- As early as 200,000 years ago, modern human beings _________ appeared
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Homo sapiens
Homo habilis
Neanderthals
Homo erectus
- What we call the Neolithic Revolution began sometime after 10,000 B.C. in
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northern Africa
western Asia
northern India
southern Africa
- The domestication of plants and animals around 6,000 B.C. resulted in
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the formation of small agricultural villages
a decrease in craft specialization
an end to hunting
the first walled cities
- Scholars believe that writing developed because
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they found a usefor papyrus
people knew that writing would be necessary to be understood by later generations
their language had become more complex
as the economy became more complex people needed to keep records
- The most successful Sumerian king, judging by his attempts to conquer all of Sumeria was
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Hammurabi
arduk
Sargon
Gilgamesh
- For historians, the existence of walls around Neolithic towns indicates all of the following except
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towns needed protection
towns were trying to limit growth
towns were growing in population and wealth
towns were organizing socially and politically
- Sumerian society was dominated by
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the priesthood
the priesthood and the army
the nobility
the priesthood and the nobility
- Perhaps the most important factor in the unification of Egypt was
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powerful kings
economic prosperity
religious similarities in the north and south
geography
- Which statement best describes Paleolithic society?
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Families and tribes fought regularly.
Tribal leaders were more important than the group.
Cooperation was necessary for survival.
Hunting was the only way to obtain food.
- The increase in population in the Neolithic Period came primarily from
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people married younger
a reduction of disease
a decrease in tribal conflict
a surplus of food
- The chief purpose of Hammurabi's code was to
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instill moral values
increase the power of the king
punish criminals
act as a deterrent
- The main factor which influenced the development of Sumerian society was
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religious beliefs
natural resourcesT
climate
geography
- The pharaoh Akhenaton promoted
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a return to the traditional worship of Amon Ra
the worship of Isis and Osiris
the worship of Aton
the expansion of Egypt's borders
- Ancient Mesopotamian religion was characterized by
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the deification of natural elements
one god who ruled over lesser gods
the deification of the king
benevolent deities
- Egyptian religion was characterized by
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confidence in the gods' protection
the fear of evil
fear of the anger of the gods
the fear of death
- The Tigris and Euphrates were important because
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they were shallow and easy to cross
they made the unification of Mesopotamia possible
they made irrigation possible
the kept invaders out
- Moses covenant with Yahweh was the beginning of
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the enslavement of the Hebrews by the Egyptians
the development of a legal code
true monotheism
the development of a code of morality
- The Covenant of the Jews with God
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was broken by Moses
began with Abraham
promised the Jews the conquest of the Middle East
was foretold by Moses
- Which of the following is outside of the Fertile Crescent?
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Tyre
Babylon
emphis
Ur
- The Rosetta Stone was most useful for
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identifying the gods of the Sumerians
deciphering hieroglyphics
deciphering cuneiform
identifying the gods of the Egyptians
- Chaldean ruler who made Babylon the most impressive city of its day, with the Hanging Gardens
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Soloman
Hammurabi
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
- Leader who united Upper and Lower Egypt
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Akhenaton
Narmer
Thutmose III
Hatshepsut
- People responsible for developing the alphabet
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Sumerians
Babylonians
Hebrews
Phoenicians
- The 10th century Hebrew leader responsible for building the temple to house the Ark of the Covenant
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Solomon
Saul
oses
David
- Sumerian writing gets its name from
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the clay tablets used to write on
the priests who used it
the shape of the symbols used
the stylus used by scribes