Specialization and Trade Unit Test Review

1. What objects were used as the first forms of currency?

• 1. Rare, naturally occurring objects

• 1. Rare, unnaturally occurring objects

• Common, naturally occurring objects

• Common, unnaturally occurring objects

What did an Egyptian pharaoh do?

• He was the vizier's most important advisor

• He was the chief judge of the Egyptian Supreme Court

• He was the political and religious leader of Egypt

• He oversaw land worked by peasants

What did an Egyptian vizier do?

• He oversaw land worked by peasants

• He was the chief judge and second most powerful person in Egypt

• He gave the pharaoh his orders

• He led religious ceremonies

1. Who were the Egyptian nobility?

• The people who told the vizier what to do

• Leaders of religious ceremonies

• The second most powerful people in Egypt

• Government officials and relatives of the pharaoh

What group of people did wealthy Egyptians rely on for their expensive tastes?

• Merchants

• Farmers

• Doctors

• Scribes

What was the most common and important job in the Maya?

• Priest

• Farmer

• Artisan

• Slave

What was early Maya civilization based on?

• Agriculture

• Slavery

• Industry

• Trade

Which of the following is a reason for the growth of long-distance trade

• The use of horses for transportation

• The use of donkeys for transportation

• The use of camels for transportation

• The use of elephants for transportation

How did coinage spread throughout Asia and the Mediterranean?

• Trade

• Conquest

• Mining

• Nomads

Who were the first people to barter?

• Maya

• Ionians

• Egyptians

• Phoenicians