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History 151 Summer, 2001 Quiz #1 #1 The Tigris and Euphrates rivers drained which ancient civilization? A) Egypt B) China C) India D) Mesopotamia #2 Which of these early agricultural areas was not an irrigation civilization? A) Egypt B) Mesopotamia C) Central America D) China #3 Neanderthal Man is often used as an example of: A) man’s ability to master his physical environment B) an evolutionary dead end C) an early “hydraulic civilization” D) a female-centered culture #4 The idea that knowledge of new techniques spread through human contact is termed the ________________ theory. #5 The Indus River is the cradle for the oldest continuous civilization is world history. True False #6 Which of the following is least characteristic of Mesopotamian religion? A) cruel and unpredictable gods B) a powerful priesthood C) a rewarding afterlife D) a true monotheism #7 Sumerian mathematics is based on the unit of: A) 10 B) 20 C) 50 D) 60 #8 The Sumerian calendar was based on the movement of the sun. True False #9 Egypt’s Great Pyramids were build during the period associated with the: A) Old Kingdom B) Middle Kingdom C) New Kingdom D) none of the above #10 In which of the following respects did Egypt differ from Mesopotamia? A) intensive irrigation farming B) geographic isolation C) dependence on a river system D) polytheistic religion #11 The Egyptians developed a superiority complex toward foreigners rivaled only by the: A) Sumerians B) Chinese C) Indians D) Greeks #12 Invasion by the Hittites marked the end of Egypt as an independent state. True False #13 The Zoroastrian “devil” was called: A) Ahura-Mazda B) Ahriman C) Assur D) Xerxes #14 Historians generally believe that the chariot was introduced to ancient warfare by the: A) Hittites B) Hyksos C) Chaldees D) Medes #15 The first good road builders over long distances were the: A) Phoenicians B) Medes C) Persians D) Assyrians