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History 151

History 151. Summer, 2001 Quiz #1. #1. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers drained which ancient civilization? A) Egypt B) China C) India D) Mesopotamia. #2. Which of these early agricultural areas was not an irrigation civilization? A) Egypt B) Mesopotamia C) Central America D) China.

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History 151

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  1. History 151 Summer, 2001 Quiz #1

  2. #1 • The Tigris and Euphrates rivers drained which ancient civilization? • A) Egypt • B) China • C) India • D) Mesopotamia

  3. #2 • Which of these early agricultural areas was not an irrigation civilization? • A) Egypt • B) Mesopotamia • C) Central America • D) China

  4. #3 • Neanderthal Man is often used as an example of: • A) man’s ability to master his physical environment • B) an evolutionary dead end • C) an early “hydraulic civilization” • D) a female-centered culture

  5. #4 • The idea that knowledge of new techniques spread through human contact is termed the ________________ theory.

  6. #5 • The Indus River is the cradle for the oldest continuous civilization is world history. • True • False

  7. #6 • Which of the following is least characteristic of Mesopotamian religion? • A) cruel and unpredictable gods • B) a powerful priesthood • C) a rewarding afterlife • D) a true monotheism

  8. #7 • Sumerian mathematics is based on the unit of: • A) 10 • B) 20 • C) 50 • D) 60

  9. #8 • The Sumerian calendar was based on the movement of the sun. • True • False

  10. #9 • Egypt’s Great Pyramids were build during the period associated with the: • A) Old Kingdom • B) Middle Kingdom • C) New Kingdom • D) none of the above

  11. #10 • In which of the following respects did Egypt differ from Mesopotamia? • A) intensive irrigation farming • B) geographic isolation • C) dependence on a river system • D) polytheistic religion

  12. #11 • The Egyptians developed a superiority complex toward foreigners rivaled only by the: • A) Sumerians • B) Chinese • C) Indians • D) Greeks

  13. #12 • Invasion by the Hittites marked the end of Egypt as an independent state. • True • False

  14. #13 • The Zoroastrian “devil” was called: • A) Ahura-Mazda • B) Ahriman • C) Assur • D) Xerxes

  15. #14 • Historians generally believe that the chariot was introduced to ancient warfare by the: • A) Hittites • B) Hyksos • C) Chaldees • D) Medes

  16. #15 • The first good road builders over long distances were the: • A) Phoenicians • B) Medes • C) Persians • D) Assyrians

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