When deciding where to settle early man considered all the following factors except...

A place with good access to trade routes

Why did Hunter-Gatherers often move around

They followed animals and seasonal plants

Hinduism is built around what main ideas and beliefs?

Reincarnation, karma and becoming one with Brahmin the supreme God

Only expensive items such as silk, gold, ivory, spices, and tea were traded along the Silk Road because…

merchants had to pay taxes to cross other lands and pay for protection

One of the lasting impacts of ancient India would be…

Two of its major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism are still important today

Egypt was surrounded by the Sahara desert but had rich deposits of topsoil, creating an agriculture enviroment

Annual flood cycle of the river

Why is Mesopotamia sometimes referred to as Sumer?

The Sumerians were the first people to settle in the region

How did the civil service help strengthen the Han dynasty?

To get the most qualified people got important government jobs

What was the significance of the Han Dynasty to China's culture?

It was the peak or golden age of Chinese history.

What gave the Chinese Emperor power and the right to rule?

He had been chosen by the Gods and had Mandate of Heaven

India made lasting impacts that affect us today in mathematics, medicine, and astronomy. What inspires these advances?

500 years of peace and prosperity during the Gupta dynasty

Why were Priests on the same level as Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia?

Priests advised the kings and were responsible for pleasing the Gods.

In order for a nomadic society to become a unified nation with permanent settlements and an organized society?

The people needed to learn to farm and domesticate

Hammurabi is BEST known for which of these?

The first set of written laws where the punishment fit the crime

Which of these BEST describes the importance of man's first use of fire?

People were more protected from predators

Cave paintings like this one that helped historians learn about early man"?

Early humans used art to express ideas

With the Silk Road connecting all of Asia to places as far away as Egypt, what was its greatest lasting impact?

Promoting the spread of ideas through cultural diffusion

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all connected in what way?

They all claim the same Holy Land

What was a characteristics all early river valley civilizations shared?

Developed some form of government

Why was India considered a subcontinent?

It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayan mountians

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When deciding where to settle early man considered all the following factors except...
Places with good flat topography for farming
A place with good access to trade routes
Places with access to minerals
A place with good vegetation
2
Why did Hunter-Gatherers often move around
They wanted better soil to grow crops
They wanted more land for raising livestock
They followed animals and seasonal plants
They wanted better resources for shelter
3
What was the key geographically to all four of the Cradles of Civilization?
Had natural barriers
Located in Asia
Located by the Mediterranean Sea
Centered along rivers
4
Hinduism is built around what main ideas and beliefs?
A covenant with God that says they are his chosen people
Reincarnation, karma and becoming one with Brahmin the supreme God
The idea that God would send a messiah or savior
Finding balance, harmony and order with the universe
5
Only expensive items such as silk, gold, ivory, spices, and tea were traded along the Silk Road because…
these were the only things China needed.
merchants had to pay taxes to cross other lands and pay for protection
these things were easy to make so merchants could make a lot of them.
these were the only goods that China had that anyone wanted.
6
One of the lasting impacts of ancient India would be…
Gave the world the first written language, laws and story.
Two of its major religions, Hinduism and Buddhism are still important today
New technology like seismometers and compasses were developed.
With the invention of gunpowder world changing weapons were created.
7
The people in Egypt obeyed the Pharaoh without question because they thought?
He would reward them in the afterlife
He would punish their families if they did not
He was chose by the Gods
He was a God on Earth
8
Egypt was surrounded by the Sahara desert but had rich deposits of topsoil, creating an agriculture enviroment
Slash and burn farming
An abundance of available fertilizer
Offering tributes to the gods
Annual flood cycle of the river
9
Why is Mesopotamia sometimes referred to as Sumer?
The Sumerians were the first people to settle in the region
It has a summer like climate most of the year
Mesopotamia means "The Land of Summer"
The main goddess the Mesopotamians worshipped was Samaria.
10
Priests, rulers and warriors being in the second class, and the untouchables of society would be examples of
Adapting
Culture
Hierarchy
Technology
11
How did the civil service help strengthen the Han dynasty?
People to do their part to support the ideas of the dynasty
It was a set of work projects that help build up the dynasty
To get the most qualified people got important government jobs
It was a religious practice that said people should do their duty
12
What was the significance of the Han Dynasty to China's culture?
the very first dynasty that set up all Chinese traditions that followed.
It was the longest lasting and most stable dynasty
It was the first dynasty to claim their emperors were chosen by the Gods
It was the peak or golden age of Chinese history.
13
Which of these is NOT considered one of the “Four Great Inventions” of China?
Paper
Metallurgy
Gunpowder
Woodblock painting
14
What gave the Chinese Emperor power and the right to rule?
He had control of a large military
He was considered the wisest and best man to rule
He was a God on Earth
He had been chosen by the Gods and had Mandate of Heaven
15
India made lasting impacts that affect us today in mathematics, medicine, and astronomy. What inspires these advances?
The cultural diffusion of ideas on the Silk Road
The Kings paid scholars to come to India and work for them
500 years of peace and prosperity during the Gupta dynasty
Conquering neighboring and taking their ideas
16
Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are the basic ideas and beliefs that Siddhartha Gautama helped create.
Islam
Daoism
Hinduism
Buddhism
17
When comparing the two major Chinese philosophies, if Daoism focused on balanced
the belief in Nirvana
an ordered and moral society
a convent with God
the five pillars
18
Why were Priests on the same level as Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The priests chose the kings
The priests were some of the richest people in Mesopotamia
Priests ran the military in Mesopotamia
Priests advised the kings and were responsible for pleasing the Gods.
19
In order for a nomadic society to become a unified nation with permanent settlements and an organized society?
The people needed to learn to farm and domesticate
The people had to set up trade networks
The people had to domesticate animals so when they moved with the animals
The people had to build a city and learn how to farm
20
Hammurabi is BEST known for which of these?
Establishing the first kingdom based on Judaism
Creating the first civilization in the world
The first set of written laws where the punishment fit the crime
Rebelling against the Egyptian pharaoh
21
The Gobi and Taklamakan deserts, the Himalayan mountains, and the Pacific Ocean, China developed a culture that was
dependent on others
a blend of the other cultures around them
easily conquered by others
Isolated from their neighbors
22
Which of these BEST describes the importance of man's first use of fire?
Harnessing fire meant dinosaur meat could now be cooked
People were more protected from predators
Harnessing fire meant they could spread out and live in colder climates
Sitting around the fire they could now invent tools to make life easier
23
Priests ruled with the Kings in Mesopotamia at the top of their class, the people viewed it as a Mandate of Heaven
Economy
Religion
Argriculture
The Military
24
Cave paintings like this one that helped historians learn about early man"?
Early humans did understand art
Early humans had no religion
Early humans used art to express ideas
Early humans were vegatarians
25
With the Silk Road connecting all of Asia to places as far away as Egypt, what was its greatest lasting impact?
Allowing China to expand its borders.
Making China a wealthy empire through trade.
Making it easy for China to conquer others.
Promoting the spread of ideas through cultural diffusion
26
Judaism, Christianity and Islam are all connected in what way?
They are all polytheistic
They all claim the same Holy Land
They all have the same founder
They all started in Mesopotamia
27
Things like the Himalayas, Cataracts, and Saharan desert helped provide the cradles of civilization with
Resources
Protection
Surplus Food
Fertile Soils
28
Zhou Dynasty was in decline, China entered the Warring States era. Confucius thought to fight corruption.
the Eight Fold Path
the Four Noble Truths
the Five Relationships
the Caste System
29
What was a characteristics all early river valley civilizations shared?
Grew the same food
Developed some form of government
Had large miliatries
Had monotheistic religion
30
Why was India considered a subcontinent?
It is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayan mountians
It is a small unimportant part of Asia no one else wanted to settle in.
It was conquered and controlled by its neighbor to the northeast, China
Asia it is not actually attached to the rest of the continent

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