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When studying prehistoric people, cave drawings like this one allow archaeologists to —

• A speculate about daily lives

• B understand spoken languages

• C interpret written records

• D study farming techniques

The ancient Hebrews were among the first to develop a religious tradition that included —

• F sacrifices

• G ancestor worship

• H holy pilgrimages

• J monotheism

3 What was the major change caused by the agricultural revolution?

• A Increase of spoken languages

• B End of hunting

• C Development of permanent settlements

• D Elimination of trade

4 Which type of government was used in the Persian Empire?

• F Religious oligarchy

• Republic

• H Imperial bureaucracy

• J Democracy

5 Which text is a central document of Judaism?

• A Analects

• B Koran (Qur’an)

• C Torah

• D Upanishads

What does this diagram represent?

• F Class system of China

• G Political system of Greece

• H Feudal system of Japan

• J Caste system of India

Which ancient writing system is illustrated in this picture?

• A Chinese characters

• B Phoenician alphabet

• C Egyptian hieroglyphics

• D Sumerian cuneiform

8 Buddhists achieve enlightenment by following the —

• F laws of the Old Testament

• G decrees of the Upanishads

• H Five Pillars

• J Eightfold Path

The Gupta Empire made a major contribution to world civilizations by developing —

• A the concept of zero

• B long-lasting roads

• C the production of porcelain

• D wind-powered boats

Which region best replaces the question mark?

• F China

• Greece

• Egypt

• Mesopotamia