What is the most important advancement in farming?

domestication of plants and animals

a civilization that takes over other civilizations

What is the Neolithic Revolution?

transition from hunting/gathering to settled agriculture

What is a sect or denomination?

a group or branch of a religion

How did lives change because of agriculture?

People had more free time to do other activities

Why is surplus important for the advancement of civilization?

to do other jobs, people need to not worry about food

What is cultural diffusion?

the spread of culture from one location to another

belief in nature and/or animal spirits

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Foundations of Civilizations

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1
What is the most important advancement in farming?
domestication of plants and animals
irrigation of fields
iron tools, instead of stone
seed drill to plant faster
2
What is polytheism?
believers follow many gods
belief in one god
many people having the same beliefs
belief that every person has an animal spirit
3
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a civilization?
cities
farming
religion
division of labor
4
What is an empire?
a territory protected by a tall wall
many cities close together
a settled tribe that accomplishes the 7 characteristics
a civilization that takes over other civilizations
5
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
advancements in art and sciences
moving from one settlement to another for better food
Neolithic people revolted against an early civilization
transition from hunting/gathering to settled agriculture
6
Which of the following occurred due to the creation of written language?
religion
social classes
record keeping
domestication of plants
7
What is a sect or denomination?
a group or branch of a religion
the lowest social class of the caste system
the first portion of a religious holy book
a section of the military that protects the general
8
What is monotheism?
belief in one god
belief in many gods
having no religion
nature based gods
9
What religions originate in India?
Buddhism and Islam
Hinduism and Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
Islam and Judaism
10
How did lives change because of agriculture?
People had more free time to do other activities
People had healthier diets.
Women became equal to men working in the fields
There was much less competition over land
11
Which of the following is a benefit of the Neolithic Revolution?
more pregnancies for women
population increase
hunting and gathering
focus on one crop
12
What is the oldest major world religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
13
Why is surplus important for the advancement of civilization?
the military will be stronger to protect the town
the government will have enough food to feed their families
it makes it easier to hunt and gather food for the community
to do other jobs, people need to not worry about food
14
Which of the following religions did NOT develop in the Fertile Crescent?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
15
What caused humans to build permanent settlements?
new farming technologies
stronger governments
development of agriculture
moving to new locations
16
What is cultural diffusion?
abandonment of a culture by its followers
the spread of culture from one location to another
identifying differences between two cultures
preventing other cultures from influencing your culture
17
What religion does not have a supreme being?
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
18
What is a negative result of the Neolithic Revolution?
decline in religion
increase in population
spread of disease
healthier diets
19
Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Hinduism and Buddhism?
dharma
caste system
reincarnation
karma
20
What is animism?
people believe that every person has an animal spirit
people believe that animals do not have spirits
belief that a person's soul turns into an animal after death
belief in nature and/or animal spirits
21
What is prehistory?
time before written records
time after agriculture was developed
history after 1900
history before humans existed on earth
22
What is the oldest monotheistic world religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
23
Which of the following is NOT a similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
believe in one god
trace religion to Abraham
same original stories
Jesus is the son of god
24
Which of the following religions do NOT seek out converts?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam

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