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On which continent did homo sapiens first appear? A 100

Africa A 100

How do archaeologists study to find out about early peoples? A 200

They dig for fossils and artifacts. A 200

What tool would the earliest Paleolithic man have used? A 300

Round stones A 300

Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans… A 400

Developed agriculture A 400

What event separated the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages? A 500

The beginning of agriculture and animal domestication A 500

Original citizens of the Mesopotamian city-states B 100

Sumerians B 100

Sumerian writing is called… B 200

Cuneiform B 200

Sumerian religion can be described as… B 300

Polytheistic with vengeful gods B 300

What is the most notable aspect of Hammurabi’s rule? B 400

First written code of laws B 400

Why was Mesopotamia constantly being fought over by rival groups? B 500

It had rich farmland in an area surrounded by desert. B 500

What was used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics? C 100

Rosetta Stone C 100

What type of government ruled Ancient Egypt? C 200

Theocracy C 200

Why did the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom design and build pyramids? C 300

To serve as tombs C 300

One of the longest ruling Egyptian pharaohs C 400

Ramses II C 400

The Egyptian king was different from the Mesopotamian king in that the Egyptian king was… C 500

Also considered a god C 500

What is the capital of Israel? D 100

Jerusalem D 100

Early Israelites could trace the beginning of their history back to this man: D 200

Abraham D 200

What provides the basis of Hebrew rules for moral and religious conduct? D 300

Ten Commandments D 300

What was created between Yahweh and the Hebrew people? D 400

Covenant D 400

The Hebrews organized their faith around a revolutionary concept known as: D 500

Monotheism D 500

Family of rulers where power passes from parent to child E 100

dynasty E 100

Worship of many gods E 200

Polytheism E 200

DAILY DOUBLE E 300 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

Government ruled by a political leader who is also the religious leader E 300

Theocracy E 300

A person who moves around from place to place in search of food E 400

Nomad E 400

What is the term for sharing of ideas between groups of people? E 500

Cultural Diffusion E 500

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