Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile River Furnished water for irrigation Flooded each year and left new rich soil in the fields. Furnished a good north-south transportation system. All of these DTo which of the three classes of people in Mesopotamia did the priests belong? The upper class The common class The lowest class None of the above AThe belief in one God was a great religious contribution of The Hittites The Persians The Hebrews None of these CPeople who specialized in making things like pottery and tools are called: Witch Doctors Craftsman Artists None of these BEgyptians wrote with sharp reeds and ink on: Clay tablets Papyrus Stone Wax tablets BOne of the great religious contributions of the Hebrews was: Their belief in one God - monotheism Their belief in one God - polytheism Their belief in life after death Their belief in many gods - monotheism ADuring the New Stone Age, early people: Learned to hunt Learned to make stone tools Set up governments and made laws All of these DMany of the early gods represented the forces of: evil good nature CDuring the Old Stone Age, people began to improve their ways of living by: Planting crops Domesticating animals Settling in villages All of these DPeople Began to settle in one area with the development of: agriculture bronze transportation APaleolithic means: Copper Age New Stone Age Old Stone Age CClothing, the use of fire, and stone tools are a part of early people's: Habitat Folklore Culture None of these CScientists have discovered the remains of the earliest people on earth in: North America East Africa South America None of these BWhich of the following peoples who lived in Mesopotamia was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar? The Babylonians The Assyrians The Persians None of these AThe most famous Egyptian buildings are the: Schools Mummies Pyramids Ziggurats COne of the first people to develop a system of writing were: The Babylonians The Persians The Sumerians None of these CThe name "Mesopotamia" means: Land of the Fertile Crescent Land between Two Rivers Fertile land of the Near East None of these BThe Egyptians used a type of picture writing called: Cunieform Latin Hieroglyphics None of these CEgypt was called the "gift of the Nile" because the Nile River: Furnished water for irrigation Flooded each year and left new rich soil in the fields Furnished a good north-south transportation route All of these DFarming and taming animals started during The Middle Ages The Old Stone Age The New Stone Age The Bronze Age CThe study of the human past from the objects, or things, that people left be- hind, such as tools, weapons, and pottery, is called: Meteorology Pathology Phrenology Archeology DThe first people to make use of iron weapons were The Egyptians The Persians The Hebrews None of these BThe early land that had the best natural protection from attack was Mesopotamia Egypt Phoenicia None of these AThe way people live is influenced by: fire environment water BWhich of the following things made early people "human beings" and different from animals? They used their brains to remember and plan ahead They learned to use their hands to make tools and weapons They developed a language to express ideas All of these D
