World Regions I

The earliest humans lived

• by hunting and gathering their food

• as herders of sheep and other livestock

• alone or in pairs

• in farming villages along rivers and streams

Hunter-gatherer societies in the Old Stone Age possessed all of the following except

• fire

• art

• bone tools

• religious beliefs

All of the following ancient civilizations developed in Mesopotamia except the

• Akkadians

• Babylonians

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

What was the most important contribution of the Phoenicians to our civilization?

• purple dye

• their alphabet

• founding Carthage

• sailing ships

The Nile helped civilization develop in Egypt and Nubia in all of the following ways except by

• providing a source of food and water

• allowing farming to develop

• enriching the soil along its banks

• protecting against invasion from the west

The most fertile soil in Egypt was located in the

• Nile Delta

• desert

• cataracts

• far south

The Jews believe that the Ten Commandments were give by God to

• Moses

• Abraham

• King David

• King Solomon

The basic teachings and laws that guide the Jewish people are found in the

• Talmud

• Torah

• Book of the Dead

• Dead Sea Scrolls

What type of ancient Greek literature would most likely describe the deeds of a great hero?

• fable

• epic poem

• lyric poem

• oration

Which was the main cause for the independence of city-states in ancient Greece?

• the Greeks' location on the sea

• the threat of warlike neighbors to the north

• the geography of mountainous peninsulas

• the spread of Minoan culture