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Unit 1 (part 1) Early Civilizations Test Review
Unit 1 (part 1) Early Civilizations Test Review
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Neolithic Revolution, River Valley Civilizations, Early Eastern Religions, and Hammurabi's Code.
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Which geographic factor was most important to the early river valley civilizations
Vast deserts
High mountains
Smooth coastlines
Fertile soils
2
What was a result of the domestication of animals & the cultivation of crops?
Men replaced women as planters
People were able to live in one place
Desertification became widespread
Population went on decline
3
Which accurately describes how geography affected the growth of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Large deserts provided many mineral deposits
River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops
Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes
Large savanna areas provided protection from invaders
4
Based on the diagram, Aryans were divided into classes according to their—
occupations and jobs
age and place of birth
gender and race
religious beliefs and morals
5
What river flowed through ancient Egypt?
Tigris River
Indus River
Euphrates River
Nile River
6
Cuneiform was the writing style of-
Mesopotamia
Indus valley
Shang Dynasty
Ancient Egypt
7
Which of the following is NOT a feature or characteristic of Early Civilizations?
Cities
Hunted and gathered food for survival
Government built public work projects
Complex Polytheistic Religions
8
Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map?
Mauryan Empire controlled more land than the Gupta Empire
Most of the Gupta Empire was located on the Deccan Plateau
The economies of India’s early empires were based on trade
By 260 BC, the Mauryan Empire extended into Central China
9
Which of the following were most impacted by the Neolithic Revolution?
New forms of transportation and new trade routes
The establishment of social classes and the arts
Creation of monotheist religions & democratic governments
Surplus of food due to new methods of production and shelter
10
One way in which the Hammurabi's Code and the Ten Commandments are similar is that they—
Describe secularism
Promote polytheism
Establish gender equality
Provide codes of behavior
11
Hammurabi was the king of-
Egypt
the gods
Sumer
Babylon
12
Which tool is NOT from the Neolithic era?
2)
3)
1)
13
Based on the map, the Fertile Crescent was land located—
east of the Zagros Mountains
between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
in south of Africa
along the west coast of Europe
14
True or False? It is possible for people to change their social status in a caste based society
True
False
15
This architectural achievement best indicates that—
Religion was of little importance
Entertainment was important to these ancient societies
Trade routes existed between China and the Americas
Advanced technology existed in early civilizations
16
One similarity that all early civilizations all had was that they-
Built pyramids
Had only one capital city
Were polytheistic
Were monotheistic
17
What religion follows the teachings and ways of the "Enlightened One"?
Hinduism
Confucianism
Christianity
Buddhism
18
In China, the belief in filial piety reflects the influence of—
Buddhism
Jainism
Confucianism
Shinto
19
One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and China is that they developed—
Democratic governments
Monotheistic belief systems
Written forms of communication
Nomadic lifestyles
20
Hammurabi's laws are different from the Laws of Moses largely because-
Laws of Moses are social and Hammurabi's laws were spiritual
Laws of Moses are spiritual & Hammurabi's laws were social
They isn't any differences, they are the same laws
They were written from different time periods
21
Why is the Neolithic Revolution considered to be a turning point in world history?
Stone tools and weapons were first developed
Domestication of animals and farming led to settlements
Spoken language was used to improve communication
Fire was used as a source of energy for the first time
22
Pharaohs ruled as kings of-
Ethiopia
Egypt
England
Indus
23
A key result of the Neolithic Revolution was—
a greater population in settled communities
an improvement in the status of women
a quick transition to the manufacture of iron engines
the widespread growth of nomadic living
24
A dynasty is-
An east Asian religion
Is nasty
Is a complex system of government checks and balances
A government ran by a ruling family
25
The early governments in the ancient River Valleys were less centralized because of—
weakness of their armies
trade was too distant to communicate
the existence of city states
the absence of writing
