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EAHS World History Unit 1 Review
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Culture, Neolithic & River Valley Civilizations
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1
What is
karma
?
Reincarnation and Dharma
Meditation and Daoism
Good or bad deeds that determine your reincarnation.
Good or bad deeds that determine your afterlife.
2
What is cultural diffusion?
Spread of culture through interaction and trade.
Ethnocentrism
3
Which characteristic was common to ancient civilizations in Egypt, Sumer, India, and China?
Each had a written language.
Each had the same Culture
Monotheism
Each had the same Language
4
What is the similarity between a theocracy and the Mandate of Heaven?
Power comes from the people.
Power comes from the elite.
Power comes from god/gods.
Power comes from the rich.
5
What is silt and its importance?
Silt is a river in Northern China that provides protection.
Silt is a fabric that creates silk.
Silt is fertile mud that provides good soil.
Silt is a metal that makes iron.
6
What did the caste system promote?
Peace & Harmony
Discrimination
Acceptance
Integration
7
What is the
“gift of the Nile”
?
The Nile unpredictable flooded fertilized the lowlands.
The Nile predictably flooded fertilized the highlands.
The Nile predictably flooded fertilized the lowlands.
The Huang He predictably flooded fertilized the lowlands.
8
What is an
artisan
?
Skilled worker that uses their hands.
A person who sells and trades items.
A skilled adviser to a leader.
Skilled worker who farms the land.
9
How did natural barriers impact, or influence, the history of many regions and cultures?
By allowing invasions
By allowing trade
Provide Cultural Diffusion
Provide Protection & Isolation
10
What is a
nomad
?
people or person on the move, no permanent settlements
Merchants
people or person who has permanent settlements , no movement
Farmers
11
What
geographical feature
did early civilizations first develop near?
Islands
Rain Forests
Mountains
Rivers
12
Civilization in Egypt developed early and rapidly due to?
Extreme climatic conditions
Favorable geographic conditions in the country.
The influence of the Chinese
Trade with India
13
Where do archaeologists believe that early humans first lived?
Eastern Africa
Eastern Asia
The Middle East
Australia
14
What is the
caste system
?
Division in class that a person was enslaved.
Division of class between Hindus & Buddhist.
Division in class that a person worked into.
Division in class that a person is born into.
15
What is Confucianism?
Philosophy based on nirvana.
Philosophy based on nature and Wu Wei.
Philosophy based on relationships and keeping order.
Philosophy based on harsh penalties and strong government.
16
Which is
not
a basic detail about hunter-gatherers?
Farmed Crops
Migrated to Follow Animals
Hunted Animals
Gathered Vegetation
17
Which Civilization does not match to its respective river?
Indus River Valley = Ganges River
Egypt = Nile River
Mesopotamia = Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
China: Huang He & Yangtze Rivers
18
What is the primary
difference between
Hinduism and Buddhism?
Hinduism's founder was Siddhartha Gautama.
Hinduism rejects the caste system.
Buddhism rejects the caste system.
Buddhism is polytheistic.
19
What is the significance of the
monsoon cycle
in India?
The winds cause flooding during the wet season.
The monsoons provide protection from invaders.
The floods do not provide fertile land.
The floods provided fertile soil good for agriculture.
20
Population density
was commonly the highest around which geographic feature?
Rivers
Mountains
Deserts
Swamps
21
What is the
significance
of the Ganges River in India?
It is a sacred river (a goddess) in Buddism.
It is a sacred river (a goddess) in Hinduism.
It is a sacred river (a goddess) located in Egypt.
It is a sacred river (a goddess) in Christianity.
22
What is an example of a high moral standard of Confucianism?
The individual is to question and rebel against authority.
The individual is to worry only about themselves.
The individual is to be aggressive towards those in charge.
The individual was to know and do what was expected of them.
23
Which is
not
an accomplishment of prehistoric man?
Tool making
Domestication of animals
Use of steel
Fire
24
Does geography influence how civilizations develop and change over time?
Yes
No
25
What civilization developed the calendar?
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
26
What is reincarnation?
Cycle of knowledge.
Cycle of karma.
Cycle of death.
Cycle of rebirth
27
The development of ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia & Egypt indicates the importance of?
Heavy Forestry
Rugged Coastlines
Mountain Passes
River Valleys
28
Who were the husband / wife team that found these earliest bones?
Mary & Louis Sepulveda
Donald & Melania Trump
Michael & Alice Nielsen
Mary & Louis Leakey
29
Which is
not
considered a natural barrier?
Deserts
Mountains
Plains
Oceans
30
What is irrigation?
Ditches that are dug to carry river water to crops.
The act of spreading culture.
A religion where karma and reincarnation are basic beliefs.
A type of government that is ruled by a god.
31
What is a
scribe
?
Person who writes professionally.
Person who fights professionally.
A type of priest.
Person who farms professionally.
32
What impact did the development of
farming
, or agriculture, lead to?
Food shortages.
The establishment of permanent settlements.
The establishment of nomadic settlements.
A population decrease.
33
What is the significance, or importance, of mountain passes such as the
Khyber Pass
?
It prevented traders and invaders into India
It allowed traders and invaders into India
It allowed traders and invaders into Egypt
It prohibited traders and invaders into India
