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World History Module 1 and 2 Exam Review
World History Module 1 and 2 Exam Review
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1
Sumerians are credited with creating the first empire
True
False
2
What happens in the summer months in India?
lightning storms
monsoons
hurricanes
extreme blizzards
3
What affects the availability of food?
migration
animals
people
climate
4
Which civilization have Modern scholars have been unable to decipher their language?
Indus River
Egypt
Chinese Dynasties
Sumer
5
recent advances in scientific technology have helped scientists to trace common ancestors
False
True
6
What is the Huang He referred to?
China's Blessing
China's Mercy
China’s Sorrow
China's Grace
7
Hunters had an advantage over farmers because they had a stable food source
False
True
8
Who studies fossils?
geologists
archaeologists
historians
paleontologists
9
Pre-civilization cultures were not complex
True
False
10
Which civilization contained cities with advanced technology?
Stonehenge
Indus Valley
Chinese Dynasties
Sumer
11
What did the Himalayan Mountains provide to the early Indian civilizations?
protection from intense climate
natural barrier to northern invasions
rain and fertile land
all of the above
12
What happens when new evidence is discovered?
interpretation of history changes
change the ideas and preconceptions we have on past events
We can gain new information about the past
all of the above
13
Which civilization had houses contain pipes for fresh water and sewage
Greek
Sumer
Egypt
Harappan
14
What is close to the delta of the Nile River concerning Ancient Egypt?
their capital
trade ports
business centers
trade land routes
15
Respecting one's elders was important for which civilization?
Sumer
Indus
China
Egypt
16
Lack of timber for building houses was a disadvantage for the settlers of Mesopotamia
True
False
17
With the development of skilled workers, people could live what kind of life?
develop new technology
create professions
settled life
develop trade
18
What enabled early modern humans to increase their food supply?
development of civilizations
invention of tools
their ability to communicate
the ability to migrate
19
What age developed the religious belief that natural objects and in animals had spirits in them?
Stone
Agricultural
Iron
Bronze
20
Why were Sumerian cities independent from each other?
they did not want to share any of their resources
they had their own policial system called a city-state
none of the above
they believed that the strength of Sumer was fundamental weak
21
Which civilization forced people to live on narrow strips of land along the Nile River
Egypt
Indus Valley
Chinese Dynasties
Sumer
22
Who studies evidence about how people lived?
archaeologists
historians
anthropologists
geneticists
23
Which Chinese dynasty introduced coined money?
All of the Above
Xia
Shang
Zhou
24
Which culture believed that life after death was bleak?
Egypt
Harappan
Sumer
Chinese
25
What period did ancient people develop the skills to grow crops?
Neolithic Age
Bronze Age
Paleolithic Age
Iron Age
26
Which group of ancient people developed a spoken language?
Cro-Magnons
Neanderthals
Proconsul africanus
Homo habilis
27
What Neolithic culture allowed women to enjoy a high social life?
Yangshao
Skara Brae
Jericho
Stonehenge
28
During the Zhou Dynasty what allowed agricultural products to be brought to market more easily
ships
roads
merchants
plows
29
Which group of people could own property and enter into many professions
merchants
women
children
slaves
30
neglect is the GREATEST threat to ancient monuments
True
False