REVIEW QUIZ:  Prehistory, Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

• A group of people who live a nomadic life style, hunting and gathering food, are generally described as:
a) civilized; b) paleolithic c) neolithic

• A group of people who build monumental architecture; have advanced art, religion, government and a writing system are generally classified as: a) civilized; b) paleolithic c) neolithic

• Which group of people was best protected from invasion by natural geographic barriers?

a) Mesopotamians b) Egyptians c) Persians d) Hebrews.

• Pyramids were: a) tombs for pharaohs in Egypt; b) temples in Mesopotamia.

c) temples for pharaohs in Egypt; d) tombs for rulers in Mesopotamia.

• Whose pyramid was discovered in modern times and contained great treasures worth millions of dollars?
a) Ikhnaton b) Moses c) Abraham d) Hammurabi e) Tutankhamen

• Who attempted to institutionalize monotheism in ancient Egypt?

a) Ikhnation b) Cyrus c) Abraham d) Hammurabi        e) Tutankhamen

• Ziggurats were: a) tombs for pharaohs in Egypt; b) temples in Mesopotamia.
c) temples in Egypt;     d) tombs for rulers in Mesopotamia.

• The Epic of Gilgamesh is historically significant because it:

a) is the oldest written story in the world and it shows some similarity to the Bible.

b) is the oldest Code of Laws.

c) is the oldest sample of writing in the world.

d) contains the religious philosophy of the Hindus in India

e) describes the religious philosophy of Confucius

• The Mesopotamian Standard of Ur was: a) a Code of laws based on punishments to fit the crime;

b) a religious document; c) work of art depicting daily life; d) the world's oldest written story.

• Cuneiform was a wedge-shaped, pictographic form of writing used by the ancient:
a) Mesopotamians b) Egyptians c) Persians d) Hebrews e) Minoans