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Ancient Egypt & Greece
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100

An archaeologist studies

a. newspaper accounts of current events.

b. artifacts of past cultures.

c. photographs or films of recent events.

d. diplomatic campaigns of modern politicians.

b. artifacts of past cultures.

100

If you use latitude and longitude to find a point on a map, this is an example of

a.absolute location

b. relative location

c.movement

d.region


absolute location

100

Which religion believes in the reincarnation of a person after their death?

a. Christianity 

b. Islam 

c. Judaism

d. Hinduism

d. Hinduism

100

The geography of Greece led to the formation of

a. a large Greek empire.

b. many small, isolated city-states.

c. unity among Greeks.

d. alliances with other countries.

b. many small, isolated city-states.

100

____ 1. Which of the following affects the identity of one’s culture?

a.religion

b. language

c.literature

d.all of the above

All of the above

200

Hammurabi’s Code was an important achievement because

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.”

a. it was the first major collection of laws.

200

The earliest civilizations developed near

a. mineral deposits.

b. mountains.

c. rivers.

d. farmland.


c. rivers.

200

A government where people vote for representatives to make the laws is called a

a) direct democracy 

b) monarchy 

c) dictatorship

d) representative indirect democracy

d) representative democracy

200

All of the following could be considered major achievements of the Egyptians EXCEPT

a. designing and building the pyramids.

b. inventing iron tools

c. finding medical treatments for almost fifty diseases

d. creating a more modern calendar

b. inventing iron tools

200

Which of the following is the sacred book of Islam?

a. The Bible

b. The Koran

c. The Vedas

d. The Torah

b. The Koran

300

Scribes were valuable to rulers because of the scribes’ skill in

a. metalworking

b. reading and writing

c. public works

d. architecture

b. reading and writing

300

What is the name for the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca?

a. Koran

b. Torah

c. Ramadan

d. Hajj

d. Hajj

300

In Sparta, the males were all trained to be

a) scientists. 

b) soldiers. 

c) comedians.

d) philosophers.


b) soldiers. 

300

What is a political system in which the government is under the control of a king, queen or emperor?

a. democracy

b. dictatorship

c. monarchy

d. communist


c. monarchy

400

When Socrates declared, “The unexamined life is not worth living,” he meant…

a. Life sucks and then you die.

b. Life is not worth living unless you are rich and powerful.

c. Life is not worth living unless you think about your life and your actions.

d. Death is not worth fearing.

c. Life is not worth living unless you think about your life and your actions.

400

The study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other is

a. geology

b. culture

c. geography

d. topography

c. geography

400

Greek religion was

a) monotheistic.

b) based on Judaism where only one God was worshiped.

c) polytheistic.

d) filled with gods that were perfect and never did anything bad to people or each other.


c) polytheistic.

400

The government in Athens was

a) an oligarchy. 

b) an absolute monarchy. 

c) anarchy.

d) a direct democracy

d) a direct democracy

400

Athenian democracy is considered limited by modern standards. Why?

a. Only citizens could participate in government and only land-owning men could be citizens.

b. Only 500 citizens were allowed to participate in government.

c. All male citizens over the age of 30 were expected to participate in the assembly.

d. Members of the Council of 500 were chosen by lot.

a. Only citizens could participate in government and only land-owning men could be citizens.

500

People who move from place to place to find food and shelter.  They are not yet part of civilization.

Nomads
500

Babylon and Mesopotamia are located in modern day....

Iraq

500

The Ancient Egyptians were

a. polytheistic

b. agnostic

c. atheist

d. monotheistic

a. polytheistic

500

Ancient Greek society is still important today because

a. people still speak those languages.

b. their food is very popular.

c. our beliefs about government, religion, science, art and literature were heavily influenced by the them.

d. our ideas about slavery come from them.

c. our beliefs about government, religion, science, art and literature were heavily influenced by the them.

500

This artifact helped historians to de-code the Egyptian language.  It had 3 languages on it.

Rosetta Stone

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