Unit 1 World History

Question 1

The agricultural revolution is also known as

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Neolithic Revolution

Question 2

What new military invention allowed the conquest of Egypt?

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chariot

Question 3

What two rivers were home to the Sumerian people?

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Tigris and Euphrates

Question 4

In China, when a just ruler had divine approval it was known as

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Mandate of Heaven

Question 5

What ancient civilization technology is still used today?

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Calendar

Question 6

Sumerian writing was known as

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cuneiform

Question 7

Where did the English alphabet come from?

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Phoenicians

Question 8

Which river flooded annually like clockwork?

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Nile

Question 9

Who is the Patriarch of the Hebrew people?

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Abraham

Question 10

The Hebrew name for God is

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Yahweh

Question 11

The first five books of the Bible is called the

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Torah

Question 12

This religion gained many followers after dropping the caste system

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Buddhism

Question 13

The belief in many gods is called?

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polytheism

Question 14

Who led the Israel people out of Egypt

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Moses

Question 15

The code that listed 282 specific laws dealing with everything that affected a community

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Hammurabi Code

Question 16

Who built the temple in Jerusalem?

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Solomon

Question 17

What was central to Chinese society?

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family

Question 18

What discovery changed the way early humans lived?

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farming

Question 19

People who wandered from place to place in Prehistoric times are referred to as

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Nomads

Question 20

Buddhism spread mostly because of

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trade

Question 21

Where was the first complex civilization located?

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Sumer

Question 22

What is another word for an agreement?

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Covenant

Question 23

When the Nile river receded it left behind a type of mud called

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silt

Question 24

The exchange of language, religion, and technology during the process of trade?

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Cultural Diffusion

Question 25

Skilled workers who make goods by hand

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artisans

Question 26

Which river was the life blood of Egypt?

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Nile

Question 27

The time before recorded history is called

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Pre-History

Question 28

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates river is known as the

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Fertile Crescent

Question 29

People's unique way of life is called

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Culture

Question 30

Which of the following is a direct result from a food surplus?

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Specialization of Labor

Question 31

Advanced cities, special workers, institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology make

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a civilization

Question 32

The only area the Persians failed to conquer was?

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Greece

Question 33

Seasonal winds that dominated India's climate were called

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Monsoons

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