Transcript Origins

Chapter 1
Origins
Question
Numerous examples prove that some Neolithic
towns existed without
a) rulers.
b) walls.
c) businesses.
d) farming.
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Answer
Numerous examples prove that some Neolithic
towns existed without
a) rulers.
b) walls. (correct)
c) businesses.
d) farming.
Hint: See page 7.
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Question
The most important evidence used by historians to
answer questions about the past is
a) up-to-date newspaper articles.
b) carbon dating.
c) primary sources.
d) secondary sources.
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Answer
The most important evidence used by historians to
answer questions about the past is
a) up-to-date newspaper articles.
b) carbon dating.
c) primary sources. (correct)
d) secondary sources.
Hint: See page 5.
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Question
The Hittites rose to prominence in
a) Anatolia.
b) Syria.
c) Phoenicia.
d) Mesopotamia.
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Answer
The Hittites rose to prominence in
a) Anatolia. (correct)
b) Syria.
c) Phoenicia.
d) Mesopotamia.
Hint: See page 26.
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Question
Slavery became widespread during the
a) Middle Kingdom.
b) New Kingdom.
c) First Intermediate.
d) Second Intermediate.
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Answer
Slavery became widespread during the
a) Middle Kingdom.
b) New Kingdom. (correct)
c) First Intermediate.
d) Second Intermediate.
Hint: See page 22.
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Question
The Greek historian and traveler, Herodotus, in the
fifth century, called ________ the “gift of the Nile.”
a) Stonehenge
b) Egypt
c) Mesopotamia
d) Rome
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Answer
The Greek historian and traveler, Herodotus, in the
fifth century, called ________ the “gift of the Nile.”
a) Stonehenge
b) Egypt (correct)
c) Mesopotamia
d) Rome
Hint: See page 19.
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Answer
Neolithic farmers sought a stable and secure life
through
a) manufacturing.
b) trade ventures.
c) frequent wars.
d) agriculture.
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Answer
Neolithic farmers sought a stable and secure life
through
a) manufacturing.
b) trade ventures.
c) frequent wars.
d) agriculture. (correct)
Hint: See page 7.
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Question
The basic pattern of Mesopotamian life was
developed by the
a) Sumerians.
b) Egyptians.
c) Babylonians.
d) Hittites.
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Answer
The basic pattern of Mesopotamian life was
developed by the
a) Sumerians. (correct)
b) Egyptians.
c) Babylonians.
d) Hittites.
Hint: See page 15.
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Question
Mesopotamia was united around 1792 B.C. by
a) Akhenaten.
b) Mursilis I.
c) Marduk.
d) Hammurabi.
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Answer
Mesopotamia was united around 1792 B.C. by
a) Akhenaten.
b) Mursilis I.
c) Marduk.
d) Hammurabi. (correct)
Hint: See page 16.
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Question
________ means “rule by a priestly order.”
a) Monotheism
b) Polytheism
c) Ecclesiocracy
d) Theocracy
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Answer
________ means “rule by a priestly order.”
a) Monotheism
b) Polytheism
c) Ecclesiocracy
d) Theocracy (correct)
Hint: See page 29.
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Question
The distinction between West and East came
originally from the ancient
a) Greeks.
b) Romans.
c) Egyptians.
d) Mesopotamians.
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Answer
The distinction between West and East came
originally from the ancient
a) Greeks. (correct)
b) Romans.
c) Egyptians.
d) Mesopotamians.
Hint: See page 4.
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