History 151

Summer, 2001

Quiz #1

#1

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers drained which ancient civilization? A) Egypt B) China C) India D) Mesopotamia

#2

Which of these early agricultural areas was not an irrigation civilization? A) Egypt B) Mesopotamia C) Central America D) China

#3

Neanderthal Man is often used as an example of: A) man’s ability to master his physical

environment B) an evolutionary dead end C) an early “hydraulic civilization” D) a female-centered culture

#4

The idea that knowledge of new techniques spread through human contact is termed the ________________ theory.

#5

The Indus River is the cradle for the oldest continuous civilization is world history. True False

#6

Which of the following is least characteristic of Mesopotamian religion? A) cruel and unpredictable gods B) a powerful priesthood C) a rewarding afterlife D) a true monotheism

#7

Sumerian mathematics is based on the unit of: A) 10 B) 20 C) 50 D) 60

#8

The Sumerian calendar was based on the movement of the sun. True False

#9

Egypt’s Great Pyramids were build during the period associated with the: A) Old Kingdom B) Middle Kingdom C) New Kingdom D) none of the above

#10

In which of the following respects did Egypt differ from Mesopotamia? A) intensive irrigation farming B) geographic isolation C) dependence on a river system D) polytheistic religion

#11

The Egyptians developed a superiority complex toward foreigners rivaled only by the: A) Sumerians B) Chinese C) Indians D) Greeks

#12

Invasion by the Hittites marked the end of Egypt as an independent state. True False

#13

The Zoroastrian “devil” was called: A) Ahura-Mazda B) Ahriman C) Assur D) Xerxes

#14

Historians generally believe that the chariot was introduced to ancient warfare by the: A) Hittites B) Hyksos C) Chaldees D) Medes

#15

The first good road builders over long distances were the: A) Phoenicians B) Medes C) Persians D) Assyrians