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1. In its latest phase Stonehenge functioned as____.

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d. an astronomical observatory

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2. The Venus of Willendorf is thought to be a ____.

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d. fertility figure

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3. The watercolor from Catal Hoyuk was the world's first ____.

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c. landscape

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4. Huge stones arranged in a circle are known as a ____.

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a. henge

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5. Intensified food gathering and the taming of the dog occurred during the ____ period.

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a. Mesolithic

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6. The 1880 Lisbon Congress on Prehistoric Archaeology dismissed as forgeries the cave paintings of ____.

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d. Altamira

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7. The Apollo 11 Cave is located in ____.

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b. Namibia

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8. The transition period known as the ____ occurred when Europe became climatically, geographically, and biologically much as it is today.

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b. Mesolithic era

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9. Hacilar and Catal Hoyuk are located on the ____.

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b. Anatolian Plateau

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10. Agriculture and raising stock became humankind's chief source of food during the ____ period

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c. Neolithic

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11. The human with feline head discovered in Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is carved from ____.

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c. mammoth ivory

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12. Some scholars think the negative handprints are ____.

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a. signatures

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13. Where did humankind seem to originate?

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c. Africa

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14. What was the environmental condition of northern Europe around 9000 BCE?

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c. melting ice

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15. Altamira Cave is located in ____.

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b. Spain

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The Lascaux caves are located in ____.

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a. France

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17. At Hagar Qim the builders used ____ to construct doorways.

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c. posts and lintels

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18. The ____ is one of the earliest relief sculptures known.

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a. Laussel woman

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19. Which of the following marked the beginning of monumental sculpture?

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a. Ain Ghazal

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20. Some scholars believe the world's earliest datable paintings can be found in ____.

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d. Chauvet

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21. What is bitumen?

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c. an asphaltlike substance

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22. The ____ are credited with developing the first known writing system.

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b. Sumerians

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23. Shapur I captured the Roman emperor ____ near Edessa (in modern Turkey).

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a. Valerian

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24. The most important source of knowledge about Persian architecture is the palace at ____.

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d. Persepolis

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25. The change in nature of daily life, from hunter and gatherer to farmer and herder, first occurred in ____.

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d. Mesopotamia

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26. The temples of Sumer were placed on high platforms, or ____.

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b. ziggurats

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27. the earliest known name of an author is ____.

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b. Enheduanna

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28. What is the theme of the Stele of the Vultures?

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a. warfare

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29. Alexander the Great's general Seleucus founded his dynasty in which of the following areas?

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b. Persia

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30. Shapur I erected a great palace at ____, the capital of the Sasanian Empire.

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c. Ctesiphon

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31. In the third century CE, the Sasanians rose to power to challenge the power of ____.

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d. Rome

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32. The Assyrian ____, a winged, man-headed bull, served to ward off the king's enemies.

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a. lamassu

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33. The ____ ruled the northern Mesopotamian empire during the ninth through the seventh centuries BCE.

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c. Assyrians

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34. The most famous Sumerian work of literature is the ____.

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d. Tale of Gilgamesh

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35. Hammurabi is most famous for his ____.

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c. law code

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36. Around 1595 BCE Babylon was conquered and sacked by the ____.

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d. Hittites

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37. Cyrus of Persia, founder of the Achaemenid dynasty, captured ____ in the sixth century BCE.

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b. Babylon

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38. In Sumerian cities, the ____ formed the nucleus of the city.

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c. temple

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39. Mesopotamia is known as the ____.

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d. Fertile Crescent

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40. The god of Akhenaton was represented neither in human nor animal form but as a ____.

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d. sun disk

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41. ____ abandoned the worship of most of the Egyptian gods in favor of Aton.

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b. Akhenaton

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42. The ____, or shepherd kings, came from the Syrian and Mesopotamian uplands.

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c. Hyksos

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43. The type of construction used to build the Great Pyramids was known as ____.

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b. ashlar masonry

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44. The great bull from the Palette of Narmer seen knocking down the fortress walls of a rebellious city represents which of the following?

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c. the king's strength

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45. ____ was the royal builder for King Djoser of the Third Dynasty.

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d. Imhotep

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46. The artwork represents the ancient Egyptian belief of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.

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b. Palette of Narmer

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47. Egypt became the province of ____ after 30 BCE.

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d. Rome

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48. What replaced the Old Kingdom mastabas in the Middle Kingdom?

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b. rock-cut tombs

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49. The earliest labeled historical art is which of the following?

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c. Palette of Narmer

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50. The most extensive series of Egyptian mural painting was discovered at ____.

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a. Hierakonpolis

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51. The Stepped Pyramid of Djoser began as a ____.

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a. mastaba

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52. the event that reaffirmed the royal existence in the hereafter was the ____.

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c. Jubilee Festival

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53. The red crown is a symbol of ____.

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a. Lower Egypt

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54. ____ was the son of Osiris and hunted down his father's murderer, Seth.

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d. Horus

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55. ____ was the god of order and brought civilization to Egypt.

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b. Osiris

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56. The ____ was the backbone of Egypt.

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d. Nile River

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57. The chancellor, architect-engineer, and possible lover of Hatshepsut was ____.

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b. Senmut

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58. ____ was the first great female monarch whose name was recorded.

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58. ____ was the first great female monarch whose name was recorded. a. Hatshepsut

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59. The pyramid of ____ is the oldest and largest.

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b. Khufu

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