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1
What type of government did the Pharaohs of Egypt exemplify
Theocracy
Monarchy
City-State
Democracy
2
What must you have to be considered an “advanced city"
record keeping
all of the above
organized religion
center for trade
3
Speaking of cities… where did the first cities end up developing?
river valleys
farming villages
mountain ranges
coastlines
4
Which civilization writing was challenging for historians to decipher
Babylonians
Sumerians
Indus
Egyptians
5
Which one of the following was not a disadvantage for the region of Mesopotamia
unpredictable flooding
poor irrigation system
limited natural resources
little natural protection
6
Which civilization believed in a harsh afterlife
Meso-Americans
Egyptians
Sumerians
Nomads
7
What is the process of spreading ideas and products from one culture to another
cultural civilization
cultural expansion
cultural diffusion
cultural trade
8
What were the Egyptian pyramids used for
religious temple
grain storage
housing
burial
9
The following mountains serve as a barrier to the Indian civilization EXCEPT
Ganges
Karakoram
Hindu Kush
Himalayas
10
Rivers provided all of the above for early cities/civilizations EXCEPT
irrigation
silt
cuneiform
transportation
11
Who were the warriors in the Caste System
Vaisyas
Sudras
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
12
Which River valley was more predictable?
Euphrates
Tigris
Indus
Nile
13
What was the name of the ancient Egyptian writing system?
hieroglyphics
pictograms
cuneiform
oracle bones
14
Which civilization developed cuneiform, bronze, the wheel, and the plow
Mesopotamia
Meso-America
Giza
Egyptians
15
What was significant about Hammurabi’s code?
People governed by written law for the first time
established by the Sumerians
form of self-government
it was written in stone
16
Who was at the top of the Sumerians social class system
Ordinary people
Wealthy merchants
Priest and KIngs
Slaves
17
What river valley civilization was known for it’s city planning
Babylonians
Indus valley
Phoenicians
Mesopotamia
18
What is the word for belief in one God?
hinduism
polytheism
henotheism
monotheism
19
What was a major emphasis of Egyptian religion
karma
afterlife
reincarnation
moksha
20
Hindus are devoted followers of which principal gods
all of the above
Bhrama
Shiva
Vishnu
21
What is another word for the taming of animals
farming
domestication
none of the above
herding
22
Who created the worlds first empire
Gilgamesh
Enkidu
Sargon of Akkad
Hammurabi
23
Which statement is true concerning Hinduism
oldest religion
has a single founder
no concept of a prophet
largest religion
24
Which city was considered to be the largest of the Indus civilization
Kalibangan
Mohenjo-Daro
all of the above
Harappan
25
Geometry, Solar Calendar, Paper what Civilization developed these
Aryans
Sumerians
Egyptians
Thebes
26
The significance of the Neolithic Revolution was
Agriculture
nomadic
food gathering
hunting