Semester 1 Exam

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 like the image above 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 Age

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:

• Egyptians

• Minoans

• Aryans

• Hebrews

The cycle displayed in the chart above applies to which ancient civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• China

• Phoenicia

• Egypt