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1
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The study of __________ will help you make good future decisions.

A

history

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What did Pandora bring to the world when she opened the box that Zeus gave her?

A

Zeus’ revenge

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Archaeologists use a technique to find, remove, and record physical remains. What is this technique called?

A

excavation

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According to the scriptures of ________, God created the universe.

A

Judaism and Christianity

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_______ is the study of humans.

A

Anthropology

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_________ measures the amount of argon present in a rock.

A

Potassium-Argon dating

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______ is/are based on the measurement of tree-rings.

A

Dendrochronology

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The ____ and religion of people can have the greatest influences on their decisions.

A

philosophy

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A hammer would be considered an artifact.

A

True

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10
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AD stands for the Latin term “

A

anno domini

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Excavation is the main technique of discovery used by _________.

A

archaeologists

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_____ culture consists of masterpieces of art, music, and literature.

A

High

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13
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A _____ is a simple explanation for a complex truth.

A

myth

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14
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Economics involves the study of _________.

A

the use and management of resources

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15
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Darwinian evolution states that humans and _____ have a common ancestor.

A

apes

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According to Darwinian evolution, the evolutionary process from amoebas to humans occurred _______.

A

over billions of years

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17
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Radiocarbon dating was developed in 1949 by _________.

A

Libby

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18
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_______ is based on the Latin word for “develop or cultivate.”

A

Culture

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19
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The Sumerian system of writing is known as _______.

A

cuneiform

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The code of Hammurabi was based on the ancient __________ principle of retaliation.

A

Middle Eastern

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_______ were a people that lived in Mesopotamia; taken from the Hebrew “Shem.”

A

Semite

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The two rivers of the Mesopotamia are the _______.

A

Tigris and Euphrates

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The _________ of the Sumerians have been very important to the study of Sumerian culture.

A

clay tablets

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The _________ period is the first age of the Stone Age.

A

Paleolithic

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Hammurabi commissioned the writing of _______.
a code of laws
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Which class of people is believed to have first ruled Sumer?
priest
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Subsistence agriculture was essential to the ______ economy.
Sumerian
28
Under the code of ________, children were expected to obey their parents in Babylonian society.
Hammurabi
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The code of Hammurabi was the first law code that was not dependent on the ____ idea of right and wrong.
king's
30
_______ is the period before the invention of writing.
prehistory
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The place were crops are first thought to have been harvested is ________.
Natufians
32
The _________ followed the Sumerian Empire.
Akkadian
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A large, independently governed city is called a _____.
city-state
34
Trading between settlements and civilizations encouraged __________.
the spread of ideas
35
The _______ invented the wheel.
Sumerians
36
________ and ________ dominated Sumerian civilization.
priests, military leaders
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Based on the map, it can be determined that these early civilizations depended on ____ to live.
rivers
38
________ established the world's first empire.
Sargon
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One important characteristic of a complex society is the existence of ______.
a codified religion
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The _________ is considered the "Age of the Empire" of Egypt.
New Kingdom
41
Who was the first female Pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
42
Akhenaten expected the people to worship ____.
Aten
43
The discovery of _______ enabled scholars to understand the meaning of the hieroglyphs.
Rosetta Stone
44
The Hyksos kings of Egypt were a _________ people.
Semitic
45
During which period did the Pharaohs build the first pyramids?
Old Kingdom
46
What discovery provided the means to interpret the hieroglyphs?
Rosetta Stone
47
The belief and worship of one God is called ______.
monotheism
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A dynasty is a succession of kings or rulers from the _______ family.
same or extended
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Pharaoh was considered the high priest of _______.
Egypt
50
Taxes were paid ______.
goods and services
51
The ancient Egyptians celebrated the annual flooding of the ________.
Nile
52
Egyptian art shows female Pharaohs wearing false beards because ______.
male control was valued in Egypt
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________ is a kind of paper.
Papyrus
54
The belief and worship of many gods is called _____.
polytheism
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The pyramids served as ________.
large tombs
56
The _________ claimed to have their authority given to them by "the Supreme God of Heaven."
Zhou kings
57
In Vedic society, who was considered the head of the household?
the oldest male
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The existence of the __________ was confirmed by inscriptions on oracle bones.
Shang
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Ancient Chinese civilization began along the __________ and Yangtze Rivers in east central China.
Huang He
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In ancient China, the _____ adopted much of the Shang culture.
Zhou
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The Zhou worshiped a supreme god but different from the supreme god of the _______.
Shang
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Ancient Chinese civilization began in _________ China.
east central
63
What is the ancient language of the Vedic civilization?
Sanskrit
64
The tombs of ancient ______ civilization contained servants, animals and treasures similar to the tombs of ancient Egypt.
Chinese
65
The Shang and the Zhou worshiped ________ and a supreme god.
their ancestors
66
The warrior-ruler of the Vedic civilization was _______.
Rajan
67
The _______ is a collection of sacred Indian hymns.
Rigveda
68
Boys were important to Chinese families because they carried on ________.
the family name
69
The Vedic civilization depended on priests to offer sacrifices and prayers for _______.
1. prosperity 2. protection 3. family 4. health
70
The ________ is a collection of ancient religious texts of India.
Vedas
71
The Zhou system of government was similar to the feudal system of the European Middle Ages and was known as _______.
Fengjian
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Seasonal winds that bring vast amounts of rain are called _____.
monsoons
73
These were used to know god's will.
Oracle Bones
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The _________ did not intermarry with the Shang and they did not live among them.
Zhou
75
The _______ was the ruler of the tribes of the Vedic civilization.
Rajan
76
The _________ claimed to have their authority given to them by "the Supreme God of Heaven."
Zhou kings
77
In Vedic society, who was considered the head of the household?
the oldest male
78
The existence of the __________ was confirmed by inscriptions on oracle bones.
Shang
79
Ancient Chinese civilization began along the __________ and Yangtze Rivers in east central China.
Huang He
80
In ancient China, the _____ adopted much of the Shang culture.
Zhou
81
The Zhou worshiped a supreme god but different from the supreme god of the _______.
Shang
82
Ancient Chinese civilization began in _________ China.
east central
83
What is the ancient language of the Vedic civilization?
Sanskrit
84
The tombs of ancient ______ civilization contained servants, animals and treasures similar to the tombs of ancient Egypt.
Chinese
85
The Shang and the Zhou worshiped ________ and a supreme god.
their ancestors
86
The warrior-ruler of the Vedic civilization was _______.
Rajan
87
The _______ is a collection of sacred Indian hymns.
Rigveda
88
Boys were important to Chinese families because they carried on ________.
the family name
89
The Vedic civilization depended on priests to offer sacrifices and prayers for _______.
1. prosperity 2. protection 3. family 4. health
90
The ________ is a collection of ancient religious texts of India.
Vedas
91
The Zhou system of government was similar to the feudal system of the European Middle Ages and was known as _______.
Fengjian
92
Seasonal winds that bring vast amounts of rain are called _____.
monsoons
93
These were used to know god's will.
Oracle Bones
94
The _________ did not intermarry with the Shang and they did not live among them.
Zhou
95
The _______ was the ruler of the tribes of the Vedic civilization.
Rajan

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