Unit Name: Origins of Civilization and the Near East
Quiz Created By: Christy Kissoore
How did the Neanderthals become extinct?
A) They didn't, we evolved from them.
B) The Cro-Magnons killed them.
C) The Homo Sapien Sapiens killed them.
D) The Homo Erectus killed them.
What was an important thing about the Palaeolithic Age ?
A) They began to live a nomadic lifestyle.
B) They started to perform wedding ceremonies.
C) They had relationships with other tribes.
D) They liked shiny things.
How did the desert help the Egyptians ?
A) Their enemies could not invade on land.
B) They stayed cool at night.
C) It acted as a buffer zone against the surrounding countries.
D) It was a ready source of sand.
According to our class what is the most important characteristic of a civilization?
A) Management of resources.
B) Centralized Government/leadership.
C) Religion.
D) Economic wealth.
What were Sumerians responsible for creating ?
A) King Hammurabi
B) Cuneiform
C) Heiroglyphs
D) Slavery.
What is the difference between Palaeolithic and Neolithic ?
A) Paleo was not a character in The Matrix.
B) Neo means "Not" and paleo means "Is".
C) In the Neolithic Age they began to make jewellery and art.
D) They lived in nicer huts.
What was the "Great Leap Forward" ?
A) The development of modern anatomy, and the beginning of innovative behaviour.
B) A new world record in the long jump.
C) The invention of automobiles.
D) Neanderthals.
Who led the Hebrews to freedom ?
A) Abraham
B) Jesus
C) Moses and Jesus
D) Moses
What does BCE and CE refer to ?
A) Music.
B) Food
C) Freedom
D) Time Reference
Why was Imhotep a "genius"?
A) He invented the wheel.
B) He invented cuneiform.
C) He invented and designed the first pyramid.
D) He was the Pharaoh’s right hand advisor.
