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