Social Studies Final Semester 1
Knowledge of Ancient River Civilizations, the Ancient Israelites, Phoenicians and Lydians
- 1.The first civilization to use wheeled carts to carry crops and heavy loads were the...
- A.
Egyptians
- B.
Akkadians
- C.
Hebrews
- D.
Sumerians
- 2.The Nile River is located on what continent?
- A.
Africa
- B.
South America
- C.
Mesoamerica
- D.
Egypt
- E.
Asia
- 3.Which river civilization developed along the Huang Ho River?
- A.
Egypt
- B.
China
- C.
Mesopotamia
- D.
India
- E.
Maya
- 4.Which of the following is the MOST important to the development of a civilization?
- A.
Division of Labor to create food surplus
- B.
Standing Army
- C.
Having slaves as workers
- D.
Myths and Legends
- 5.One of the world’s first civilizations formed in an area called…
- A.
Babylonia
- B.
The Fertile Crescent
- C.
Hammurabi
- D.
The Valley of Kings
- 6.The Fertile Crescent or Land Between Two Rivers was known in ancient times as...
- A.
Iraq
- B.
Huang Ho
- C.
Mesopotamia
- D.
Egypt
- E.
Israel
- 7.Ancient Mesopotamians developed a writing system called...
- A.
Hieroglyphics
- B.
Sanskrit
- C.
Cuneiform
- D.
Latin
- 8.Abraham lived during the time of what famous Babylonian King?
- A.
Khufu
- B.
Sargon
- C.
Hatshepsut
- D.
Hammurabi
- 9.Which of the following did the Nile River NOT provide?
- A.
Rich dark soil for farming
- B.
Transportation
- C.
Hot, dry weather
- D.
Water for crops
- 10.The first system of paved roads, a postal system, and division of lands into territories were all innovations of what people?
- A.
The Egyptians
- B.
The Assyrians
- C.
The Israelites
- D.
The Hebrews
- 11.Sargon the Great was a famous...
- A.
Mesopotamian
- B.
Egyptian
- C.
Pharaoh
- D.
Chinese Emperor
- 12.The ancient Hebrews were NOT known as ....
- A.
The Israelites
- B.
The followers of Mohammed
- C.
The followers of Abraham
- D.
The Jewish People
- 13.The Nile River flows _____ and empties into the ____________.
- A.
South, Red Sea
- B.
South, Lake Nasser
- C.
North, Persian Gulf
- D.
North, Mediterranean Sea
- 14.During which time period did Egypt develop the technology to build huge pyramids?
- A.
Old Kingdom
- B.
Middle Kingdom
- C.
New Kingdom
- D.
The Iron Age
- 15.The Egyptians traded______to the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians traded ________ to the Egyptians.
- A.
Cedar wood, gold
- B.
Gold, cedar wood
- C.
Horses, camels
- D.
Papyrus, coins
- 16.Most Egyptians believed in the existence of ___________, and so they prepared bodies as mummies.
- A.
A dynasty
- B.
A pharaoh as a god
- C.
A Christian God
- D.
An afterlife
- 17.A belief in many gods is called...
- A.
Judaism
- B.
Monotheism
- C.
Polytheism
- D.
Islam
- 18.Early writing systems developed as a need to keep accurate ....
- A.
Counts of people in large cities
- B.
Records of trade
- C.
Counts of the number of Kings in Dynasties
- D.
Counts of tourists visiting major kingdoms
- 19.The "Mother" Civilization of Mesoamerica was known as the ...
- A.
Maya
- B.
Egyptians
- C.
Babylonians
- D.
Olmecs
- 20.Who was the father of the ancient Isrealites known as Hebrews?
- A.
Hammurabi
- B.
Abraham
- C.
Mohammed
- D.
King David
- 21.Which came first...
- A.
Christianity
- B.
Islam
- C.
Judaism
- D.
Scientology
- 22.What was an important difference between the religious beliefs of Abraham and those of other Mesopotamians?
- A.
The Mesopotamians made a covenant with God.
- B.
The Mesopotamians believed in only one God.
- C.
Abraham worshipped only one God.
- D.
Abraham worshipped many gods.
- 23.The Phoenician alphabet...
- A.
Made communication with other cultures harder
- B.
Was difficult to learn
- C.
Used characters that stood for ideas
- D.
Used characters that stood for speech sounds
- 24.What led to the deciphering of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics?
- A.
Archaeologists have not broken the code yet.
- B.
The discovery of Cuneiform
- C.
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone
- D.
Ancient textbooks describe how to read Hieroglyphs
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