Benchmark #1

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

On which continent is the Nile River located?

Which is the best explanation for why the people of Mesopotamia built irrigation systems?

What was the Gupta Empire (India) best known for?

What contributed to a surplus of food in early civilizations?

What was an important discovery of the Old Stone Age?

How did irrigation cause a division of labor in the River Valley civilizations?

People in the hunter-gatherer groups migrated around the world. What caused this movement?

What was one way in which the civilizations of the Mesopotamians and Egyptians were similar?

Which of the following activities would have been typical of a female hunter-gatherer?

What did archaeological studies of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus river valley show?

The statue shown represents the founder of which belief system?

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras: What do these words represent?

What term describes the spread of Buddhism and Judaism throughout the world?

Which Chinese philosophy taught that fathers and kings should set high moral standards?

Where were gunpowder, paper, and woodblock printing invented?

What was the purpose of the ziggurats and temples?

How are the Vedas, the Bible, and the Torah similar?

What was the primary trade item in the map?

What did the Silk Road allow?

Which of the following characterizes the caste system in India?

Which two religions originated in India?

What determined the movement patterns of Early Humans?

How did domestication of plants and animals effect hunter-gatherer groups?

What does this passage represent?

What does a society need before a division of labor can occur?

How were the religious practices of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India similar to one another?

What most likely explains the migration of humans into the Americas?

What was the main role of the deserts during the ancient Egyptian civilization?

What technology helped the people in the river valleys to adapt to their environment?

Which river valley civilization is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?

How do Hinduism and Buddhism differ significantly in their beliefs?

In which place is the Indus River located?

Which Chinese Philosophy stressed less government control and living in harmony with nature?

Vedas, Reincarnation, caste system: these key terms relate to which religion?

What caused early nomads to stop being nomads?

What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?

Monotheism, Torah, Hebrews: These terms relate to which of the following religions?