Why were early Indus River Valley settlements sometimes forced to change location?

The course of the river occasionally changed

Why is the government of Ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?

The people considered their ruler to be god

The domestication of plants & animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris, Euphrates rivers resulted in

the development of political and religious institutions

Which of the following is one change to human societies as a result of the Neolithic Revolution?

Development of specialization of labor

Which of the following describes Hammurabi's Code?

Influenced later civilizations, An eye for an eye, Provide fewer rights for women than men, Developed in Mesopotamia

Which of the following is one characteristic of many societies in the Early Civilizations Era (8000 BCE to 500 BCE)?

Inequality between men and women

Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution

Climate changes produced longer growing seasons

Hammurabi's Code became a model for later law codes because it introduced the idea of ________?

consistency and predictability in the law

Ancient Egypt was a theocracy because_________

People considered their ruler to be a god

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

Irrigation from the Nile provided farming in a desert region

The physical geography of China influenced development in the Huang He valley because

mountains to the west of the river protected the region creating isolation

Which of the following is one change that directly resulted from the development of farming approx. 10,000 years ago?

Led to the creation of settled communities

Which lasting impact did Hammurabi's Code have on law?

Laws were made more consistent and predictable

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1
Why were early Indus River Valley settlements sometimes forced to change location?
The course of the river occasionally changed
Aryan invaders moved many settlements closer to the seas
Communities needed to find a more defensible location
Earthquakes devastated the poorly built homes
2
Why is the government of Ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?
The people considered their faith to be monotheistic
Government has a representative legislature
The pharaoh handed down the monarchy to his children
The people considered their ruler to be god
3
The domestication of plants & animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris, Euphrates rivers resulted in
cave paintings showing early man using tools
a nomadic lifestyle of hunters and gatherers
the development of political and religious institutions
the rise of industrial production methods
4
Which of the following is one change to human societies as a result of the Neolithic Revolution?
Elections for political leadership
Social equality between men and women
Emergence of monotheistic religion
Development of specialization of labor
5
Which of the following describes Hammurabi's Code?
Influenced later civilizations
An eye for an eye
Provide fewer rights for women than men
Developed in Mesopotamia
6
Which of the following was developed by ancient civilizations and used by later classical empires for their law codes?
Egyptian Justice Code
Hammurabi's Code
Summerian Body of Laws
Justinian's Code
7
Followers of Confucianism are known for worshipping?
nature
goddesses
ancestors
fire
8
Which of the following is one characteristic of many societies in the Early Civilizations Era (8000 BCE to 500 BCE)?
Democratic political values
Monotheistic belief system
Ethnic and cultural diversity
Inequality between men and women
9
What lifestyle change during the Neolithic Revolution contributed to the development of cities, governments and trade?
shift from hunting to farming
shift from monarchy to democracy
shift from animism to monotheism
shift from writing to drawing
10
Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution
Climate changes produced longer growing seasons
Natural disasters created a change in migration patterns
Spread of diseases cause reduction of population
Changing sea levels forced hunter-gather societies to relocate
11
Which river civilization is considered to have been the first to use geometry and the first to create a solar calendar?
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
12
Which of the following describes the Indus, Nile, Yellow, Euphrates, and Tigris Rivers?
Uninhabitable geographic features
trade routes used by Marco Polo
cradles of early civilizations
trade routes of the Middle East
13
Hammurabi's Code became a model for later law codes because it introduced the idea of ________?
governments having a judicial branch
laws needing to be interpreted by judges
consistency and predictability in the law
equal punishments for all social classes
14
Ancient Egypt was a theocracy because_________
Pharaoh served as head of the military
People considered their faith to be monotheistic
Pharaoh handed down the monarch to their children
People considered their ruler to be a god
15
Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?
Irrigation from the Nile provided farming in a desert region
Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations
Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north
Egyptians believed gods had placed the Nile in Egypt to show supremacy
16
The use of pottery and textiles are related to which characteristic of early civilizations?
advanced recordkeeping
specialized workers
class structure
complex institutions
17
Which of the following was an effect of work specialization during the Neolithic Revolution?
domestication of animals
decline of cities
development of agriculture
emergence of social classes
18
The physical geography of China influenced development in the Huang He valley because
large deposits of iron ore attracted invaders resulting in constant warfare
earthquakes caused destruction creating a need for a stable government
mountains to the west of the river protected the region creating isolation
waterfalls on the rivers made it difficult to navigate
19
Which of the following is one change that directly resulted from the development of farming approx. 10,000 years ago?
led to growth in the number of nomadic groups
Led to production of stone tools
led to expansion of political rights of women
Led to the creation of settled communities
20
Which lasting impact did Hammurabi's Code have on law?
Laws were created by a representative group
Laws were made more consistent and predictable
Laws needed to be interpreted by impartial judges
Laws no longer suggested punishments

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