Early Civilization (8000BC - 600CE) [Multiple Choice]
1. Which of the following was NOT a common trait of early civilizations?
(A) Writing
(B) Formal state structures
(C) Urban life
(D) Nomadism
(D) Nomadism
A) Haiti
B) Brazil
C) Cuba
D) The United States
B) Brazil
The Nazis targeted which group FIRST when they came to power.
Communists.
Which event in Canadian history did Ms. Lee compare to the craze over Labubu's?
Klondike Gold Rush
What "heavenly" four-letter word names both a 2009 Beyoncé song and the video game series considered the "killer app" for the Xbox?
Halo
2. Where did the earliest civilizations tend to develop?
(A) Mountain plateaus
(B) Coastlines
(C) River valleys
(D) Grassland steppes
(C) River valleys
Which New World commodity was o the greatest value to the Spanish monarchy?
A) Potato
B) Tomato
C) Silver
D) Sugar
C) Silver
The Bolshivek's in Russia were the first to implement which political system in their country?
Communism.
What was the famous phrase uttered by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau when asked about what he would be willing to do to stop the FLQ?
Just watch me.
Founded by an Australian surfer in California who longed for the soft sheepskin boots of his youth, what American boot brand took off in 2003?
Uggs
6. Which of the following is NOT true of the ancient Egyptian pyramids?
(A) Served as tombs for pharaohs
(B) Were built by slave and corvee labor
(C) Are reflective of advanced geometric knowledge
(D) Were built under the influence of Chinese advisors
(D) Were built under the influence of Chinese advisors
Which label best characterizes the Italian Renaissance
A) A political movement
B) A cultural movement
C) A religious movement
D) A Mass movement
B) Cultural movement
What is the name of the movement that, during the Cold War, insisted on not partnering with either the socialist or capitalist blocs?
Non-Aligned Movement
The name of a famous cafe in Montreal owned by the first black businessman. Famous guests like jazz musician Louis Armstrong would visit.
Rockhead's Paradise.
People were afraid that all ____________ would crash on January 1st, 2000. This was predicted to cause over $400 billion in damage. [Fill in the blank]
Computers.
8. Which people are credited with developing the first phonetic alphabet?
(A) Egyptians
(B) Sumerians
(C) Phoenicians
(D) Chinese
(C) Phoenicians
Which was a new disease Eurpeans were exposed to as a result of interaction with poeples of the New World
A) Measles
B) Covid-19
C) Smallpox
D) Syphilis
D) Syphilis
France.
What year did it become legal for LGBTQ couples to adopt children?
2005
The name of a video game series released in 2000 (with sequels in 2004, 2009, and 2014) saw players watching and directing characters to mundane things like eating, sleeping, and cleaning their houses?
The Sims
14. The period 8000 BCE to 600 CE saw all of the following EXCEPT
(A) Birth of major world religions
(B) Origin of agriculture
(C) Use of gunpowder
(D) Urbanization
(C) Use of gunpowder
The factories of the Industrial Revolution depended most heavily on the labor od which of the following groups
A) Landed peasantry
B) Aristocracy
C) Proletarians
D) Merchants
C) Proletarians
What country did Ms. Lee write her thesis about in university?
South Korea
What is the name of the famous urban planning activist who lived in the Annex neighbourhood in Toronto? She was able to help stop the Spadina Expressway highway.
Jane Jacobs
Everyone was friends with Tom on what groundbreaking website, the most widely used social media site from 2005 to 2009, went live on August 1, 2003?
MySpace