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Test Description: This review discusses Prehistory, Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Hieroglyphics was the writing system for which civilization?
A
Mesopotamia
B
Egypt
C
Prehistoric
D
China
2) How would you describe religion in early Mesopotamia and Egypt?
A
Polytheistic
B
Monotheistic
C
Monarchy
D
None of the above
3) Who is the founder of Judaism?
A
Solomon
B
Moses
C
Abraham
D
David
4) Why did people settle in Mesopotamia and Egypt?
A
rich soil, rivers and location
B
plateaus
C
deserts, rivers and mountains
D
wildlife
5) The Torah is the holy book for which religion?
A
Buddhism
B
Judaism
C
Islam
D
Christianity
6) Why did people stop living nomadic lifestyles?
A
Extinction of animals
B
Better tools
C
Discovery of farming
D
Stayed connected with family
7) Which characteristic represents the Stone Age?
A
New techniques in metal working
B
Government
C
Writing Systems
D
Pebble/Stone Tools
8) What did early civilizations due to adapt to a lack of rainfall?
A
Irrigated
B
Migrated to new areas
C
Prayed to kings
D
Performed rain dances
9) Mesopotamia was known for the 1st writing system knows as...
A
Cuneiform
B
Phoenician Alphabet
C
Hieroglyphics
D
Sanskrit
10) Which civilization is credited to adapting our writing system today?
A
Egyptians
B
Sumerians
C
Phoenicians
D
Akkadians
11) What was the 1st monotheistic religion?
A
Hinduism
B
Islam
C
Christianity
D
Judaism
12) This king created a harsh code of laws
A
David
B
Babylon
C
Sargon
D
Hammurabi
13) How did the discovery of the calendar benefit the Egyptians when predicting when the Nile River would flood?
A
assisted with hunting and gathering
B
helped with agriculture
C
Used it to irrigate crops
D
They could stop the flooding
14) One benefit of a food surplus would be...
A
better tools
B
agriculture
C
social divisions
D
domestication of animals
15) The domestication of animals affected life by
A
people had less food
B
people had surplus food
C
no longer need tools to work
D
people searched for food
16) Early people began to irrigate and farm once their civilizations established...
A
establishing a centralized government
B
creating better tools
C
slave labor
D
conquering other lands
17) Why did prehistoric people migrate from East Africa?
A
lack of resources and food
B
they were bored
C
attacked by other tribes
D
huge glaciers covered the land
18) This discovery was so important to the Egyptians because it ensured a place for the pharaoh in the after-life?
A
Pyramids
B
Rosetta Stone
C
Mummification
D
Papyrus
19) This contribution decoded Egyptian hieroglyphics?
A
Great Pyramid
B
Nile River Valley
C
Old Kingdom
D
Rosetta Stone
20) Which are examples of settling near a river?
A
fertile land, entertainment, protection and view
B
None
C
swimming, food, water and view
D
food, water, protection and fertile land
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