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Unit 1 Review: Geography, Culture, Early Man & River valley Civs
Unit 1 Review: Geography, Culture, Early Man & River valley Civs
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Unit One World History
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1
What two characteristics are found in an Indus River Valley civilization city?
Streets narrow and twisting
Streets arranged in grid pattern
Organized government
Homes built underground
2
Describe the Geography of Ancient China...
In Antartica. Gobi north, Tibet west, Himalayas southwest.
In Asia. Gobi north, Tibet west, Himalayas southwest.
In Africa. Gobi north, Tibet west, Himalayas southwest.
In Australia. Gobi north, Tibet west, Himalayas southwest.
3
A ziggurat is a
Temple
Palace
Kingdom
4
Where did the Mandate of Heaven start?
Egypt
China
Nubia
Mesopotamia
5
Which social scientist would be most interested in this artifact?
historian
political scientist
economist
geographer
6
The physical geography around China affected Chinese civilization by:
Creating Barriers
Easy to invade the U.S.
Easy to trade
Easy to invade by Nubians
7
The river floods made the Indus Valley very ________.
habitable
arid
tropical
fertile
8
Rule passed down thru the same family is known as a:
Absolute Monarchy
Dynasty
Democracy
Theocracy
9
Prehistory is defined as the time before the invention of:
Music
Stones
Reading
Writing
10
Where would you find terrace farming?
The Rainforest
The mountains
The city
The coast
11
The Chinese invented silk
False
True
12
Groups of people that move around from place to place are called:
Pharoahs
Barbarians
Wanderers
Nomads
13
One cultural similarity between the civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley was that:
They both buried their kings in pyramids
They both believed in resurrection
They were both polytheistic
They were both monotheistic
14
The cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa were able to develop economic systems because they were
close to the Huang He
near the Nile River
both in the Indus River Valley
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
15
The most remarkable achievement by the Harappan Civilization was their:
Winding streets
Irrigation System
Farming equipment
City Planning
16
Ethnocentrism is...
using your own culture to judge other cultures
cultural relativism
the glorification of Westernized nations
only surrounding yourself with people of the same ethnicity
17
One of the most important factors that helped humans survive and establish civilizations was:
The domestication of animals
Hunting and Gathering
Invention of the wheel
Living as nomads
18
All of the following are features of a civilization EXCEPT:
Culture
Written Language
Government
Economy
19
What is a monsoon?
Wind that brings rain
lots of rocks and soil that slide from a mountain side.
Huge storm
No rain for an extended time
20
During the Neolithic Revolution, production of a food surplus led directly to:
A dependence on hunting and gathering
An increase in population
A reliance on stone weapontry
A nomadic lifestyle
21
The cultural center of Mesopotamia used for a government center and place of worship was called
City-State
Ziggurat
The Cultural Center of Governing and Worship
Pyramid
22
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Rules handed down by the Chinese rulers
The divine approval from the Gods to rule
When the Chinese people accepted the Christian faith
A group of rulers from the same royal family
23
The first written set of laws was called:
Egyptian Code
Code Of Hammurabi
Hieroglyphics
Eye for an Eye
24
Ideas or products spread from one culture to another thru conquest and trade
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Transfusion
Cultural Exchange
Dynasty
25
This early written language used symbols to depict individual letters
Indian
English
Heiroglyphics
Early Chinese
26
One major difference between Mesopotamia and the Huang He was
Mesopotamia lacked natural barriers
Mesopotamia was monotheistic
Mesopotamia had a social structure
Mesopotamia used rivers only for transportation
27
Which is a Primary Source?
A Document
An index
Magazine Article
An artifact
28
What was the dynastic cycle?
the rise and fall of dyansties
when dynasties randomly popped up
when the old dynasty fell
when dynasties rose to power
29
These two rivers made the land known as the Fertile Crescent ideal for farming
Tigris and Euprates
Nile and Tigris
Nile and Amazon
Euphrates and Nile
30
Early Ancient Civilizations were created and thrived because of their location next to:
Mountains
Rivers
Cities
Deserts
31
Prehistoric humans used images from their daily lives and imaginations to create:
Tools
Cave Paintings
Murals
Weapons
32
Rule by religious officials is referred to as a:
DYNASTY
NOBILITY
DEMOCRACY
THEOCRACY
33
All of the following can be concluded about the Code of Hammurabi EXCEPT:
the laws regularly used the death penalty as a consequence
The laws favored the government over regular people
The laws favored regular people over the government
The laws discriminate against poorer people and women
34
This social scientist studies scarcity, production and consumption of goods and services.
Economist
Theologian
Archaeologist
Sociologist
35
The Neolithic Age was defined by the development of farming which allowed people to:
Make shelters out of animal bones
gather plants, nuts, berries
Move from place to place
Produce their own food and establish communities
36
What continents are not shown on this globe?
Asia
Antarctica and Australia
Australia
The North Pole and the South Pole
37
What continent was ancient Indus River Valley and China on?
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia