Why did ancient civilizations tend to arise in river valleys?

access to water and fertile soil made farming more productiv

The Gupta emperors were known for their

support of the arts and sciences

How did governments change with the rise of the 1st civilizations?

rule by elders was replaced by a central authority

Why did bands of hunter-gatherers move from place to place?

followed the seasonal migrations of animals

Where did civilizations first arise in China?

in the Yellow and Yangtze River valleys

In the system of direct democracy developed in Athens,

all citizens could vote personally in the assembly

The shift from hunting and gathering to farming fist became possible with the domestication of

wild grasses, goats, sheep and cattle

What was one disadvantage of the hunter-gatherer way of life?

carried everything with them, could not accumulate things

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1
Once it developed, agriculture spread from place to place by a process known as
cultural diffusion
plant domestication
wild animal migration
genetic progression
2
Which of the following religions was founded first?
Judaism
Christianity
Judaism
3
How did the Romans integrate the people they conquered into their empire?
gave them monetary compensation
offered them citizenship
forced every person to sign a pledge of loyalty to Rome
offered them positions in the church
4
A ranking of groups of people according to their importance or status is:
Cultural diffusion
Absolute Monarch
Hierarchy
Dynasty
5
Why did ancient civilizations tend to arise in river valleys?
access to water and fertile soil made farming more productiv
access to precisous metals aided the development of money
rivers encouraged development of religious rituals
encouraged less dense settlement patterns
6
The Gupta emperors were known for their
support of the arts and sciences
economic isolation
hiring of mercenary armies
peaceful foreign policy
7
Which of the following is associated with the rise of civilizations?
the development of spoken language
the creation of religions
the invention of writing
the invention of stone tools
8
How did governments change with the rise of the 1st civilizations?
rule by elders was replaced by a central authority
absolute monarchy was replaced by constitutional monarchy
rule by single king was replaced with rule by consensus
rule by elders was replaced by democracy
9
Authority to rule over people that is kept within the same family is:
Cultural Diffusion
Hierarchy
Dynasty
Democracy
10
Which term describes the government of the pharaohs?
tribal civilization
absolute monarchy
independent city-states
representative republic
11
Why did bands of hunter-gatherers move from place to place?
legends told of the gods moving with the stars overhead
followed the seasonal migrations of animals
wanted to join other bands to form larger groups
rival bands drove them out of each place they tried stay at
12
Where did civilizations first arise in China?
in the Yellow and Yangtze River valleys
on the island of what is today Taiwan
on the coast of the Pacific Ocean
in the Himalayan Mountains near present-day Tibet
13
What were the earliest domesticated plants?
trees like walnut and apple
berries like blueberries and raspberries
root vegetables like beets and carrots
grasses like wheat and barley
14
In the system of direct democracy developed in Athens,
people elected representatives to make laws for them
all citizens could vote personally in the assembly
Greeks and foreigners had equal rights under the law
slavery was forgidden throughout the empire
15
The spreading of ideas, inventions, or other cultural elements is:
Absolute Monarchy
Cultural Diffusion
Hierarchy
Dynasty
16
The founder of Buddhism developed a religion centered on:
following the teachings of Muhammad
elimination of suffering
frequent pilgrimages to Mecca
daily ritual prayer
17
In contrast to hunter-gatherer societies, farming villages became
less ethnically diverse
more mobile
more segregated by gender
more socially stratified
18
Where did agriculture first develop?
the Peruvian Highlands
the Nile River Delta
the Fertile Crescent
the Yellow Sea
19
Early Mesopotamia was organized into what key term:
Pastoral Villages
City-States
Island-States
Subdivisions
20
The Sumerian system of writing is known as
pictorgraphs
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
the alphabet
21
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming fist became possible with the domestication of
fruit trees, dogs and cats
corn, horses, pigs and oxen
rice and water buffaloes
wild grasses, goats, sheep and cattle
22
The system of writing used in Mesopotamia is called:
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
arabic
script
23
Which theme of world history includes the various forms of government?
Economic Structure
Social Structure
Political Structure
Cultural Structure
24
Greek language and culture were spread over a vast area as a result fo conquests by
Pompey the Great
Octavian
Alexander the Great
Menes
25
The social organization of hunter-gatherer bands was based on
kinship
territory
priesthood
wealth
26
What was one disadvantage of the hunter-gatherer way of life?
so much time looking for food they never developed culture
solitary individuals, meeting with others infrequently
subsisted on an all-meat diet, and were often malnourished
carried everything with them, could not accumulate things

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