Dragon's Review # 1: First Semester World History

Question 1

Egyptian statues portray pharaohs as Sphinxes, implies what about ancient Egyptian culture?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Egyptians used animal imagery to express King traits

Question 2

Which type of map would be most helpful in verifying the bullet points on Egypt?

Accepted Answer

political

Question 3

Consider ancient Egyptian Social Hierarchy, what level would be "Priests & Nobels"?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 4

What geographic feature had the greatest influence on the development of ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

river valleys

Question 5

In what element of civilization are cuneiform and hieroglyphics important accomplishments?

Accepted Answer

written language

Question 6

Which feature would most likely appear on a physical map?

Accepted Answer

mountain ranges

Question 7

What is an additional benefit when entering into civil society?

Accepted Answer

rules and order

Question 8

What would most likely be included in a description of an area's physical geography?

Accepted Answer

land forms of continents and currents of oceans

Question 9

Which feature would most often be shown on a political map?

Accepted Answer

capital cities

Question 10

Of the 7 Continents on Earth, which two (2) located entirely within the Southern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Australia and Antarctica

Question 11

What would be the best title for the chart?

Accepted Answer

Man in a State of Nature/Hunters -Gatherers

Question 12

Which development MOST enabled early peoples to form permanent settlements?

Accepted Answer

advances in agricultural production

Question 13

Which was built as a demonstration of the ruler's power as a deity on earth?

Accepted Answer

Egyptian pharaoh and his pyramid

Question 14

Why did early civilization develop in the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys?

Accepted Answer

Periodic flooding left rich soil, ideal for farming

Question 15

How did the Code of Hammurabi contribute to the development of civilization?

Accepted Answer

publicly recording laws for all to see

Question 16

In Social Contract Theory, what is the man getting in exchange for losing personal freedom?

Accepted Answer

a community existing for mutual protection

Question 17

Which document is an example of a primary source?

Accepted Answer

a diary of a Holocaust survivor

Question 18

Which heading best completes the partial outline ?

Accepted Answer

Characteristics of Civilizations

Question 19

Which role in ancient Egyptian had duties of measuring river, forecasting harvest, and trade?

Accepted Answer

scribe

Question 20

Based upon the map, on which continent did humans first appear?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 21

What MUST a society have before they can develop towns and cities

Accepted Answer

an agricultural surplus

Questions 21