WEEK ONE QUIZ
Due 3-19-2009
Please be sure to check off only one response.
Student's Name
A define the moral principles of society.
B record actual historical events for future generations.
C set up guidelines for human dealings with the supernatural world.
D explain how a people's way of life and cultural system arose. 2.) Why might the name 'Stone Age' be misleading?
A It implies that people lived in stone dwellings.
B People used tools made of many things, not just stone.
C Stone tools have been used throughout all of human history
D People did not use stone tools during this time. 3.) One of the first animals to be domesticated by humans was the
A fox
B dog
C cat
D rabbit 4.) Which of following attributes is not essential to the modern definition of civilization?
A a codified legal system
B monumental building
C a system for keeping permanent records
D major advances in the sciences and arts 5.) The peoples of Mesopotamia tended to see the world as a hazardous place because
A of their relationship to their gods
B the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded predictably
C of the constant warfare in their region
D regular weather patterns 6.) The successful operation of large-scale sophisticated irrigation systems generally depended on
A plentiful rainfall to justify the expenditure of energy.
B the emergence of individuals or groups capable of compelling and organizing lagre numbers of people to work together.
C the ability to produce written diagrams and instructions.
D tremendous communal cooperation. 7.) For what purpose was writing developed?
A keeping business records
B history
C poetry
D religion 8.) What single factor made construction of the pyramids possible?
A Pharaoh's wealth
B pulley technology
C human muscle power
D plentiful limestone
A the work of computer linguists
B Howard Carter's unearthing of King Tut's tomb.
C the discvovery of the Rosetta Stone.
D the fact that Egyptians today can still read it. 10.) Indus society can best be described as
A mostly urban
B rural
C imperial
D nomadic
11.) Who did the Mesopotamian rebels place as their new governor
A Ahiabala
B Azi-ilu
C Iku-Adad
D Kutmuhi 12.) The "Bronze Mask" of Sargon
A covers only the eyes
B covers the forehead and cheeks
C covers the entire head
D covers half of the face
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