One principle of Hammurabi's Code that would probably NOT be considered “just” today is...

Lower in the social hierarchy= more severe punishment

Historians found a lot of standardization at Mohenjodaro in regards to weights & measures..why?

A strong gov. had power to reach the entire civilization

Why was Egypt known as 'The Gift of the Nile'?

It flooded regularly each spring

Women were important to the agricultural revolution because they were likely the gender who..

Gathered edible plants and knew where to find grains

An economic effect of the Agricultural Revolution was

The development of specialization of labor

Hammurabi's Code tells us what about ancient Mesopotamian culture?

There was a low tolerance for crime

Changes caused by the Neolithic Revolution led to what?

The establishment of farming communities

The female figurines found at Catalhuyuk has led some scholars to believe what?

Catalhuyuk worshiped a "Mother Goddess"

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AP World Unit One

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Agricultural Revolution to beginning of Classical Era

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1
Mesopotamia had a larger population density than Egypt or Mohenjodaro because...
Neither
Egypt was more rural
It wasn't safe to live outside the city walls in Mesopotamia
Both
2
What did the political reform of the Middle Kingdom look like?
Strict boundary lines between provinces
Organized tax collection
All of the above
Switch to the Pharaoh being a shepherd v.s. a king
3
One principle of Hammurabi's Code that would probably NOT be considered “just” today is...
Higher in the social hierarchy= more severe punishment
Less punishment for the first offense
Lower in the social hierarchy= more severe punishment
The punishment equals the crime
4
A historian examining social stratification in river valley civilizations would need what?
Ancient law codes
Translation of ancient myths
Artifacts of early tools
Record of trade sales
5
Historians found a lot of standardization at Mohenjodaro in regards to weights & measures..why?
None of the above
A strong gov. had power to reach the entire civilization
The gov. forced different racial groups to align
There was a high degree of commercialization
6
Why was Egypt known as 'The Gift of the Nile'?
They focused on one God who embodied the Nile
Egyptians renamed the land after taking it from the Kush
The Hyksos renamed it after conquering them
It flooded regularly each spring
7
All of these are characteristics of civilizations shared by Egypt and Mesopotamia except
Elaborate trading networks
Written language
Myths and legends
Monumental architecture
8
Women were important to the agricultural revolution because they were likely the gender who..
Performed tasks such as plowing and irrigation
Gathered edible plants and knew where to find grains
found that farming required less time and energy
Made tools and containers
9
Sumerian city-states were a theocracy due to the fact that...
Their God ruled through their king
All of the above
They believed their king was a God
Their king ruled in place of a God
10
What type of writing is shown here?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Unknown language from Mohenjodaro
Ancient Chinese
11
An economic effect of the Agricultural Revolution was
The end of the practice of loaning money
The move towards a classless society
The development of specialization of labor
An equal distribution of wealth between farmers
12
Which was a result of the dev. of agriculture in societies that used to be hunter/gatherer?
People cared more about their environment
Working conditions improved for women
Diseases spread less quickly
Population density increased
13
Hammurabi's Code tells us what about ancient Mesopotamian culture?
Babylonian justice observed due process of the law
There was a low tolerance for crime
All property was considered community property under the law
There was social equality among citizens
14
Why were Egyptian Gods nicer than Mesopotamian Gods?
Egyptians were invaded less
The Nile flooded more regularly than the Tigris & Euphrates
Mesopotamia was more prone to natural disasters
All of the above
15
Changes caused by the Neolithic Revolution led to what?
An end to civil warfare between Egypt and Mesopotamia
The establishment of farming communities
The spread of humans out of Africa and into Eurasia
The writing of law codes that guaranteed basic rights
16
The female figurines found at Catalhuyuk has led some scholars to believe what?
They were deeply patriarchal
They had some system of writing
Catalhuyuk worshiped a "Mother Goddess"
They knew how to carve wood

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