Language, common values, traditions, government, art, literature, and

lifestyles are basic components of

A. Ethnicity

B. Culture

C. Religion

D. Traditions

Culture

Culture is a people’s

A. Way of life

B. Technology

C. Region

D. Geography

Way of life

Which is a primary source for learning about pioneer life?

A. A history textbook

B. An encyclopedia article

C. A book based on pioneers’ stories

D. A letter by a pioneer woman

D. A letter by a pioneer woman

I dig up historical sites and study the remains of past

cultures, who am I?A. Historian

B. Archaeologist

C.Geologist

D.Anthropologist

Archaeologist

I study the earth and how it is made, who am I?

A. Historian

B. Archaeologist

C.Geologist

D.Anthropologist

Geologist

The work of historians is similar to that of detectives

because they bothA. Display artifacts in museums

B. Create primary sources

C. Use clues to solve mysteries

D. Study ancient cultures

Use clues to solve mysteries

Who began the Judaism religion?

A. Jesus

B. Muhammad

C. Abraham

D. Siddhartha Guatama

Abraham

Who was the founder of Christianity?

A. Jesus

B. Muhammad

C. Abraham

D. Siddhartha Guatama

Jesus

Who began the Islam religion?

A. Jesus

B. Muhammad

C. Abraham

D. Siddhartha Guatama

Muhammad

Who began the Buddhist religion?

A. Jesus

B. Muhammad

C. Abraham

D. Siddhartha Guatama

Siddhartha Guatama

Who received the 10 commandments from God?

A.Abraham

B.Muhammad

C.Moses

D.Jesus

Moses

If you tame a wild animal and use it to help mankind, you would ______ this animal.

A. Agriculture

B. Domesticate

C.Technology

D.Specialize

Domesticate

Which of these occurs in a barter economy?

• A. Workers trade services for goods.• B. Employers pay workers with

checks or cash.• C. Banks loan money to new

businesses.• D. Families use credit cards to buy

goods.

A. Workers trade services for goods.

According to the Bible, this Hebrew prophet grew up in Egypt and

traveled to Mount Sinai, where he was given the Torah

A. Giglamesh

B. Hammurabi

C. Abraham

D. Moses

Moses

This person was an important hero to the

Sumerians.A. Giglamesh

B. Hammurabi

C. Abraham

D. Moses

Gilgamesh

This king of Babylon dammed parts of the Euphrates River and attacked the

Sumerians. He also wrote a set of laws.

A. Giglamesh

B. Hammurabi

C. Abraham

D. Moses

Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi was a

A. Set of laws

B. Form of writing

C. Type of alphabet

D. System of taxes

Set of laws

A system of writing made up of about 800 picture signs

A. Hieroglyphics

B. Cuneiform

C.Papyrus

D.Latin

Hieroglyphics

Technology learned by the Egyptian’s to water their crops

A.Silt

B.Irrigation

C.Windmills

D.Deltas

Irrigation

A system of writing that was developed in

Sumer(Mesopotamia)A.Hieroglyphics

B.Pictoforms

C.Cuneiform

D.Latin

Cuneiform

The oldest books that are associated with the Hindu

religion are the

A.Koran

B.Holy Bible

C.Vedas

D.4 Noble Truths

Vedas

Menes was the pharaoh who

A. Unified Egypt

B. Conquered Mesopotamia

C. Invented hieroglyphics

D. Destroyed Egyptian culture

Unified Egypt

Shihuangdi helped to unify China by setting up a single

system of

A. Farming

B. Irrigation

C.Schools

D.Writing

Writing

All of the below were most helpful in improving peoples’ abilities to

• A. Grow more food crops

• B. Use weapons for hunting

• C. Move from place to place

• D. Communicate with each other.

• Cuneiform

• Hieroglyphics

• Pictographs

• Characters

Communicate with each other

An oligarchy is governed by

A. A single ruler or king

B. Leaders elected by all the people

C. A small group of wealthy powerful men

D. A respected scholar or teacher

A small group of wealthy powerful men

A poet whose works were part of the culture shared by all of

Greece and he wrote the Illiad

A. Pericles

B. Homer

C.Socrates

D.Aristotle

Homer

A philosopher who questioned Athenian laws, customs and religions, he also was sentenced to death by having to

drink poison hemlock

A. Homer

B. Socrates

C. Aristotle

D. Pericles

Socrates

In what ancient civilization did democracy have its beginnings?

A.Rome

B.Greece

C.Persia

D.Phoenicia

Greece

Which civilization developed the first system of writing in

Middle America?

A. Olmec

B. Aztec

C.Maya

D.Inca

Maya

A government headed by one ruler is

A.OligarchyB.FeudalismC.MonarchyD.Democracy

Monarchy