History 151 Summer, 2001 Quiz #1

#1 zThe Tigris and Euphrates rivers drained which ancient civilization? yA) Egypt yB) China yC) India yD) Mesopotamia

#2 zWhich of these early agricultural areas was not an irrigation civilization? yA) Egypt yB) Mesopotamia yC) Central America yD) China

#3 zNeanderthal Man is often used as an example of: yA) man’s ability to master his physical environment yB) an evolutionary dead end yC) an early “hydraulic civilization” yD) a female-centered culture

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

#5 zThe Indus River is the cradle for the oldest continuous civilization is world history. yTrue yFalse

#6 zWhich of the following is least characteristic of Mesopotamian religion? yA) cruel and unpredictable gods yB) a powerful priesthood yC) a rewarding afterlife yD) a true monotheism

#7 zSumerian mathematics is based on the unit of: yA) 10 yB) 20 yC) 50 yD) 60

#8 zThe Sumerian calendar was based on the movement of the sun. yTrue yFalse

#9 zEgypt’s Great Pyramids were build during the period associated with the: yA) Old Kingdom yB) Middle Kingdom yC) New Kingdom yD) none of the above

#10 zIn which of the following respects did Egypt differ from Mesopotamia? yA) intensive irrigation farming yB) geographic isolation yC) dependence on a river system yD) polytheistic religion

#11 zThe Egyptians developed a superiority complex toward foreigners rivaled only by the: yA) Sumerians yB) Chinese yC) Indians yD) Greeks

#12 zInvasion by the Hittites marked the end of Egypt as an independent state. yTrue yFalse

#13 zThe Zoroastrian “devil” was called: yA) Ahura-Mazda yB) Ahriman yC) Assur yD) Xerxes

#14 zHistorians generally believe that the chariot was introduced to ancient warfare by the: yA) Hittites yB) Hyksos yC) Chaldees yD) Medes

#15 zThe first good road builders over long distances were the: yA) Phoenicians yB) Medes yC) Persians yD) Assyrians