Early Man and Civilizations

Question 1

The mandate of heaven is.......

Accepted Answer

belief that the ruler of china is chosen by the gods

Question 2

Which area is known as the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 3

The key development of the Neolithic Era was...

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 4

The Egyptian writing system is called

Accepted Answer

Hieroglyphics

Question 5

According to the Chinese Dynastic Cycle, what happens at the end of the dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Bad things (Natural Disasters)

Question 6

Egyptians had a _____ religious system.

Accepted Answer

Polytheistic

Question 7

Which of these is not a religious text?

Accepted Answer

Code of Hammurabi

Question 8

What do Mesopotamia, China, Indus, and Egypt all have in common?

Accepted Answer

All developed next to river valleys

Question 9

The Neolithic Revolution saw the introduction of what?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 10

Which civilization flourished between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 11

Which of these is not a characteristic of Civilization?

Accepted Answer

Evolution

Question 12

Cuneiform (the 1st form of written records) was developed by

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 13

The development of farms and agriculture is referred to as what period of history?

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Revolution, Agricultural Revolution

Question 14

Prehistory is anything that happens before what major development?

Accepted Answer

Written Record

Question 15

A government that has a divine figure as the head is known as what?

Accepted Answer

Theocracy

Question 16

Which civilization flourished in the Nile River Valley?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 17

Which of these is not a characteristic of Civilization?

Accepted Answer

Philosophy

Question 18

Which civilization flourished on the Indus River?

Accepted Answer

Harappa (India)

Question 19

The existence of Ziggurats, Pyramids, and The Great Wall suggest...

Accepted Answer

Advanced Cities Existed in early civilizations

Question 20

Which Civilization flourished on the Huang He (Yellow) River?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 21

Harappa, an Indus River Civilization, used which form of writing?

Accepted Answer

Sanskrit

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