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- Q1
Archaeologists study _____, or objects made by humans.
oceans
animals
artifacts
rivers
30s - Q2
_____ were skilled workers who made products such as weapons and jewelry.
farmers
anthropologists
artisans
priests
30s - Q3
Which type of scientist uses fossils and artifacts to study early humans?
geologist
chemist
archaeologist
physicist
30s - Q4
Which hominids do scientists believe were probably the first to leave Africa?
Australopithecus
Neanderthals
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
30s - Q5
_____ is belief in one god rather than many gods.
polytheism
monarchy
monotheism
theocracy
30s - Q6
An organized government with officials that control specific areas of a territory is known as a _____.
bureaucracy
tyranny
theocracy
dynasty
30s - Q7
Who created the first system of writing?
India
Sumer
Babylon
Phoenicia
30s - Q8
Which civilization had the first written code of law?
Babylonians
Hittites
Sumerians
Egypt
30s - Q9
Which empire in Asia had the concept of zero?
Mauryan
Qin
Gupta
Sumerian
30s - Q10
The Mandate of Heaven refers to whose responsibilities?
Parent to raise good children
Rulers to provide good government
Husband and wives to be good to each other
Children to respect their parents
30s - Q11
Who was considered one of the greatest thinkers of ancient China?
Siddhartha Gautama
Laozi
Confucius
Asoka
30s - Q12
A Greek city-state, including the town, city, or village and the surrounding countryside, is called a(n) _____.
forum
agora
polis
parthenon
30s - Q13
How did the physical geography of Greece affect the Greeks?
It encouraged them to focus on truth and beauty.
It was one of the factors that made them fierce, skilled warriors.
It prevented contact with other civilizations.
It helped to make their city-states fiercely independent.
30s - Q14
Which of the following best describes Sparta?
A Macedonian democracy
A city-state that valued alliances with other cultures
A strict society run by helots
A military state focused on the art of war
30s - Q15
What brought Sparta and Athens together as allies?
The great Peloponnesian War
The movement of the Delian League to Athens
Their common values, beliefs, and culture
The threat of the Persian Empire
30s