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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the abbreviations below refers to events that happened after year 1? (2 answers)
CE
BCE
AD
NE
BC
- 2. Multiple Choice
Time is split into two parts due to which historical event?
the fall of the Roman empire
the creation of the United States
the death of Jesus
the birth of Jesus
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was required by a community to settle in a single location? (2 answers)
fresh-ish water source such as a river or stream
domestication of local plants and animals
living near the sea or ocean for fishing purposes
having nomads nearby to trade with
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of material was used to create tools in the Stone Age?
bronze
iron
wood
stone
- 5. Multiple Choice
In order to have social classes, a society had to master 2 skills. What are they?
job specialization
settling near a fresh water source
having a polytheistic religion
food surplus
a writing system
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does Mesopotamia mean?
land under the sea
land of rock smash
land between the rivers
land before time
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following locations (2) most likely allowed people to settle in Meso?
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
the Red sea
the Black sea
the Zagros mountains
the Persian Gulf
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following inventions (2) would have helped trade and transportation in Mesopotamia?
the wheel
the sail
Ziggurats
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
irrigation
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about the religious beliefs of Meso is true?
Mesopotamian people were monotheistic and worshiped only the doorframe god
the people of Mesopotamia were polytheistic and had many gods to help explain natural events in the world
the people of Mesopotamia were monotheistic and had a single god who controlled nature and the world
Mesopotamian people were polytheistic and worshiped only one god
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did the people of Meso write on?
paper
dried leaves
clay tablets
papyrus
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of ziggurats in Meso?
gave the king a palace to live in
it was for the god of the city to receive offerings from the people
it was a house of law were citizens could complain about criminals
it was an empty chamber that was built to impress visitors to the city
- 12. Multiple Choice
The city-states of Meso were all monarchies. What does this mean?
the people of the city all voted on who would be in charge
only soldiers were allowed to run the city
a king or queen ruled the city
a small group of wealthy people ruled the city
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best describes an empire like Hammurabi or Sargon controlled?
a single kingdom run by a king or queen
multiple territories or city-states run by one ruler
when a series of plagues attack your city because you enslaved the Israelities
when the people of a city-state popularly elects multiple people to run the country
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following below would have been how the earliest people lived?
they were farmers who settled in small communities
they were hunter-gatherers who traveled from place to place following the heards
they were settled in a single location near a fresh water source with fertile soil
they were nomads who farmed in a single location
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following (2)statements would have been an indication civilization had started to develop?
the development of writing
having a stable food source
following herds of animals as they moved from place to place
picking local berries or fruit
- 16. Multiple Choice
How would inventions like metal tools and the plow have helped early peoples?
made life tougher since it required more work to grow food
made farming easier and leading to a food surplus
created a lack of food in areas forcing people to hunt and gather
early tools were not an improvement over people using their bare hands
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why was Hammurabis code important?
made sure that everyone knew the laws
it set light punishments for various crimes
it made it difficult for citizens to know what the laws were
made sure that the rich were immune from punishment
- 18. Multiple Choice
Did Hammurabi's code treat people equally?
Yes, everyone was treated and punished the same
Yes, though it applied only to the poor
No, it treated social classes differently
No, the law only protected the rich
- 19. Multiple Choice
Term used when historians don't exactly know when something happened.
circa
century
millenium
timeline
- 20. Multiple Choice
Secular term (non-religious) for events before year 1
BC
BCE
AD
CE
- 21. Multiple Choice
Religious term for events that happened before year 1
AD
CE
BC
BCE
- 22. Multiple Choice
Religious term for events that happened after year 1
CE
AD
BC
BCE
- 23. Multiple Choice
Secular term (non-religious) for events that happened after year 1.
BC
CE
AD
BCE
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