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Ancient Civilizations Chapters 1-4
Test Description: All of the information we learned from Early Humans to Ancient Egypt.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The study of the past
A
Archaeology
B
Cartography
C
History
D
Engineering
2) Objects created by humans and studied by archaeologists and historians.
A
fossils
B
maps
C
artifacts
D
secondary sources
3) Which of the following would a historian be least interested in?
A
The beliefs of a group of people
B
The customs of a group of people.
C
The bones of a group of people
D
The knowledge of a group of people
4) What is the difference between a primary source and an artifact?
A
Primary sources are studied by historians; artifacts are not
B
Primary sources are made by people; artifacts are made by machines
C
Primary sources are written sources; artifacts are objects
D
Primary sources are studied by archaeologists;artifacts are studied by historians
5) The essential resources used by early peoples were
A
Water, animals, and fertile land
B
Iron, copper, and water
C
Water, copper, and animals
D
Copper, gold, and fertile land
6) What was important about Donald Johanson’s discovery of Lucy in 1974?
A
It pointed to a hominid’s ability to walk upright
B
It proved the hominids used tools
C
It was the first discovery of ancient bones
D
It proved that hominids lived in East Africa 5,000 years ago.
7) The development of _______________________, or farming, changed human society forever.
A
canals
B
the wheel
C
agriculture
D
Irrigation
8) After the Middle Stone Age came the _______________________ Era, or New Stone Age.
A
Neolithic
B
Mesolithic
C
Paleolithic
D
Mesozoic
9) The rivers that enclose the land known as Mesopotamia
A
Congo and Nile
B
Nile and Euphrates
C
Mississippi and Ohio
D
Tigris and Euphrates
10) The Sumerians developed ____________________________, the world’s first system of writing.
A
cunieform
B
Greek alphabet
C
Sumerialphabet
D
hieroglyphics
11) The worship of many gods.
A
monotheism
B
Judiasm
C
polytheism
D
buddhism
12) Which is the best explanation for why Mesopotamiand built canals?
A
to control the flood
B
to control the river's flow
C
to transport goods down the Nile
D
to control the droughts
13) What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle?
A
Fire and chariots
B
iron weapons and chartios
C
battleships and chariots
D
copper and bronze weapons
14) The resource for which Phoenicia was well known was
A
Silt
B
Gold
C
Cedar wood
D
iron ore
15) Who was Menes and why was he so important to Egypt?
A
Unified Upper and Lower Egypt
B
Built famous pyramids
C
Built famous temples
D
Invaded Kush
16) Who were the pyramids of Giza created for in Egypt?
A
Menes
B
Tut
C
Khafre
D
Khufu
17) Which social class is the largest in Egypt
A
Pharoahs
B
Slaves/Farmers
C
Nobles
D
Scribes
18) Which pharaoh defeated other invaders without going to war?
A
Tut
B
Hatshepsut
C
Khafre
D
Menes
19) What is the significance of the Rosetta Stone?
A
It was used in battle
B
It was the King's resting place
C
Helped to decode hieroglyhpics
D
It was a meeting place for historians
20) Why is King Tut important to archaeologists today?
A
His tomb was the most intact which gave clues to burial practices
B
His tomb was raided the most
C
His tomb was haunted and his ghost gave clues to historians.
D
His tomb was the biggest
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