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World History Unit One
World History Unit One
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The First Civilizations and Empires
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1
What early river civilization was located near the Yellow River?
Egypt
China
Mesopotamia
India
2
What Ancient Indian religion believed in karma in order to determine their form of rebirth?
Hinduism
Buddhism
3
What was a natural barrier that protected Ancient Egypt from various threats?
waterways
valleys
deserts
4
What early river civilization did not practice ancestor worship?
China
Mesopotamia
India
5
What was the first civilization to develop city-states?
Rome
Mesopotamia
Greece
6
What was the center of polis was an area where people could take refuge from attack?
acropolis
metropolis
7
What is the study of the past from what humans have left behind?
archaeology
anthropology
8
The Roman Empire was divided into two parts. What was the Eastern Roman Empire also known as?
Constantinople Empire
Byzantine Empire
9
What religious group faced persecution in Ancient Rome?
Christian
Hindis
Polytheistic
10
What was not a Roman achievement?
roads that connected the empire
arches
piped water
11
What type of government dealt with rulers being appointed by divine authority?
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
theocracy
12
What was the main use of a ziggurat?
place of religious worship
marketplace
execution site
13
What took place as a result of the development of agriculture?
permanent settlements were formed
seasonal settlements were formed
14
What was not a branch of homo sapiens?
homo habilis
homo sapiens sapiens
neanderthals
15
What determined the movement patterns of early humans?
war
spread of religious beliefs
animal migration
development of language
16
What Macedonian king conquered the Greeks and started the Hellenistic Age?
Zeus
Constantine
Alexander
17
In most civilizations, which group of individuals were the most educated?
artisans
priests
merchants
18
What is Greek for "Old Stone?"
Neolithic
Paleolithic
19
What ancient civilization did the written language of cuneiform belong to?
Mesopotamia
China
India
Egypt
20
What time period involved the settlement of individuals into towns and communities?
Neolithic
Paleolithic
21
What is the term for a "wise, wise human" ?
homo sapien sapien
homo sapien
homo erectus
homo habilis
22
What type of government did Pericles influence?
democracy
theocracy
monarchy
23
What was not an event held by Ancient Romans?
gladiator battles
mock battles
Olympics
24
What type of religion was found in Ancient Greece?
Monotheistic
Islamic
Polytheistic
Ancestor Worship
25
When did archaeologists first begin to find permanent human settlements?
Bronze Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Stone Age
26
What early empire established the first alphabet?
Mesopotamia
Greek
Rome
27
What geographic features made communication difficult in Ancient Greece?
deserts
mountains
water
28
What was not a set of laws we discussed in class?
Twelve Tables
Ten Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
29
What group of humans mastered the use of fire?
homo habilis
homo erectus
homo sapiens
homo sapiens sapiens