AP World History Unit 1

Question 1

What did migrants to Australia and the Pacific Islands use to get to their destinations?

Accepted Answer

Boats

Question 2

What was one purpose writing served in the First Civilizations?

Accepted Answer

To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state

Question 3

Which of the following was the last of the First Civilizations to emerge?

Accepted Answer

Olmec

Question 4

Which offers evidence that Paleolithic peoples were shifting from nomadic to settled lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

Elaborate burial sites

Question 5

Archaeological evidence shows that Paleolithic hunter-gatherer societies used which technique?

Accepted Answer

Controlled burns for warmth and for hunting and foraging

Question 6

What is Aranother name for the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Neolithic Revolution

Question 7

Which of the following is usually considered a feature of "civilization"?

Accepted Answer

States that use force to compel obedience from subjects

Question 8

Which factor contributed to the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A need for additional food

Question 9

Which of the following describes a feature of pastoral societies?

Accepted Answer

Animal husbandry

Question 10

Kingship in the First Civilizations often

Accepted Answer

depended on the belief that the king was divinely ordained.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about ancient Egypt is true?

Accepted Answer

Pharaohs who ruled were believed to be gods in human form

Question 12

The territory of ancient Mesopotamia is presently occupied by which country?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 13

Which Age of Agriculture society is considered to have a distinct element of inequality?

Accepted Answer

Chiefdoms

Question 14

Which experienced the greatest cultural continuity from its earliest formation to modern times?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 15

Which of the following provided the primary economic foundation for civilization?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 16

Which of the following human accomplishments emerged with the First Civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Writing

Question 17

The rulers of the First Civilizations also drew their power from their roles as

Accepted Answer

high priests.

Question 18

Which of the following is sometimes referred to as the "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica?

Accepted Answer

Norte Chico

Question 19

Which of the following explains why some regions did not make the transition to agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Environmental conditions were not suitable for farming

Question 20

Which was the major feature of the Neolithic Revolution in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

The establishment of sedentary village communities

Question 21

The rulers of which First Civilization based their authority on the Mandate of Heaven?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 22

Which of the following was the point of departure for migration into the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Siberia

Question 23

In the First Civilizations, slaves were drawn from which pool of people?

Accepted Answer

Prisoners of war

Question 24

Which of the following describes both pastoral and agricultural village societies?

Accepted Answer

Both had egalitarian societies with few social distinctions

Question 25

Which distinguished the Agricultural Revolution in the Americas from elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

Absence of animals that could be domesticated

Question 26

What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?

Accepted Answer

Relative egalitarianism

Question 27

Humans in the Paleolithic era already had the knowledge to do which fo the following?

Accepted Answer

Make pottery

Question 28

Which of the following was a result of the Agricultural Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Higher risk of disease and famine

Question 29

In which First Civilization were women recognized as legal equals to men?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 30

Which is an example of a way that the rulers in the First Civilizations displayed their power?

Accepted Answer

Constructing temples

AP World History Unit 1

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AP World History Unit 1

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