UNIT 1. REVIEW

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Archaeology

The study of the ways of life early peoples through the examination of their physical remains

artifact

Object made by people

city-state

a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding land

cultural diffusion

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

dynasty

ruling family

Cuneiform

Early Sumerian wedge-shaped writing

Latitude

Imaginary lines that measure north and south points on a map

Old Stone Age

the earliest period of human history

Why is geography important to history?

a. It helps us predict the future.

b. It shows us the connections between people, places, and events.

c. It tells us when events took place.

d. It uncovers artifacts left by early people.

d. It uncovers artifacts left by early people.

How do archaeologists find out about early peoples?

a. They read historical novels.

b. They study old photographs.

c. They dig to find artifacts.

d. They go to museums.

c. They dig to find artifacts.

Which of the following is the job of a historian?

a. to study written evidence about the past

b. to analyze rocks

c. to track down criminals

d. to study geology

a. to study written evidence about the past

Which of the following was characteristic of the Old Stone Age?

a. farming

b. toolmaking

c. written language

d. organized government

b. toolmaking

Which of the following beliefs was probably held by Stone Age people?

a. The world is round.

b. People are evil by nature.

c. There is only one god.

d. There is life after death.

d. There is life after death.

What was the Neolithic revolution?

a. the change from hunting and food-gathering to farming

b. a war for independence

c. a rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people

d. the movement of people to North America

a. the change from hunting and food-gathering to farming

Which was a key feature of early civilizations?

a. cities

b. social equality

c. steel making

d. a system of exchanging goods for money

b. social equality

Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?

a. lack of traditions

b. contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration

c. poor leaders

d. nomadic herders

b. contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration

A new discovery about Stone Age life would most likely be made by which of the following?

a. a geographer

b. a geologist

c. a physicist

d. an archaeologist

d. an archaeologist

When did early people first begin to use stone tools?

a. in the Old Stone Age

b. in the Neolithic age

c. in the New Stone Age

d. at the beginning of civilization

a. in the Old Stone Age

How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?

a. as gods

b. as father figures

c. as cruel rulers

d. as equals

a. as gods

The Egyptians believed in which of the following?

a. life after death

b. that God would lead them to the promised land

c. one god

d. Ahriman and Ahura Mazda

a. life after death

The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?

a. cuneiform

b. pyramids

c. pharaohs

d. hieroglyphics

d. hieroglyphics

Sumer was made up of

a. provinces.

b. satrapies.

c. independent city-states.

d. two kingdoms.

c. independent city-states.

The Epic of Gilgamesh is

a. the story of the Hebrew's flight from Egypt.

b. an Egyptian folktale.

c. a tale about King Assurbanipal.

d. a poem recounting the adventures of a Sumerian hero.

d. a poem recounting the adventures of a Sumerian hero.

The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?

a. It was the first major collection of laws.

b. It treated men and women as equals.

c. It ended capital punishment.

d. It rejected the principle of an "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."

a. It was the first major collection of laws.

Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?

a. the Mediterranean Sea

b. the Nubian Desert

c. the Nile River

d. the Red Sea

c. the Nile River

The movement of people across the Fertile Crescent resulted in the

a. belief in one god.

b. exchange of ideas.

c. building of pyramids.

d. creation of colonies along the Mediterranean.

d. creation of colonies along the Mediterranean.

How do archeologists find out about early peoples?

A. They read historical novels