Unit 1 Review

Question 1

As Egypt progressed from the Old to Middle to the New Kingdoms, which of the following would be considered most true?

Accepted Answer

Power of the pharaohs declined resulting in decline of kingdom

Question 2

The land between the rivers -

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 3

How often did the Nile River flood?

Accepted Answer

Once a year

Question 4

In Chinese culture, what is considered to be central to the society?

Accepted Answer

Family

Question 5

India’s “Golden Age” began as a direct result of

Accepted Answer

increased trade

Question 6

What was a negative effect of early humans living in close quarters with their livestock?

Accepted Answer

many early humans suffered sickness/disease

Question 7

What promoted the emergence of the Neolithic Revolution?

Accepted Answer

New Technologies and Climate Change

Question 8

Who was the father of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 9

How did ancient Chinese philosophies influence government and societies?

Accepted Answer

Qin used Legalism to enact strict system of law; Han used Confucianism

Question 10

How did the first civilizations develop in Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Ideal farming and to devlopment and city growth

Question 11

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

Accepted Answer

technological changes in organization; led to agriculture

Question 12

What group's migration and trade helped to guide advancements in culture, science, and math?

Accepted Answer

Aryan

Question 13

Hammurabi was the ruler of

Accepted Answer

Babylon

Question 14

Which river did early Chinese civilization settle along?

Accepted Answer

Huang He

Question 15

What is Polytheism?

Accepted Answer

The belief in many gods.

Question 16

What is the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

A large arc of rich farmland

Question 17

What major Phoenician achievement has been passed on to the Greeks & Romans & is now utilized by us on a daily basis?

Accepted Answer

Alphabet

Question 18

Many major religions spread through

Accepted Answer

people migrating from one place to another.

Question 19

What number was the Sumerian number system based on?

Accepted Answer

60

Question 20

Which of the following correctly matches up the culture or empire with their achievement or focus?

Accepted Answer

Phoenicia-Trade, Assyria-Military, Persia-Bureaucracy

Question 21

Which major religion is found as the most popular religion in most of the world?

Accepted Answer

Christianity

Question 22

Who was responsible for freeing the Jewish population from slavery in Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 23

What religions spread across India during the Gupta Empire?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism and Buddhism

Question 24

Of the following choices, which religion is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 25

Under Confucianism, how many different types of relationships existed?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 26

For early humans, what was the primary focus of daily life?

Accepted Answer

Finding Food

Question 27

What is a Physical map?

Accepted Answer

A map that shows what an area looks like.

Question 28

The modern numbering system and the concept of zero were both mathematical innovations made within which empire?

Accepted Answer

Gupta

Question 29

What was consistent in Hinduism and Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

meditation and reincarnation

Question 30

How do historians study the past?

Accepted Answer

Through primary and secondary sources

Question 31

What was one result of the spread of Buddhism?

Accepted Answer

Many sects of Buddhism developed & the religion has combined with others

Question 32

In what part of the world is it believed that the earliest humans originated?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 33

Which of the following best describes India?

Accepted Answer

a subcontinent

Question 34

What was a major effect of the richness of the soil around the Tigris and Euphrates river region?

Accepted Answer

Farmers grew large surpluses

Question 35

Which of the following best describes Queen Hatshepsut?

Accepted Answer

Powerful female pharaoh

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