Unit 1 Test Review

A wedge-shaped system of writing developed in Mesopotamia is known as?

• Hieroglyphics

• Sanskrit

• Cuneiform

• Latin

What is the "spread of ideas from one place or culture to another"?

• Monotheism

• Ethnocentric

• Cultural Diffusion

• Specialization

Which period were humans considered "Hunter & Gatherers"?

• Paleolithic

• Primary

• New Stone Age

• Neolithic

What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?

• Nile River

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

• Indus and Ganges Rivers

A "Ziggurat" is a

• Building constructed for government purposes

• Temple built the gods

• Main market place

• Burial for kings

The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

• Tombs

• Palaces

• Temples

• Places of Learning

The theocracy of ancient Egypt was a belief that _______ was god on Earth.

• Ra

• Isis

• The Priest

• The Pharaoh

The process of mummifcation was connected to the Egyptian belief in

• Spirits

• An Afterlife

• Magic

• Multiple Gods

The emphasis on the worship of one God is called

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Theocracy

Which of the following is the most sacred text of Judaism?

• The Analects

• The Koran

• New Testament

• The Torah