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1
In which civilization would you uncover cities laid out on grids and evidence of sewage systems
Egypt
Indus River Valley
China
Mesopotamia
2
Most early rulers believed that their power came from
their family
the people
the gods
the nobility
3
The Aryans brought about the destruction of
China
Mesopotamia
India
Egypt
4
What is the most unique characteristic of Judaism?
It's strict punishments for immoral people
It had no sacred texts
The worship of ancestors
Monotheistic belief system
5
Patriarchy is most closely associated with
male-dominated society
female-dominated society
equal rights for all people
a government and religious system that have mixed
6
True or False: The Code of Hammurabi gave the same punishment to all people.
True
False
7
In which civilization might you find oracle bones, crossbows, and an iron plow?
Egypt
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
China
8
Religion developed primarily because
to keep records
to explain natural occurances
to justify the power of rulers
to regulate laws
9
During the Paleolithic era (Stone Age), the most important human contributions included
Writing
Organized Religion
Iron Weapons
Simple Stone Tools
10
The following organizers are usually used to show
cause and effect
similarities and differences
religious strutures
social hierarchies
11
Both the Ten Commandments and Hammurabi's Code establish
economic systems
democratic governments
official state religions
rules of behavior
12
A person who believes in many gods is called
monotheistc
polytheistic
animistic
theocratic
13
Which of the following civilizations was centered around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
14
Diffusion refers to the idea that
a political organization that delegates responsiblity
people herding domesticated animals
the practice of worshipping many gods
the spread of ideas and technology between places
15
This type of structure used as a center for worship in Mesopotamia is called
ziggurat
collonade
temples
pyramids
16
The type of writing depicted here is called
hieroglyphics
ideographic text
pictograms
cuneiform
17
In which civilization might you find sailboats and tablets written on in cuneiform?
Indus River Valley
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
18
Idea that Chinese emperors must rule their people fairly, or be removed from power by the Gods
Mandate of Heaven
filial piety
Huang-He
ziggurat
19
The Phoenicians are most known for creating
new irrigation techniques
the world's first empire
the 1st phoenetic alphabet
the crossbow
20
All of the following were results of the establishment of settled agriculture EXCEPT
Food production declines
writing develops
Governments emerge
animals are domesticated
21
The Neolitic Revolution is considered a turning point in history because
cities develop in the River valleys
People learned to control fire
people figured out how to make stone tools
Societies became nomadic
22
Which of the following was
NOT
considered a cradle (starting point) of civilization?
Canaan
Indus River Valley
Mesopotamia
Egypt
23
The Chinese value of honoring and showing loyalty to ones family is best described as
the Mandate of Heaven
oracle bones
filial piety
bushido
24
In which civilization would you find people practicing embalming and building pyramids?
Indus River Valley
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
25
A characteristic that is shared between all the River valley civilizations is
most people were part of the aristocracy
all created irrigation systems
Rulers were elected by the people
Monotheism