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World History Unit 1 River Civilizations
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Unit 1 exam river civilizations world history
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1
What geographic feature did ancient peoples often settle by?
Deserts
Mountains
Fields
Rivers
2
The period of settlement and agriculture that came after the Paleolithic is known as the
prehistory
Bronze Age
Neolithic
common era
3
Which ancient language still cannot be read?
Cueneiform
Sanskrit
Ancient Chinese
Hieroglyphics
4
The world's first cities developed in this region.
The Sahara
Mesopotamia
Europe
North America
5
What kind of writing, pictured here, was used by the ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Linear B
Latin
6
What were the rulers of ancient Egypt called?
Supreme Ones
Kings
Nomes
Pharaohs
7
About how many years ago was the date 3000 B.C.?
300
5000
1000
10,000
8
After farming for thousands of years, Neolithic peoples developed...
Hunting
Cities
Stone tools
Use of fire
9
The Chinese Mandate of Heaven developed into the...
Dynastic Cycle
Early writing
Rise of the Pharoahs
Code of laws
10
Early Chinese writing was written on...
Bones and shells
Slate
Wax
Papyrus
11
In which continent did human beings first originate?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
12
What does NOT characterize a difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods?
Building of cities
Improved stone tools
Adoption of farming
Use of fire
13
What did ancient peoples NOT use rivers for?
transportation
food
trade
water power
14
Who would win in a fight?
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Katy Perry
Demi Lovato
15
The ancient Chinese used Oracle Bones to...
Sentence criminals
Play a game
Teach children
Consult the gods
16
This type of material was used by the ancient Egyptians for writing.
Vellum
Silk
Hides
Papyrus
17
Which ancient civilization appeared to have an equal social hierarchy?
India
China
Egypt
Mesopotamia
18
How did Paleolithic humans primarily survive?
Trading
Hunting & Gathering
Farming
Shopping
19
What formidable mountain range separated India from the rest of Asia?
The Halys
The Rockies
The Zagros
The Himalayas
20
What major event occurred to start the Neolithic period?
Discovery of fire
Building of cities
Agricultural Revolution
Development of stone tools