World History 1st Semester Final

Prehistory refers to all events that happened

• prior to the birth of Christ
• after the extinction
• before the invention of writing
• before the flood

What is the difference between a primary and secondary resource

• primary made by someone who saw it; secondary made by someone who interpretted
• primary made by someone who interpretted; secondary made by someone who saw it 
• secondary more reliable
• primary more important

Around what geographic feature did most early civilizations develop

• mountains
• deserts
• rivers
• oceans

Most ancient civilizations worshipped multiple gods, making their religions

• polytheistic
• monotheistic
• animistic
• atheistic 

What is the belief in one god? 

• polytheistic
• monotheistic
• animstic
• atheistic

The first civilization developed in the land "between two rivers" a region called

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia
• India
• Akkad

The rivers framing the birthplace of civilization are the __ & __

• Nile & Indus
• Amazon & Orinoco
• Tigris & Euphrates
• Chattahoochee & Mississippi

Sumerians created a wedge shaped system of writing called 

• caligraphy
• hieroglyphics
• cuneiform
• pictograph

The first written law code, known for harsh punishments, was created by the Babylonian king

• Ramses II
• Hammurabi
• David
• Xerxes

Which ancient civilization was known for seafaring, building an extensive trade network and developing a phonetic alphabet in which symbols represented sounds? 

• Sumerians
• Phoenicians
• Harrappans
• Aryans