FALL SEMESTER WORLD HISTORY FINAL

On what continent did prehistoric humans originate?

• Asia

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

The image above is best described as a(n):

• Fossil

• Technology

• Artifact

• Tool

The invention of tools, mastery over fire, and the development of oral language all occurred in the (a) _______.

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• Bronze Age

• Iron Age

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called (a)   .

• Judea
• Babylon
• Mesopotamia
• Iran

Why do historians know very little about the Indus River civilization?

• The Aryans destroyed their artifacts.

• Their language has not yet been deciphered.

• The Harappans didn't leave behind any artifacts.

• Historians are not interested in that civilization.

The rulers of Egypt were considered (a)   .

• Polytheists
• Democrats
• God-kings
• Priests

Match the following Phoenician legacies with their descriptions:

• A form of currency not used by the Phoenicians

• Paper money

• A valuable trade item made from sea snails

• Purple dye

• A writing system that influenced many modern scripts

• Alphabet

• Innovations that advanced maritime navigation

• Ship-building technology

An ancient Greek city-state was called a:

• Metropolis

• Province

• Satrap

• Polis

Ancient Spartan government was an oligarchy because:

• Children were trained in warfare.

• A small group of elders ran the government.

• Everyone in the city met and made decisions together.

• A leader inherited his right to rule from his father.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle believed that an argument should be based on (a)  

• Popularity
• Religion
• Reason
• Emotion