Barnett WHI SOL Review Units 1-2

Question 1

The rivers of China provided their people with —

Accepted Answer

rich soil and good waterways

Question 2

How did homo sapiens reach North America from Africa?

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They went through Asia and crossed a land bridge into N A

Question 3

The Phoenicians developed which of the following to simplify their trading practices?

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Alphabet

Question 4

In which part of the world do scientists believe Homo sapiens first emerged?

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Africa

Question 5

The objects identified in the picture would most likely come from which period oftime?

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Neolithic period

Question 6

Which city is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

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Jerusalem

Question 7

In which region did this form of writing most likely develop?

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3

Question 8

Writing used in Mesopotamia was called —

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Cuneiform

Question 9

A hunter-gatherer society would most likely develop in an area —

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where animals are plentiful

Question 10

The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in ancientEgypt?

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Hieroglyphics

Question 11

Which number from the map identifies the area of the Indus Valley civilization?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 12

Which aspect of the environment has the greatest impact on the human need forshelter?

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Climate

Question 13

Which ancient river was also known as “The River of Sorrows” due to its\ destructive flooding?

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The Huang He River

Question 14

What agricultural tools permitted farmers to cultivate land and grow a surplus in crops?

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Plow

Question 15

Abraham and Moses are important to the origins of —

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Judaism

Question 16

Which two rivers influenced Mesopotamia?

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Tigris and Euphrates

Question 17

The period of history before events were recorded is known as —

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Prehistory

Question 18

Çatalhöyük is located in —

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Anatolia

Question 19

Which item is NOT usually considered a primary source for the study of WH before 1500 AD?

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A textbook

Question 20

What was a major achievement of the Code of Hammurabi?

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It was the first major set of written laws.

Question 21

This site was constructed in —

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England

Question 22

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

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A change from hunting and gathering to farming

Question 23

A group of people who believe in many gods practice —

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polytheism

Question 24

Artifacts are —

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remains of culture

Question 25

The Indus Valley civilization is identified by which number on the map?

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1

Question 26

Over 2,000 years ago, many Jews left their homeland. This scattering of Jewsbecame known as —

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diaspora

Question 27

Which is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic period?

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Villages

Question 28

Which statement best describes the ancient civilization shaded on the map?

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Created a writing system that consisted of pictorial symbols

Question 29

The person depicted above was a main prophet for all of the following religions EXCEPT

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Buddhism

Question 30

Which combination of cultures and writing styles is correctly matched?

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II and IV only

Question 31

Which factor had the greatest effect on the movement of early nomadic societies?

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Survival needs

Question 32

Ziggurats are to temples as pyramids are to ______________.

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tombs

Question 33

Mapmakers use different projections of the Earth to show the —

Accepted Answer

curved Earth on a flat surface

Question 34

Aleppo and Jericho are located in —

Accepted Answer

the Fertile Crescent

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