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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn what part of the world do scientists believe Homo-sapiens first emerged?AfricaEuropeAsiaAmerica
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an artifact?Remains of a humanMan-made object left behindSkeletonDinosaur bones
- 3. Multiple ChoicePeople who move from place to place in search of food is known as?Homo-sapienArtifactNomadClan
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the time period before history was recorded known as?Bronze AgeIron AgeRenaissancePre-history
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat rivers are located in the Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia?Tigris & EuphratesGanges & IndusHuang He & YangtzeeNile & Liimpopo
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat monotheistic religion was practiced by the Hebrews?ChristianityJudaismIslamZoroastrianism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first written law code?The Ten CommandmentsThe Twelve TablesJustinian's CodeHammurabi's Code
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did the Phoenicians create?HieroglyphicsCuneiformAlphabetCyrillic Alphabet
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the sacred book for Judaism?The BibleThe Q'ranThe VedasThe Torah
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Sumerian form of writing known as?CuneiformAlphabetHeiroglyphicsCyrillic Alphabet
- 11. Multiple Choice
Sumerian temples were calledpyramidszigguratsmosqueschurches - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is NOT a basic belief of Hinduism?Vedas & Upanishads10 commandmentsKarmaReincarnation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich empire was tolerant of conquered people and built the Royal Road?The Mongol EmpireThe Roman EmpireThe Persian EmpireThe Assyrian Empire
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHarappa & Mohenjo Daro are located where?Indus River ValleyChinese CivilizationFertile CrescentThe Nile River Valley
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat term means Old stone age?PaleolithicMesolithicNeolithicMacrolithic
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis neolithic site is known asTikalMachu PicchuStonehengeMohenjo Daro
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn what river valley did ancient Egyptian civilization emerge?Huang HeTigris/EuphratesIndusNile
- 18. Multiple ChoiceBelief in many gods is known asatheismpolytheismmonotheismtheocracy
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best completes the diagram?VedasUpanishads10 commandements12 tables
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich empire is associated with this river system?Chinese EmpireBabylonian EmpirePhoenician EmpireGupta Empire
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe early river valley civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia developed governments that were ruled by...tribal councilsrepresentative assembliesreligious authoritieselected officials
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich ancient writing system is illustrated in this pictureEgyptian hieroglyphicsSumerian CuneiformChinese CharactersPhoenician Alphabet
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich number on this map represents the region where archaeologists believe the first humans appeared?1234
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhen studying prehistoric people, cave drawings like this one allow archeologists tospeculate about daily livesinterpret written recordsunderstand spoken languagestudy farming techniques
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the major change caused by the agricultural/neolithic revolution?End of huntingIncrease of spoken languageElimination of tradeDevelopment of permanent settlements
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich characteristic was most common in ancient river valley civilization?Limited economic growthSocial equalityLimited population growthHereditary rule
- 27. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Paleolithic Era, how did most early humans acquire food?By planting cropsBy following animal migrationsFrom nearby settlementsFrom domesticated animals
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich city did Cambyses add to the Persian Empire?OdessusNinevahMemphisTaxala
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