Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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The Cro Magnons invented all of the following
EXCEPT _______.
a. | the stone ax | c. | the
bow and arrow | b. | medicine | d. | bone fishhooks |
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To domesticate an animal is to
_______.
a. | drink its milk | c. | tame
it for human purposes | b. | kill it in a big
game hunt | d. | let it live free on the land |
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The Rosetta stone is important to historians studying the history of ancient
Egypt because it _______.
a. | helps them read ancient Egyptian writing | b. | describes the method
for building the pyramids | c. | lists all the pharaohs who ruled in
Egypt | d. | reveals how the Egyptians performed a mummification |
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Cuneiform, the earliest form of writing, was developed by _______.
a. | Egyptians | c. | Babylonians | b. | Sumerians | d. | Mesopotamians |
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Hammurabi’s code was important because it _______.
a. | helps scholars interpret ancient writing | b. | is the first known
written set of laws | c. | shows that Hammurabi believed only priests and
kings should be able to read | d. | shows the importance of religion in ancient
times |
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