MID TERM REVIEW

On what

continent did prehistoric humans originate?

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

The image above

is best described as a(n):

• fossil

• technology

• tool

• artifact

Learning about the past by studying objects is the job of:

• Geographers

• Economists

• Archaeologists

• Historians

The invention of

tools, mastery over fire, and the development of oral language all

occurred in the:

• Neolithic Age

• Bronze Age

• Ice Age

• Paleolithic

The land between

the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called:

• Iran

• Mesopotamia

• Judea

• Babylon

Why do historians

know very little about the Indus River civilization?

• The Aryans destroyed their artifacts.

• Their language has not yet been deciphered.

• Historians are not interested in that civilization.

• The Harappans didn’t leave behind any artifacts.

From what

civilization is this type of writing?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Harappa

• Huang He

The rulers of

Egypt were considered:

• Priests

• Democrats

• God-Kings

• Polytheists

All early civilizations practiced polytheism EXCEPT the:

• Minoans

• Egyptians

• Aryans

• Hebrews

The most important, long-lasting legacy of the Phoenicians was the:

• purple dye

• alphabet

• ship-building technology

• paper money