Prehistory & Geography Review

Question 1

This imaginary line forms a reference point by which we measure the distance of a location either north or south.

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 2

A gulf is larger than a bay?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

This landmark can be referred to as a land bridge. It is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses.

Accepted Answer

Isthmus

Question 4

What is the name of the Southern Kingdom of Israel?

Accepted Answer

Judah

Question 5

Which ancient greek city is located on the Peloponnesus?

Accepted Answer

Sparta

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a part of defining a desert?

Accepted Answer

Densely Populated

Question 7

A complex culture in which large groups of human beings share a number of common elements.

Accepted Answer

Civilization

Question 8

This group of ancient Mesopotamian people conquered the Northen Kingdom of Israel. Their capital city was Nineveh.

Accepted Answer

Assyria

Question 9

Mesopotamia, Israel, and Egypt all develop around central rivers

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

This time period refers to the shift of mankind from being hunter-gatherers to developing farming...

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Revolution

Question 11

This geographic landmark is defined as a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Accepted Answer

Straight

Question 12

Latium is where Latin is spoken.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

What are the two rivers that are central to the Mesopotamian civilization?

Accepted Answer

Tigris and Euphrates

Question 14

What famous biblical character comes from the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur?

Accepted Answer

Abram

Question 15

True or False: Latitude is the measurement of a location either East or West of the Prime Meridian?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

This body of water is partly enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf, and advantageous for harbor ports for trade.

Accepted Answer

Bay

Question 17

What geographic landmark formed a natural barrier to the south for Ancient Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Cataracts

Question 18

This term means "Old Stone" and refers to the earliest man and his way of life.

Accepted Answer

Paleolithic

Question 19

The earliest form of a written language is developed in what civilization?

Accepted Answer

Sumer

Question 20

This mountain range is located to the north of the Italian peninsula and provided a natural barrier for the Romans.

Accepted Answer

Alps

Question 21

This river is instrumental in the Ancient Israelites conquest of the Promised Land. Jesus was also baptized here.

Accepted Answer

Jordan

Question 22

This pre-historic structure was used to show respect for the dead. It consists of posts and a lentil cap of stone.

Accepted Answer

Dolmen

Question 23

What event led to a migration of the earliest man, leading to cave dwellings which will begin to develop community?

Accepted Answer

Ice Age

Question 24

This term is the measurement of a location east or west of the Prime Meridian.

Accepted Answer

Longitude

Question 25

This is the term of a chain of islands clustered together in the middle of a sea.

Accepted Answer

Archipelago

Question 26

The term delta comes from the Ancient Roman Historian, Livy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

Which is NOT referred to by Dorothy Mills in her definition of history in relation to the progress of the earliest man?

Accepted Answer

Soul

Question 28

This island located off the tip of the Italian Peninsula was fought over by the Romans and the Carthaginians.

Accepted Answer

Sicily

Question 29

Which ancient city is home to the Great Pyramids of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Giza

Question 30

What sea is at the center of the Greek civilization?

Accepted Answer

Aegean

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