World History Midterm flash cards
1
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Near __________ somebody was once digging a pit when they came across a bone, deep down under the ground. It was a human bone. A lower jaw.
A
Heidelberg, in Germany
2
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How did the skull discovered in Germany differ from our human skulls?
A
Instead of a forehead like ours, it just had two thick ridges above the eyebrows.
3
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What gives “prehistory” its name?
A
It comes before history.
4
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Which examples of materials did scientists find that change slowly but regularly over a very long period of time?
A
woods and plants and volcanic rocks
5
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Why do historians call it the “Stone Age”?
A
because of these stone tools we call this time the Stone Age
6
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About how long did the Neanderthal people inhabit the earth?
A
two hundred thousand years.
7
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About how long ago did the Neanderthal people appear in prehistory before our ancestors?
A
Seventy thousand years earlier
8
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What was the climate like during The Stone Age?
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Winters were longer and summers shorter.
9
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Do you know what __________ invented? … They invented talking.
A
Cavemen
10
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Which of the following were not invented or developed by prehistoric people
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clothes, houses and tools, plows to plow with, grains to make bread with, cows for milking, sheep for shearing, dogs for hunting and for company, bows and arrows for shooting and helmets and shields for protection
11
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How long did The Ice Age last?
A
Many tens of thousands of years!
12
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What reasoning did the writer give for why cavemen drew and painted in caves?
A
To summon creatures like a magic spell
13
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Because forests were dangerous places in those days, home to large numbers of wild animals, such as wolves and bears, prehistoric people built
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Pile dwellings
14
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What were “pile dwellings”?
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Huts on stilts rammed deep in the mud in the middle of lakes
15
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What did prehistoric people invent and decorate with patterns and fire in ovens?
A
Clay pots
16
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What did the cavemen learn to do in the warmth once the ice retreated to the high mountains?
A
To plant grasses and then grind the seeds to make a paste to bake in the fire: bread
17
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Around 4000 BC, prehistoric people discovered a more convenient way of making tools:
A
They discovered metals
18
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Which metal did prehistoric people use that “has a nice shine” but is “soft and gets blunt more quickly than stone
A
Copper
19
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Prehistoric people “discovered that if you add just a little of another, very rare, metal, it makes the copper stronger. That metal is
A
Tin
20
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Prehistoric people mixed __________ and __________ together to make
A
Tin, copper, bronze
21
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Near __________ somebody was once digging a pit when they came across a bone, deep down under the ground. It was a human bone.
A
Heidelberg, in Germany
22
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How did the skull discovered in Germany differ from our human skulls?
A
Instead of a forehead like ours, it just had two thick ridges above the eyebrows.
23
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What gives “prehistory” its name?
A
It comes before history.
24
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Which examples of materials did scientists find that change slowly but regularly over a very long period of time?
A
Answer not listed
25
Why do historians call it the "Stone Age"?
The primitive peoples built stone tools.
26
About how long did the Neanderthal people inhabit the earth?
About two hundred thousand years
27
About how long ago did the Neanderthal people appear in prehistory before our ancestors?
appeared about seventy thousand years earlier
28
What was the climate like during The Stone Age?
Answer not listed
29
"Do you know what __________ invented? ... They invented talking.
cavemen
30
Which of the following were not invented or developed by prehistoric people?
clothes, houses and tools, plows to plow with, grains to make bread with, cows for milking, sheep for shearing, dogs for hunting and for company, bows and arrows for shooting and helmets and shields for protection..."
31
How long did The Ice Age last?
Many tens of thousands of years!
32
What reasoning did the writer give for why cavemen drew and painted in caves?
We think they have been trying to make magic, that they believed that painting pictures of animals on the walls would make those animals appear ... So they may have been trying to invent a magic spell."
33
Because forests were dangerous places in those days, home to large numbers of wild animals, such as wolves and bears, prehistoric people built
pile dwellings
34
What were "pile dwellings"?
'pile dwellings [were built] in the middle of lakes, huts on stilts rammed deep in the mud."
35
What did prehistoric people invent and decorate with patterns and fire in ovens?
pots out of clay
36
What did the cavemen learn to do in the warmth once the ice retreated to the high mountains?
But gradually the earth grew warmer and the ice retreated to the high mountains, and people—who by now were much like us—learned, with the warmth, to plant grasses and then grind the seeds to make a paste which they could bake in the fire, and this was bread."
37
Around 4000 BC, prehistoric people discovered a more convenient way of making tools
They discovered metals
38
Which metal did prehistoric people use that "has a nice shine" but is "soft and gets blunt more quickly than stone
Copper
39
Prehistoric people "discovered that if you add just a little of another, very rare, metal, it makes the copper stronger. That metal is
Tin
40
Prehistoric people mixed __________ and __________ together to make
Tin, copper, bronze
41
When did Menes rule over Egypt?
5100 years ago
42
What were the rulers of Ancient Egypt called?
Pharaohs
43
Of what did the Egyptians not sing in praise of their river four-thousand years ago?
You water the plains and have the power to feed all cattle. You quench the thirsty desert, far from any water. You bring forth the barley, you create the wheat. You fill the granaries and storehouses, not forgetting the poor.
44
What was the Ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphs
45
Why did the Egyptians preserve all their ancient traditions over the centuries and the priests make sure that no son did anything his father had not done before?
To them, everything old was sacred.
46
Which body of water did the Ancient Egyptians worship?
The Nile
47
Which of the following do we not attribute to pharaohs?
Answer not listed
48
Who was the sun god in Ancient Egypt?
Answer not listed
49
Who was the god of the Kingdom of the Dead
Anubis
50
"In honor of their gods, they chiseled majestic stone statues, as tall as __________, and built temples as big as __________."
a five-storey house, towns,
51
What are the tall pointed granite stones placed outside of temples in Ancient Egypt called?
Obelisks
52
Which of the following describes a belief that the Ancient Egyptians had in their religion?
A man’s soul left his body when he died, and for some reason, the soul continued needing that body, and would suffer if it crumbled into dust.
53
Which of the following was not a method that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the bodies of the dead?
They bandaged them with long strips of papyrus so that they wouldn’t decay.
54
Why did Ancient Egyptians put in food and furniture and clothes in the tombs and create paintings on the walls from the life of the departed?
A tomb was intended to be a dwelling for the soul when it returned to visit its body.
55
Which of the following is not an example of how Egyptians "knew what they were doing"?
How they pumped water into ditches as a primitive plumbing system
56
Based on the discoveries found in noblemen's tombs, how did the king reward his faithful ministers?
Answer not listed
57
Which two objects were combined to write "Osiris" in hieroglyphs?
Answer not listed
58
Which three languages are found on the Rosetta Stone?
Answer not listed
59
What material did Ancient Egyptians use for their writing?
Papyrus
60
How long did Ancient Egypt's empire last?
Nearly 3000 years
61
Which pharaoh attempted to change Ancient Egypt's culture?
Akhenaton
62
Which animal head did the god of the Kingdom of the Dead have?
A jackal's
63
Which of the following did Akhenaton not do as ruler?
Answer not listed
64
Which is not related to Akhenaton?
He invested time in the gods and the culture's mysterious rituals.
65
"Wise words are rarer than __________, yet they come from the mouths of __________ who __________."
emeralds, poor slave girls, turn the millstones
66
When did Menes rule over Egypt?
Answer not listed
67
What were the rulers of Ancient Egypt called?
Pharaohs
68
Of what did the Egyptians not sing in praise of their river four-thousand years ago?
Creating the beans
69
What was the Ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphs
70
Why did the Egyptians preserve all their ancient traditions over the centuries and the priests make sure that no son did anything his father had not done before?
Answer not listed
71
Which body of water did the Ancient Egyptians worship?
The Nile
72
Which of the following do we not attribute to pharaohs?
They were immensely powerless.
73
Who was the sun god in Ancient Egypt?
Amon
74
Who was the god of the Kingdom of the Dead?
Answer not listed
75
"In honor of their gods, they chiseled majestic stone statues, as tall as __________, and built temples as big as __________."
Answer not listed
76
What are the tall pointed granite stones placed outside of temples in Ancient Egypt called?
Answer not listed
77
Which of the following describes a belief that the Ancient Egyptians had in their religion?
A man’s soul left his body when he died, and for some reason, the soul continued needing that body, and would suffer if it crumbled into dust.
78
Which of the following was not a method that the Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the bodies of the dead?
They bandaged them with long strips of papyrus so that they wouldn’t decay.
79
Why did Ancient Egyptians put in food and furniture and clothes in the tombs and create paintings on the walls from the life of the departed?
A tomb was intended to be a dwelling for the soul when it returned to visit its body.
80
Which of the following is not an example of how Egyptians "knew what they were doing
How they used great nets to catch geese on the Nile
81
Based on the discoveries found in noblemen's tombs, how did the king reward his faithful ministers?
Decorations
82
Which two objects were combined to write "Osiris" in hieroglyphs?
A throne and an eye
83
Which three languages are found on the Rosetta Stone?
Ancient Greek, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, and another Egyptian dialect
84
What material did Ancient Egyptians use for their writing?
Answer not listed
85
How long did Ancient Egypt's empire last?
Nearly 3000 years
86
Which pharaoh attempted to change Ancient Egypt's culture?
Akhenaton
87
Which animal head did the god of the Kingdom of the Dead have?
Answer not listed
88
Which of the following did Akhenaton not do as ruler?
He had the walls of his palace painted in the traditional style.
89
Which is not related to Akhenaton?
He taught his people of the gods that existed.
90
"Wise words are rarer than __________, yet they come from the mouths of __________ who __________."
emeralds, poor slave girls, turn the millstones
91
Mesopotamia resided between which two rivers?
The Tigris and the Euphrates
92
The name Mesopotamia is Greek for what?
it was called Mesopotamia, which is Greek for the land ‘between the rivers.’
93
Which of the following two cities existed in Mesopotamia?
Nineveh and Babylon
94
One such mound, standing in the desert, is all that remains of __________, once the greatest city on earth, a city swarming with people who came there from every part of the world to trade their wares.
Babylon
95
Upstream, at the foot of the mountains, sits another. This was __________, the second greatest city in the land ... [the capital of] of the Assyrians.
Nineveh
96
Which quality do historians and archaeologists not think demonstrates a culture?
towns and tradesmen, noblemen and kings, temples and priests, administrators and artists, writing and technical skills.
97
Which of the following items was not discovered in the burial sites at Ur?
A silver shield designed with rubies
98
Archaeologists discovered the ruins of which city beneath rubble mounds near the Persian Gulf, the city that the Bible states was where Abraham was born?
Ur
99
Archaeologists learned that people in the plains near the Persian Gulf had already learned to shape bricks from clay and build houses and temples by what year?
3100 BC
100
What did people discover inscribed in clay tablets?
Cuneiform
101
Soft clay
Into what did the Mesopotamians inscribe their signs?
102
What did the Epic of Gilgamesh describe his battles against?
Answer not listed
103
With thanks to recorded business dealings, who do historians know were great traders in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
104
Which Mesopotamian ruler left a long and important inscription engraved in stone?
Hammurabi
105
When did King Hammurabi live?
1700 BC
106
The planet Mars is named after the god of what?
War
107
The planet Venus is named after the goddess of what?
Venus, love
108
Which of the following pictures did the Babylonians and Assyrians not portray in their statues?
Warriors praying for victory
109
In which of the following ways were the Babylonians and Assyrians kings not portrayed in their statues?
They sat upon jeweled thrones
110
To which gods and goddess did the Babylonians and Assyrians make sacrifices?
Baal, the sun god, or to the moon goddess Ishtar or Astarte
111
Which ancient Mesopotamian cultures observed the stars and gave names to constellations?
The Babylonians and the Assyrians
112
What is the name of the tall, broad towers that the Sumerians and Babylonians built to be nearer to the stars?
Ziggurats
113
Which of the following qualities is not attributed to the Babylonian and Sumerian strange buildings?
At the very top was a temple dedicated to the Nebuchadnezzar, or one of the other Mesopotamian rulers
114
What were Nebuchadnezzar's "truly greatest deeds"?
His digging of huge canals and water cisterns
115
Against whom did Nebuchadnezzar fight and bring home a vast number of foreign captives as slaves?
Egypt
116
Mesopotamia resided between which two rivers?
Answer not listed
117
The name Mesopotamia is Greek for what?
land ‘between the rivers.’"
118
Which of the following two cities existed in Mesopotamia?
Babylon and Nineveh
119
One such mound, standing in the desert, is all that remains of __________, once the greatest city on earth, a city swarming with people who came there from every part of the world to trade their wares.
Babylon
120
Upstream, at the foot of the mountains, sits another. This was __________, the second greatest city in the land ... [the capital of] of the Assyrians.
Nineveh
121
Which quality do historians and archaeologists not think demonstrates a culture?
Palaces and visitors
122
Which of the following items was not discovered in the burial sites at Ur?
Magnificent harps decorated with lions' heads
123
Archaeologists discovered the ruins of which city beneath rubble mounds near the Persian Gulf, the city that the Bible states was where Abraham was born?
Ur
124
Archaeologists learned that people in the plains near the Persian Gulf had already learned to shape bricks from clay and build houses and temples by what year?
how to shape bricks from clay and build houses and temples by 3100 BC.
125
What did people discover inscribed in clay tablets?
cuneiform
126
Into what did the Mesopotamians inscribe their signs?
into tablets of soft clay
127
What did the Epic of Gilgamesh describe his battles against?
Monsters and dragons
128
With thanks to recorded business dealings, who do historians know were great traders in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
129
Which Mesopotamian ruler left a long and important inscription engraved in stone?
Hammurabi
130
When did King Hammurabi live?
1700 BC
131
The planet Mars is named after the god of what?
Mars meant war
132
The planet Venus is named after the goddess of what?
Love
133
Which of the following pictures did the Babylonians and Assyrians not portray in their statues?
Priests inspecting kneeling captives bound in chains
134
In which of the following ways were the Babylonians and Assyrians kings not portrayed in their statues?
They looked forlorn
135
To which gods and goddess did the Babylonians and Assyrians make sacrifices?
Baal and Ishtar
136
Which ancient Mesopotamian cultures observed the stars and gave names to constellations?
the Babylonians and the Assyrians
137
What is the name of the tall, broad towers that the Sumerians and Babylonians built to be nearer to the stars?
ziggurats
138
Which of the following qualities is not attributed to the Babylonian and Sumerian strange buildings?
Sturdy columns that upheld ornate balconies where priests stood
139
What were Nebuchadnezzar's "truly greatest deeds
his truly greatest deeds were not his wars: he had huge canals and water cisterns dug
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Against whom did Nebuchadnezzar fight and bring home a vast number of foreign captives as slaves?
He fought against Egypt
