First Nine Weeks Exam Study Guide

What does Judeo-Christian tradition mean ?

• the shared beliefs of all religions

• the shared values and beliefs between Christianity and Judaism

• the shared values of Muslims and christians

• the shared values and beliefs of Buddhists and Chruistians

The Phoenician alphabet was based on what ?

• words

• letters

• symbols

• Sounds

How did fire help humans migrate ?

• it gave them motivation to travel

• People could now live in places that used to be too cold

• it provided light so they could see

• it did not help

What did early world rivers have in common ?

• they were all sources of food and water

• nothing

• They were the locations of early cities

• they all had the same kind of fish

The economy of early villages and cities was based on what ?

• fishing

• making wood

• hunting and gathering

• farming

Prehistoric people developed tools for what purpose ?

• to sell to other civilizations

• to make a living

• to survive

• to cut down large trees

The paintings found in caves near Lascaux in Southern France are significant why ?

• they were the first painting found in the world

• it proved humans

  were becoming more complex

• they provided food and water

• they were written in cuneiform

What text contains the teachings of Moses ?

• the Q'uran

• the Talmud

• the new testament

• the book of mormon

Where does the highest population of Jews live today outside of Israel ?

(a)  

Which fossil discovery was found in Olduvai Gorge in East Africa ?

• Lucy

• Mary and Louis Leakey's Homo habilis