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What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
writings on stone seals
statues of goddesses
well planned cities
records left by kings
2
Which was a key feature of early civilizations?
social equality
cities
a system of exchanging goods for money
steelmaking
3
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
poor leaders
new technology
trade
farming
4
people who move from place to place
caravans
nomads
scribes
pictographs
5
drawings that represent words
pictographs
hieroglyphics
alphabet
cuneiform
6
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
Mediterranean Sea
the Nubian Desert
the Nile River
the Red Sea
7
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration
lack of traditions
poor leaders
nomadic herders
8
Where did the first cities emerge?
in the Americas
along trade routes
along the Mediterranean coast
in river valleys
9
A system of government in which lords governed their own lands but owed service & kinds of support to the ruler
dynasty
bureaucracy
feudalism
theocracy
10
Which dynasty developed the feudal system in China?
Ming
Zhou
Xia
Shang
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Created a code to provide “justice” in Babylon
Ramses
Hatshepsut
Hammurabi
Sargon
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Triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
peninsula
subcontinent
delta
isthmus
13
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth.”
It ended capital punishment
It was the first major collection of written laws.
It treated men and women as equals.
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New Stone Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Cenozoic
Jurassic
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China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because
It is an island.
Chinese rulers forbade travel.
It is surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts, and an ocean
no one wanted to trade with China
16
Why was the Neolithic Revolution important to history?
It helped to establish nomadic tribes across the world.
It contributed to the establishment of civilization.
It brought about the outbreak of many wars
It caused the outbreak of epidemic diseases.
17
Ancient people are called _____ because they believed in many gods
atheists
zoroastrians
polytheists
monotheists
18
This allowed Chinese rulers to remain in power only as long as they were just and effective.
oracle bones
theocracy
mandate of heaven
dynastic cycle
19
Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
It thrived until modern times.
It spread to other parts of Asia
It disappeared without a trace and was only rediscovered in 1922
It lasted for thousands and thousands of years
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One of two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization
Babylon
Memphis
Harappa
Thebes
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United the Sumerian city states into the first Empire
Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon I
Ramses
22
What was found in 1801 that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics?
Egyptian pyramid at Giza
papyrus
Rosetta Stone
Great Egyptian Wall
23
Archaeologists refer to the period of time before people invented writing systems as
geography
archaeology
technology
prehistory
24
During what Kingdom was the Ancient Pyramids of Giza built?
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Medium Kingdom
25
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
pharaohs
hieroglyphics
pyramids
cuneiform
26
The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT
the calendar
land boundaries
rules of inheritance
cooperative hunting groups
27
The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used
thousands of characters.
a complex alphabet.
numbers instead of letters
hundreds of letters.
28
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
ironworking
a writing system based on the alphabet
silk making
the horse-drawn chariot
29
Sumerian writing system
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
pictographs
ziggurat
30
Government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as god.
oligarchy
dictatorship
theocracy
democracy
31
A term that describes the rise and fall of dynasties
dynastic cycle
oracle bones
pharaoh
mandate of heaven
32
Worship of many gods
theocracy
polytheism
democracy
monotheism
33
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?
They saw life after death as horrible.
They believed they themselves would be gods.
They saw life after death to be pleasant.
They believed they would be with their gods.
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Chief minister who supervised the business of government in Egypt
vizier
priest
Sargon I
pharaoh
35
Used by Shang Kings to talk with their ancestors and predict the future
theocracy
oracle bones
delta
subcontinent
36
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
slaves
nobles
merchants
farmers
37
Which of the following is a Neolithic advancement?
first use of fire
ritual burials
creation of calendars
use of stone tools
38
The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?
ancestor worship
the Shang social order
the dynastic cycle
the feudal system
39
The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
that God would lead them to the promised land
Ahriman and Ahura Mazda
one god
life after death
40
A pyramid- shaped temple built by the Sumerians
Hanging Gardens
ziggurat
vizier
cuneiform
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Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are
agricultural villages
cultures
cooperatives
civilizations
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Specially trained people who were taught to read and write
scribes
priests
kings
authors
43
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
as equals
as father figures
as cruel rulers
as gods
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Name meaning “land between the rivers”
China
Harappa
Mesopotamia
Egypt
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Large land mass that juts out from a continent
peninsula
subcontinent
canal
isthmus
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taming of animals, in order to meet human wants or needs
polytheism
civilization
irrigation
domestication
