The Sumerians are credited with the creation of the first form of writing. What was it called?
Final Exam Review 2024-2025
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Latin
Greek
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the BEST explanation for why farming peoples like Egyptians and Sumerians, rather than hunter-gatherers, started the world’s first civilizations?
Farmers were able to change their religion and by praying to the Gods they were able to accumulate more food.
Hunter-gatherers were not able to communicate effectively with each other so they could not get food for themselves.
Hunter-gatherers were not able to travel fast enough to find their food and they did not have any tools to help them.
Farmers were able to accumulate surpluses to support large, permanent settlements and people who worked at non-farming jobs.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did the geography of Greece impact settlement and government?
The mountains separated the city-states allowing each to form their own unique culture and form of government.
The river valleys brought all of the city-states into one region causing conflict over land.
The mountains pushed all of the city-states to form in the center of the Greek peninsula causing conflict over land.
The extensive river valleys allowed all of the Greek city-states to form their own unique government and culture.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How was the republic of Rome different from the direct democracy of ancient Athens?
The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote on laws.
The Roman republic allowed all male citizens to vote for representatives.
The Roman republic allowed male and female citizens to vote for representatives.
The Roman republic allowed kings and queens to make decisions.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a challenge from the Crusades that still causes international conflict today?
Religious conflict over the Holy Land in the Middle East.
Trade route conflict over the Middle East.
Oil conflict in the Middle East.
UN conflict in the Middle East.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How did the Black Death impact Europe?
The Black Death was a horrible war that killed thousands of Europeans.
The Black Death was a horrible plague that killed thousands of Europeans.
The Black Death caused thousands of Europeans to lose their homes.
The Black Death caused thousands of Europeans to leave Europe.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What principles from the Roman “rule of law” do we use in our legal system today?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Everyone is equal under the law, and is entitled to justice.
Treat others nicely only if they are nice to you.
Everyone is not equal, and some citizens are above the law.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the feudal system?
A system that ancient Romans used to protect their people.
A system that did not help Rome after the fall of Rome.
A system where lords exchange protection for loyalty and service.
A system that caused the Black Death to spread across Europe.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following had the greatest influence on the lives of most Europeans during the Middle Ages?
Towns and trade
The King
Religion and the Church
Universities
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why do some people consider the Magna Carta to represent the beginning of democracy in England?
It gave the people of England freedom to decide if they wanted to follow the law.
It gave the people of England rights and made the king follow the same laws as the people.
It gave the United States a democracy not England.
It gave the United States several rights that went into our Constitution.
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