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Development of Civilizations
Development of Civilizations
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1
The Jews relocated throughout the Middle East during the
Jewish Diaspora
Invasion of Constantinople
Neolithic Revolution
Monsoon
2
The Mesopotamian civilizations used what writing system
Sanskrit
Hooked on Phonics
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
3
In order to increase their food production, how did the Sumerians modify their environment
Used the three field system
Invented fertilizer
Used aquaducts
Used irrigation canals
4
When civilizations shared their customs, skills and technologies with other civilizations --
Cultural diffusion
Zigguratism
GNP
none of the above
5
The Code of ____________ helped in the development of civilization by establishing written laws
Napoleon
Abraham
Hammurabi
Moses
6
City planning and development found in Harappa and Mohenjo-Dara show that they
Followed the Caste System
Were monotheistic
Had organized governments with urban planners
Had strong agriculture
7
We understand Egyptian hieroglyphs because of the
Clay tablets
Cave paintings
Gutenberg printing press
Rosetta Stone
8
How do we know the Egyptians believed in the afterlife
They were monotheistic
They burned the dead
They used the mummification process
They were polytheistic
9
The weather pattern in India that brings rain to help water the crops is called a
Hurricane
Typhoon
Monsoon
10
Farmers along the Nile built dikes, reservoirs and levees to
Keep invaders out
Decrease food production
Increase food production
Hide the pyramids
11
During the Neolithic Revolution, population increased partially due to the
Peace agreements
Surplus of food
Medical Advancements
Warm weather
12
The Ten Commandments and the Code of Hammurabi are similar in that they both provide legal guidelines for their people.
False
True
13
King Solomon's Temple which was built in Jerusalem was a very sacred place to
The Egyptians
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
14
Each of the four River Valley Civilizations began near a
A river
A Torchy's Taco
A desert
A jungle
15
The Ten Commandments were the
Rules for ancient trade
Laws of the Mediterranean
Civil and religious laws of Judaism
Ideas for the Promised land
16
Egypt was a THEOCRACY run by the
King
City-state
Pharaoh
Ra
17
What natural barrier protected Ancient Egypt
The Nile
The Atlantic Ocean
The desert
The Pyramids
18
Phonetic symbols were first used by the _____________. This helped out in written communication
Greeks
Sumerians
Phoenicians
Egyptians
19
The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people began to
Migrate
Domesticate animals and grow food
Use strobe lights
Use paper
20
The basic political units of the Sumerian civilization
Democrats
City-states
Pyramids
Congress
21
An archeologist might have found a mummified pharaoh in which river valley civilization
Nile
Indus
Yellow
Tigris / Euphrates
22
The sacred Jewish writings that make up the first five books of the Hebrew Bible are known as
The ten Commandments
The Torah
The Constitution of Palestine
The Code of Hammurabi
23
Which of the following helped to spread various religions throughout the world
Snapchat
Railroad
Cultural diffusion
Isolationism
24
Ancient Egypt and China were similar in what regard
Monotheistic
All of the above are correct
City-states
Written form of communication
25
Each of the River Valley Civilizations had the following in common
Fresh water
Fertile soil
Warm climates
All of the above
26
Which revolution helped lead to the development of "civilizations"
Industrial
Industrial
American
Neolithic
27
Hieroglyphics was the Egyptian writing system that was written on
Papyrus
Clay tablets
Paper
Bronze
28
Mesopotamia means
Land between two rivers
all of the above
Land in the desert
Land with little rain