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Denne's Chapters 1-3
Chapter 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term prehistory refers to the period before | writing |
| Which of the following statements is true of the inhabitants of the Paleolithic age? | They were hunters and gatherers. |
| Uridu, Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Nippur and Kish were all associated with | Mesopotamia. |
| The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was | Hammurabi. |
| The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as | cuneiform. |
| The first simplified alphabet, containing only 22 letters, was created by the | Phoenicians. |
| The earliest known civilization in India was the | Harappan. |
| A basic principle of Chinese government, which allows a revolution to overthrow and replace a corrupt ruler, is called | the Mandate of Heaven. |
| Hammurabi is remembered for | establishing a collection of laws for Mesopotamian society. |
| The term for a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, controlling many peoples or territories is | an empire. |
| Egyptian society, with the god-king at the top, was organized like | a pyramid. |
| Which of the following is a study of past societies through an analysis of what people have left behind? | archaeology |
| The ability to acquire food on regular basis meant that humans | could give up nomadic ways of life and begin to live in settled communities. |
| The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most powerfully by | the Nile River. |
| Egyptian history is divided into three major periods, known as the | Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. |
| Anthropology is the study of | human life and culture. |
| It was believed that the king was the link between heaven and earth during the? | Zhou dynasty. |
| The use of fire by early humans reminds us that | they sometimes adapted by changing the environment, not themselves. |
| Six of the most important characteristics of civilizations are | cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art. |
| Thermoluminescence determines an object’s age by | measuring light given off by electrons. |
| what type of dating method would you use to date something 20,000 years ago? | C-14 |
| Humans are said to originate in | Africa |
| Traders who lived in a narrow strip of land along the eastern Mediterranean coast and devised an alphabet with 22 different characters representing sounds. | Phoenicians |
| A distinct group organized in tribes that established the religion of Judaism, which later influenced both Christianity and Islam. | Israelites |
| A rich civilization that built an enormous palace at Knossos on the island of Crete. | Minoans |
| Religious teachers whose words became a source of ideals for social justice as they condemned the rich for causing the poor to suffer. | Prophets |
| Migrating groups who domesticated animals for food, shelter, and clothing and who also helped spread language, goods, and technology.. | Pastoral nomads |
| Skilled workers | artisans |
| The way of life of people in a certain time or place | culture |
| Temple built atop a massive stepped tower | ziggurat |
| A government established by divine authority | theocracy |
| Religion believing in many gods | polytheism |
| Egyptian civilization was built near this river. | Nile River |
| Mesopotamian civilization was built near this river. | Tigris River |
| Indus River civilizations were built near this river. | Indus River |
| Shang/ Zhou dynasties were built near this river. | Huang He |
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