STAS (PRELIMS)

• savagery to civilization


  Archeologists have divided man's evolution from what?

  
  

  A. nature to civilization

  B. man to civilization

  C. savagery to civilization
• Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age, Age of Metals

  What is the CORRECT ORDER of the three stages of man's evolution?

  
  

  A. Neolithic Age, Paleolithic Age, Age of Metals

  B. Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age, Age of Metals

  C. Age of Metals, Paleolithic Age, Neolithic Age
• Hominids


  In Old Stone Age, they are man-like beings

  
  

  A. Homo Sapiens

  B. Hominids

  C. Homo Erectus
• Homo Sapiens


  They are the first known species

  
  

  A. Hominids

  B. Homo Sapiens

  C. Homo Erectus
• Neanderthal Man


  The following below are the types of Hominids EXCEPT:

  
  

  A. Java Man

  B. Peking Man

  C. Neanderthal Man

  D. Homo Sapiens
• Java Man

  The following below are the types of Homo Sapiens EXCEPT:

  
  

  A. Neanderthal Man

  B. Java Man

  C. Cro-Magnon Man
• Paleolithic


  What is the other name for Old Stone Age?

  
  

  A. Neolithic

  B. Paleolithic

  C. Metalithic
• Paleolithic Age


  They learned how to make tools and weapons out of rough stones.

  
  

  A. Paleolithic Age

  B. Neolithic Age

  C. Age of Metals
• Paleolithic Age


  They depend on nature for all their needs.

  
  

  A. Paleolithic Age

  B. Neolithic Age

  C. Age of Metals
• Fire

  What is the most important discovery during the Old Stone Age?

  
  

  A. Weapons

  B. Fire

  C. Farming
• Cro-Magnon Man


  The Neolithic Age began after the disappearance of?

  
  

  A. Neanderthal Man

  B. Cro-Magnon Man

  C. Peking Man
• Neolithic Age


  They were less dependent on nature for existence

  
  

  A. Paleolithic Age

  B. Neolithic Age

  C. Age of Metals
• Neolithic Age


  They are engaged in agriculture.

  
  

  A. Paleolithic Age

  B. Neolithic Age

  C. Age of Metals
• Polish Stone Age


  Neolithic Age is also known as:

  
  

  A. Polished Agriculture Age

  B. Polished Nail Age

  C. Polished Stone Age
• Dugouts


  With these boats, they were able to navigate rivers and lakes.

  
  

  A. Dugouts

  B. Hideouts

  C. Passouts
• Hittites


  They are the first people to use iron tools and arms

  
  

  A. Egyptians

  B. Phoenicians

  C. Hittites
• Mount Sinai


  Where does the Copper been discovered?

  
  

  A. Mount Everest

  B. Mount Sinai

  C. Mount Minor
• Armenians and Egyptians


  They are the ones who began using copper for making ornaments

  
  

  A. Phoenicians and Armenians

  B. Armenians and Egyptians

  C. Egyptians and Phoenicians
• Bronze

  By mixing Tin with Copper, what do they produce?

  
  

  A. Iron

  B. Bronze

  C. Silver
• Sumerians


  They are the first people to use bronze tools and weapons

  
  

  A. Phoenicians

  B. Sumerians

  C. Armenians
• Phoenicians


  They are the ones who invented the first alphabet

  
  

  A. Phoenicians

  B. Sumerians

  C. Armenians
• 22 leters; all consonants


  The Phoenicians' alphabet consists of:

  
  

  A. 23 letters; all consonants

  B. 24 letters; all consonants

  C. 22 letters; all consonants
• Greeks


  Who improved the alphabet by adding vowels?

  
  

  A. Greeks

  B. Hebrews

  C. Latins
• Cuneiform


  A form of writing developed by the Sumerians

  
  

  A. Cuneiform

  B. Hieroglyphics

  C. Baybayin
• Hieroglyphics


  It is the Egyptian writing system

  
  

  A. Cuneiform

  B. Hieroglyphics

  C. Baybayin
• Sacred Engraved Sign


  Hieroglyphics is also known as:

  
  

  A. Sacred Engraved Structure

  B. Sacred Engraved Sign

  C. Sacred Engraved Letter
• Sumer


  It is the birthplace of civilization

  
  

  A. Crete

  B. Sumer

  C. Egypt
• Sumerians


  They are the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia

  
  

  A. Persians

  B. Sumerians

  C. Egyptians
• Nippur

  What map is the oldest known city map in the world?

  
  

  A. Nammu

  B. Nippur

  C. Minnari
• Semitic


  They are the people who conquered Mesopotamia

  
  

  A. Persians

  B. Semitic

  C. Cretes
• II

  Choose what records of the Sumerians achieved:

  
  

  I. A and B are correct, C is false

  II. B and C are True, A is false

  III. All are correct

  
  

  A. Built magnificent palaces for their monarch and temples for their Gods

  B. Constructed canals, dikes and irrigation systems

  C. Invented seed plow, wheel and axle
• Babylon


  They are the second empire established in Mesopotamia

  
  

  A. Russia

  B. Babylon

  C. Assyria
• Farming


  It is the chief industry of ancient Babylonia

  
  

  A. Pottery

  B. Weaving

  C. Farming
• Ziggurat


  It is the greatest achievement of Babylonia

  
  

  A. Babel

  B. Ziggurat

  C. Palace
• Hanging Gardens

  What is the crowning glory of Babylon?

  
  

  A. Ziggurat

  B. Hanging Gardens

  C. Great Wall
• I

  Choose the correct achievements of Babylonians:

  
  

  I. A and B are correct, C and D are false

  II. A and C are correct, B and D are false

  III. B and D are correct, A and C are false

  IV. C and D are correct. A and B are false

  
  

  A. First people to divide circle, hour, and minutes into 60's

  B. Able to predict solar and lunar eclipses and developed Astrology

  C. Devised the first 365- day calendar

  D. Developed geometry
• Hammurabi


  Regarded as the "Lawgiver of Babylonia"

  
  

  A. Ur-Nammu

  B. Nebuchadnezzar

  C. Hammurabi
• Hammurabi's Code


  It is inscribed on black stone shaft eight-feet high

  
  

  A. Hammurabi's Code

  B. Hieroglyphics

  C. Cuneiform
• Nebuchadnezzar

  Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

  
  

  A. Hammurabi

  B. Babylonians

  C. Nebuchadnezzar
• Egypt


  An empire that gave the world the pyramids and various practical inventions

  
  

  A. Russia

  B. Egypt

  C. Babylon