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AP World History - Period 1
AP World History - Period 1
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Review for Period 1 exam.
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1
Which artifacts reflect (at least we believe) early humanity's interest in fertility.
Cuneiform tablets
Lascaux Cave Paintings
Quipu
Venus Figurines
2
Concern for property and family fortunes resulted in which types of social order?
Matriarchical
horizontal hierarchy
vertical hierarchy
Patriarchical
3
Mummification is most associated with...
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Olmecs
4
As hunters and gatherers, Paleolithic society was...
Patriarchal
Matriarchical
vertical
Equal
5
Indo-Europeans, like the ____ in Africa, spread their language as the migrated.
Harappan
Chinese
Bantu
Hebrews
6
Interactions between civilizations occurred primarily because of...
warfare & trade
written records & trade
conquest & agriculture
trade & agriculture
7
Where is it believed that humans originated?
Southeast Asia
Middle East
East Asia
East Africa
8
During which historical period did agriculture first develop?
Bronze Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
9
Which was NOT one of the regions where agriculture first developed?
Southwest Asia
Europe
Mesoamerica / Latin America
East Asia
10
The earliest agricultural societies consisted of...
large cities that featured literate people
small communities with domesticated animals
large cities with elaborate religious traditions
small, egalitarian communities
11
A system of record keeping that involved knots.
Quipu
Pictographs
Cuneiform
Hammurabi's Code
12
Which civilization developed along the Huang He (or Yellow) River?
Harappan (India)
Mesopotamia
Shang (China)
Egypt
13
Describes the the search for immortality, meaning of life/death and relationships with the gods
Epic of Gilgamesh
Book of the Dead
Code of Hammurabi
To Be A Scribe
14
Each of the following were consequences of agriculture EXCEPT...
population growht
development of belief systems
more reliable / abundant food
emergence of social classes
15
What is the name given to the period of time before written records?
Prehistory
Iron Age
Neolithic Period
Paleolithic Period
16
All of the major river civilizations relied upon ...
city-states
irrigation
literature
written records
17
The political organization of Mesopotamia began as...
city-states
empires
confederations
regional kingdoms
18
With the Neolithic Revolution society transformed into a more ___ society.
Horizontal hierarchical
Matriarchical
Egalitarian
Patriarchal
19
Wealth and power among early agriculturalists was determine by possession of...
land
gold
copper
cattle
20
The Israelites (Hebrews) were unique because of...
ziggurats
monotheism
animism
polytheism
21
Which discovery made civilization possible?
fire
metallurgy
agriculture
stone tools
22
The Hittites introduced which idea to Mesopotamia?
iron metallurgy
cueniform
quipu
wheel
23
Bottom of Mesopotamian society?
free commoners
rulers
priests
slaves
24
Which civilization was located at the center of many ancient trade routes?
Olmec
Egypt
Harappan (India)
Mesopotamia
25
Which two civilizations built pyramids?
Olmecs and Indians
Egypt and Mesopotamia
Egypt and India
Mesopotamia and Chavins
26
During which period of history were most people hunters and gatherers?
Paleolithic
Bronze Age
Prehistory
Neolithic
27
Which core/foundational civilization developed in the Nile River Valley?
Egypt
Harappan (India)
Mesopotamia
Shang (China)
28
Which civilizations were isolated from the majority of the earliest civilizations?
Egypt & China
India & Chavin
China & Olmec
Olmec & Chavin
29
The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as...
pictograms
hieroglphics
quipu
cuneiform
30
The first civilization to develop in Mesoamerica was the...
Egyptians
Olmec
Maya
Chavin