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Day 1 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

BCE is an abbreviation for...

a)

before common era

b)

before Christ

c)

by counting eras

d)

before China emerged

2.

CE is an abbreviation for...

a)

cool era

b)

C is excellent

c)

chronological era

d)

common era

3.

Dates before year 1, sometimes have the abbreviation "BC". "BC" stands for...

a)

bicuspid

b)

before Christ

c)

before common times

d)

AD

4.

Which of the following dates occurred after year 1?

a)

2005 BCE

b)

1982 BC

c)

1492 CE

d)

84 BCE

5.

Dates that happen after year 1, can have this abbreviation for the Latin term "anno domini"

a)

BC

b)

TMI

c)

XYZ

d)

AD

6.

Which of the following dates occurred before year 1?

a)

2015 CE

b)

1982 AD

c)

1492 CE

d)

2000 BCE

7.

Which is the reason why it was decided to change BC/AD to BCE/CE?

a)

it was boring, & they wanted something new

b)

no one knew what they meant

c)

to make it fair for people who did not believe in Christ

d)

it wasn't alphabetical

8.

Which are the other ways that Common Era dates can be noted?

a)

10000 BC

b)

2021

c)

1776 CE

d)

1400 BCE

9.
Mesopotamia was between two rivers named _________.
a)
Jordan and Draper
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Nile and Elephant 
10.
The wedge-shaped writing that Mesopotamians used was called ________.
a)
Cuneiform 
b)
Cave Paintings 
c)
Drawings 
11.
Mesopotamians believed in ______.
a)
One God
b)
No Gods
c)
Many Gods
12.
Mesopotamian temples were called ______.
a)
Ziggurats
b)
Caves
c)
Pyramids 
13.
Hammurabi created the first written _______.
a)
stories
b)
books
c)
laws
14.
Review: When people settle in one place and grow their own food, we call this _______.
a)
Education
b)
Civilization 
15.

(~10,000 BCE) instead of obtaining food by hunting and gathering, people began growing crops and raising animals

a)

Neolithic Revolution

b)

The Farming Revolution

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Civilization

16.

Domestication means?

a)

Using animals for food

b)

A tool making process

c)

To tame wild plants and animals

d)

Foraging for edible plants

17.

Growing plants and producing animals for human use

a)

Domestication

b)

Agriculture

c)

Culture

d)

Horticulture

18.

Different individuals are responsible for different jobs, such as farming, hunting, building and maintaining shelters, and making tools

a)

Jobs

b)

Specialization

c)

Surplus

d)

Agriculture

19.

Customs, arts, social institutions, food, and beliefs

a)

Tradition

b)

Culture

c)

Civilization

d)

Myths

20.

Obtain food by hunting, fishing, and foraging

a)

Hunter-Gatherer

b)

Hunter-Nomadic

c)

Agriculture

d)

Specialization