlements.
It allowed them to paint in caves.
It allowed them to hunt
It allowed them to travel.
43
A government in which only a few people have power is called
a democracy
an oligarchy
a tyrant
a monarchy
44
Which of the following is an example of history?
the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
a future shuttle launch
next year's world series
Hammurabi's Code of Laws
45
Which is an inference about why Mesopotamian city-states fought each other over land?
Each city-state had only one skill,which was farming
Crops were destroyed by natural disasters.
Each city-state wanted to build walls arounds its farms
Each city-state wanted to have enough farmland to grow food
46
Long poems that tell the story of a hero are known as
pictographs
epics
autobiographies
novels
47
A ______________ is a division of society by rank or class.
kingdom
government
dictatorship
social hierarchy
48
How did the Rosetta Stone help scholars and historians in their study of hieroglyphics?
It provided clues to Ramses' tomb
It provided paintings of various creation stories.
It provided clues to Queen Hatshepsut's tomb.
It provided a Greek text that matched Egyptian writing.
49
Whose tomb, discovered in 1922,taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs?
Queen Hatshepsut
King Tutankhamen
Ramses the Great
Ahmose of Thebes
50
Culture is
the weather and climate of an area.
the landforms, climate, and environment of a country.
the natural resources of a region.
the beliefs, customs and art of a group.
