WHI.2-WHI.5 Benchmark

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The Holy Book in Judaism is known as the 

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Torah

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Which number shows where Rome first developed?

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3

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Ancient Athens was responsible for developing which concept in government? Options: written laws, civil service, direct democracy, elected legislators

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direct democracy

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Writing from Sumer/Mesopotamia was known as

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Cuneiform

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Monotheism is the belief in 

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one god

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What is this site known as? Harrappa, Mohenjo Daro, Stonehenge, Machu Pichu

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Stonehenge

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Humans emerged from what continent? Options: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe

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Africa

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Scientists who study past cultures by locating and analyzing human remains, fossils, and artifacts are called

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archaeologists

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Scientists can use tests to date and analyze fossils and artifacts. What is this called?

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carbon 14 dating

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Early civilizations were started near what? (Options: rivers, seas, deserts, tundra)

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rivers