Which statement is true about art during the Paleolithic Age?

Paleolithic sculpture reflects the importance of hunting

Which statement about Catal Huyuk is true?

It taught archaeologists a lot about what life was like in Neolithic Age

Paleolithic people were nomads because they had no choice but to

follow the animal migrations and vegetation cycle

Hammurabi is remembered for

his law code, a collection of 282 laws

The use of metals marked the end of the Neolithic Age and the

new level of human control over the environment and its resources

The history of Egypt begins around 3100 BCE, when

Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt

Historians have identified the basic characteristics of civilizations as

cities, gov't, religion, social structure, writing and art

The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans

could give up their nomadic ways and live in settled communities

Around 2340 BCE, Sargon the leader of the Akkadians

overran the Sumerian city-states and set up the first empire in history

The first complex societies developed in river valleys because

there was enough fertile soil for farming

Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that

everyone accepted him as a ruler

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1
Which statement is true about art during the Paleolithic Age?
Paleolithic cave paintings often depict large animals
Paleolithic cave painting showed complex humans in groups
Paleolithic sculpture reflects the importance of hunting
Paleolithic pottery is based on practical uses such as cups and plates
2
Which of the following was NOT an invention of Mesopotamia?
Dome
Wheel
Sundial
Phone
3
Which statement about Catal Huyuk is true?
It is one of the most significant prehistoric archaeological sites in USA
It is a large well preserved site found in Egypt
It shows that Paleolithic humans were more advanced than previously thought
It taught archaeologists a lot about what life was like in Neolithic Age
4
Paleolithic people were nomads because they had no choice but to
follow the animal migrations and vegetation cycle
move on after they depleted the land
escaped the pollution that they caused
flee from the wooly mammoth
5
Hammurabi is remembered for
inventing the first wooden bicycle
creating a post office
his law code, a collection of 282 laws
overthrowing the Akkadian Empire
6
The use of metals marked the end of the Neolithic Age and the
movement away from agriculture
complex abandonment of other tools
beginning of the Metal Age
new level of human control over the environment and its resources
7
Ancient Egypt was governed by a series of families whose right to rule was passed down through a system known as
dynasty
Pharaoh
expedition
bureaucracy
8
The history of Egypt begins around 3100 BCE, when
Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt
the first pyramid collapsed
the Nile River flooded
volcano at Giza erupted
9
Historians have identified the basic characteristics of civilizations as
villages, temples, trade, tools, use of fire and armies
use of metals, weapons, houses, food, religion and art
vehicles, use of fire, nomadic lifestyle, hunting, gathering and technology
cities, gov't, religion, social structure, writing and art
10
The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans
could use animals as pets
had less control over their environment
could use fire to cook their food
could give up their nomadic ways and live in settled communities
11
Around 2340 BCE, Sargon the leader of the Akkadians
established the World's first city-states and led by divine authority
overran Paris, the largest city in the world at this time
overran the Sumerian city-states and set up the first empire in history
choked to death on a piece of bread
12
What are 'ten lost tribes'?
The Sea People
Ten cities of Mesopotamia
Scattered Israelites tribes
Egyptians tribes of the Nile
13
The dispersion of Jewish population to places such as Babylonia, Rome and Egypt is known as the
Diaspora
Domesticiation
Monotheism
Nomadic Pasture
14
The first complex societies developed in river valleys because
stones could be found to make stone tools
there was enough fertile soil for farming
clothes could be washed in the river
animals came to the river to drink so they could be killed
15
Which Egyptian god was the symbol of resurrection?
Osiris
Isis
Ra
Aton
16
What was the religion of the Israelites?
Polytheism
Zoroastrianism
Christianity
Judaism
17
The widespread availability of iron ore in the Hittite Kingdom made iron weapons
more expensive
easier to use
less effective
stronger
18
Cyrus the Great showed such wisdom and compassion when he conquered Babylon that
he was executed
he was worshipped as a god
everyone accepted him as a ruler
he captured Africa

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