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Question 1 of 20
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The use of fire may have begun about:
A. 2000000 years ago.
B. 500000 years ago.
C. 100000 years ago.
D. 25000 years ago.
Question 2 of 20
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The central aspect of the Neolithic Revolution was the:
A. first development of hunter gatherer cultures.
B. successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central Asia.
C. emergence of systematic food production through the domestication of plants and animals.
D. use of fire and the cooking of food.
Question 3 of 20
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The people who created the first Mesopotamian civilization were the:
A. Sumerians.
B. Akkadians.
C. Egyptians.
D. Babylonians.
Question 4 of 20
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Which of the following is UNTRUE about the Code of Hammurabi?
A. Public officials had numerous responsibilities.
B. It incorporated a system of consumer protection.
C. The largest category focused on marriage and the family.
D. Hammurabis code did not mention women.
Question 5 of 20
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Which of the following is NOT correct about the pyramids?
A. They were tombs for the pharaohs.
B. They were constructed during the Middle Kingdom.
C. They were symbols of royal power.
D. The most magnificent of the pyramids was constructed about 2500 B.C.E.
Question 6 of 20
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Egyptian hieroglyphs:
A. used sacred characters as picture signs.
B. employed the use of an alphabet.
C. were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark.
D. were introduced by the Amorites.
Question 7 of 20
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During the reign of Akhenaten:
A. monotheism permanently replaced polytheism in ancient Egypt.
B. foreign affairs were ignored and Syria and Palestine were lost.
C. Thebes was replaced by Cairo as the capital.
D. the Hyksos invaded the Nile Valley.
Question 8 of 20
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Which of the following correctly describes Harappan civilization?
A. It showed no similarity to the civilizations of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
B. Its culture never attained the status of a true civilization.
C. It was much more agricultural than its contemporaries in Egypt and Mesopotamia.
D. It was a collection of over fifteen hundred towns and cities ruled by landlords and rich merchants.
Question 9 of 20
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