Early Civilizations

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1. Prehistory is: Typically written in verse with music. The study of history before written records. The study of nomads. Depicted in artwork in the pyramid of Khufu.

2. The Paleolithic Era is based on what? Hunting and gathering. Creating stone and bone tools and the use of fire. Building stationary homes, farming, and agriculture. The earliest form of physicians.

3. The Neolithic Era is based on what? Hunting and gathering. Building stationary homes, farming, and agriculture. Creating stone and bone tools and the use of fire. The earliest form of physicians.

4. Notable features of the Neolithic era (of Mesopotamia) included: The use of bronze Burial sites Terra cotta (pottery) All of these

5. Ancient Egypt was a polytheistic culture. What is polytheism? The belief in many gods Theorizing of evolution The belief that there is an afterlife The act of sacred burial

6. A notable structure, built by Ramses II, is carved into solid rock. Inside holds massive statues and a long corridor. At the end of the corridor is a room where four statues sit. On February 22 and October 22, the light shines just so to illuminate these four statues. What is this structure called? The Temple of Athena Nike. The Great Sphynx. The Temple Abu-Simbel. The Temple Amon-Ra at Karnak.

7. A hydraulic society is: A society that survives by irrigation and flood. A society that has rulers, nobles, and citizens. A society that shifts with necessity. A society that uses genocide as a form of control.

8. The culture that introduced iron and superior military were: The Hittites. The Assyrians. The Phoenicians. The Hellenes.

9. King Nebuchednezzar II most notably: Slaughtered Isis and her husband Osiris immediately after their son, Horus, was born. Changed Egyptian culture to a polytheistic view. Kept thousands of women as slaves whom he would rape repeatedly. Burned Jerusalum, raided the Temple, and took the inhabitants.

10. The culture to bring us the Western alphabet (indirectly) was: The Assyrians. The Hellenes. The Hittites. The Phoenicians.