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1
Which civilization is located at Letter C?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
Indus Valley
2
Which civilization is located at Letter B?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
China
3
The world's first civilization developed in:
China
the Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Egypt
4
Which civilization is located at Letter A?
China
Egypt
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
5
Which civilization valued family more than the individual in their belief system?
Mesopotamia
China
Indus Valley
Egypt
6
Which civilization means "land between the rivers?"
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
7
Which civilization had kings called pharaohs?
Egypt
China
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
8
Why did people move into river valleys?
To hunt and gather
For protection, water, and good soil
To escape dangerous nomads
To create a sophisticated government
9
According to Jared Diamond, what agricultural crop did the earliest civilizations cultivate?
Papyrus
Cotton
Barley and wheat
Rice and millet
10
True or False: Mesopotamia was vulnerable to invasions due to a lack of natural barriers.
False
True
11
A ruling family where political power is handed down to family members is called:
Empire
Dynasty
Monarchy
Clan
12
Which civilization built ziggurat temples to sacrifice animals, food, and wine?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
13
What is the arc of land between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean called?
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Delta region
Arabian Peninsula
14
Which civilization was surrounded by natural barriers in all four directions?
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
Mesopotamia
15
Which civilization is located at Letter D?
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
China
Egypt
16
What is the term used for taming plants and animals?
Husbandry
Sedentism
Domestication
Irrigation
17
Which civilization has the longest river in the world? It flows from south to north.
China
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
18
Which civilization was located in the modern country of Iraq?
Egypt
China
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
19
All of the following were major results of the Neolithic Revolution EXCEPT:
it changed the role and status of women.
it allowed for the development of civilization.
it led to a shift away from hunting and gathering.
it allowed humans to develop fire and stone tools.
20
Which civilization had a high degree of stability, unity, and cultural continuity?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
21
Which civilization used oracle bones and tortoise shells to make religious interpretations?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
22
Which civilization developed Hinduism and worshipped cows?
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Egypt
China
23
Who were the most powerful people in the earliest civilizations?
Kings
Priests
Merchants
Artisans
24
Which civilization had a wall of mountains that separated it from the rest of Asia?
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
Indus Valley
25
What factor, besides climate change, brought about agriculture at the end of the last ice age?
A sharp decrease in precipitation.
Population pressure.
An increase in natural disasters.
A pandemic of disease.
26
What did priests keep for the purpose of maintaining a stable society?
Currency
Calendars
Granaries
Titles and deeds of property
27
How was justice administered under the Code of Hammurabi?
Punishment depended on the type of crime that was committed.
Punishment for a crime was dependent on social class.
Punishment was always severe to deter crime.
Punishment was equal for all members of society.
28
Which of the following is the best example of cultural diffusion?
A civilization that chooses to be isolated for protection.
The rejection of new ideas to preserve a culture.
The prevalence of warfare caused by conflict.
The spread of religion to different parts of the world.
29
Which civilization had city planning based on a grid system?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
China
30
What is the wind pattern called that governs travel in the Indian Ocean?
Typhoons
Fronts
Trade winds
Monsoons
31
Which civilization was first to use stone columns in homes, temples, and palaces?
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus Valley
China
32
A nation or civilization ruled by religious leaders is called a _______________.
Plutocracy
Autocracy
Democracy
Theocracy
33
All of the early civilizations developed alongside:
deserts
river valleys
mountains
hillls
34
All of the following were major characteristics of ancient civilizations EXCEPT:
most were patriarchal.
priests played a large role in religion and government.
most were hierarchical.
all were polytheistic.
35
Which civilization had a sophisticated plumbing system, with wells and private baths?
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
China
Egypt
36
Which civilization invented the wheel, sail, and the plow, and was the first to use bronze?
China
Egypt
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
37
Which geographic feature had the greatest impact on where farming would spread globally?
Latitude
Longitude
38
How did the Mandate of Heaven affect government in China?
Religious leaders read oracle bones to select new rulers.
It led to long periods of war among families.
The led to the introduction of civil service exams.
It allowed new rulers to justify the overthrow of a dynasty.
