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