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Ancient Civ Review 1
Test Description: Review of early Ancient Civilizations - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrews
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which Mesopotamian inventions helped provide a stable food supply?
A
oxen and irrigation
B
irrigation and plow
C
seeds and plows
D
plows and wheels
2) How did rivers help early humans?
A
they provided silt for fertile soil and water for irrigation
B
they provided fish to eat and dangerous floods
C
the temperature was warmer near the river
D
they provided a means of transportation
3) Which of the following statements is NOT a Sumerian religious belief?
A
The king is chosen by the gods
B
The Nile River is the sacred entryway into the afterlife.
C
All crops are from the gods and so should be given back to them.
D
Priests should hold the most power in society.
4) Choose the answer that does NOT make the sentence true: Under Hammurabi’s law code, the punishment…
A
was designed to fit the crime.
B
was more severe for slaves.
C
was too harsh for people of higher status.
D
was written for all to see.
5) Choose the answer that does NOT make the sentence true: Most Egyptian art and architecture contained…
A
faces drawn in profile (looking sideways).
B
faces drawn in profile (looking forward).
C
a religious theme.
D
hieroglyphic writing.
6) Which of the following was NOT a purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?
A
to provide a burial place for a dead pharaoh
B
to serve as a Pharaoh’s home in the afterlife
C
to provide a burial place for important government officials
D
to show how great a Pharaoh was
7) Which major belief of Judaism was most different from the beliefs of other ancient religions?
A
equality and social justice
B
monotheism
C
the importance of study
D
celebration of holy days
8) Which statement about the ancient Hebrews is false?
A
David led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt.
B
Yohanan ben Zaccai asked Romans for permission to build a Jewish school.
C
Moses received the 10 Commandments on top of Mount Sinai.
D
Abraham founded the Jewish religion based on belief in one God.
9) Which of the following did NOT help the Jewish religion to survive after the Diaspora and the Roman persecution of the Hebrews?
A
They built synagogues in new lands.
B
Romans allowed a Jewish school to be built.
C
Jewish children learned religion in public schools.
D
All men were allowed to read the Torah.
10) What was the relationship between the Sumerian and Egyptian views of life and the afterlife?
A
Sumerians had the more positive view about life and the afterlife
B
Both cultures were negative about life, but positive about the afterlife.
C
Egyptians had the more positive view about life and the afterlife.
D
Both cultures were positive about life, but negative about the afterlife.
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