The Gupta emperors were known for their

support of the arts and sciences

Why did ancient civilizations tend to arise in river valleys?

access to water and fertile soil made farming more productiv

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

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

carried everything with them, could not accumulate things

In the system of direct democracy developed in Athens,

all citizens could vote personally in the assembly

Where did civilizations first arise in China?

in the Yellow and Yangtze River valleys

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

wild grasses, goats, sheep and cattle

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

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