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Question 1

Which Chinese Philosophy stressed less government control and living in harmony with nature?

Accepted Answer

Taoism

Question 2

What caused early nomads to stop being nomads?

Accepted Answer

Development of agriculture

Question 3

Which river valley civilization is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?

Accepted Answer

Tigris-Euphrates

Question 4

What term describes the spread of Buddhism and Judaism throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

Cultural diffusion

Question 5

Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Sudras: What do these words represent?

Accepted Answer

A caste system

Question 6

Which is the best explanation for why the people of Mesopotamia built irrigation systems?

Accepted Answer

To control flooding

Question 7

Which Chinese philosophy taught that fathers and kings should set high moral standards?

Accepted Answer

Confucianism

Question 8

What was the main role of the deserts during the ancient Egyptian civilization?

Accepted Answer

They provided natural barriers from invaders

Question 9

Which of the following activities would have been typical of a female hunter-gatherer?

Accepted Answer

Collecting Fruits

Question 10

What was the purpose of the ziggurats and temples?

Accepted Answer

A site for religious gatherings

Question 11

What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?

Accepted Answer

The chances of survival were increased

Question 12

What technology helped the people in the river valleys to adapt to their environment?

Accepted Answer

Irrigation

Question 13

Vedas, Reincarnation, caste system: these key terms relate to which religion?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism

Question 14

How were the religious practices of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India similar to one another?

Accepted Answer

They were all polytheistic

Question 15

What was an important discovery of the Old Stone Age?

Accepted Answer

Fire

Question 16

What did archaeological studies of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus river valley show?

Accepted Answer

Well planned cities

Question 17

In which place is the Indus River located?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 18

What does a society need before a division of labor can occur?

Accepted Answer

A surplus of agriculture

Question 19

Where were gunpowder, paper, and woodblock printing invented?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 20

How do Hinduism and Buddhism differ significantly in their beliefs?

Accepted Answer

The caste system

Question 21

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

Accepted Answer

The Nile was a source of life for the region

Question 22

What does this passage represent?

Accepted Answer

The civil service exam

Question 23

What determined the movement patterns of Early Humans?

Accepted Answer

Animal Migration

Question 24

What contributed to a surplus of food in early civilizations?

Accepted Answer

Domestication of animals and plants

Question 25

How did domestication of plants and animals effect hunter-gatherer groups?

Accepted Answer

They stayed in one place for a longer period of time

Question 26

Monotheism, Torah, Hebrews: These terms relate to which of the following religions?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 27

What did the Silk Road allow?

Accepted Answer

The exchange of goods between Asia and Europe

Question 28

What was the primary trade item in the map?

Accepted Answer

Silk

Question 29

What was one way in which the civilizations of the Mesopotamians and Egyptians were similar?

Accepted Answer

They both developed extensive writing systems

Question 30

On which continent is the Nile River located?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 31

People in the hunter-gatherer groups migrated around the world. What caused this movement?

Accepted Answer

Changes in climate

Question 32

How did irrigation cause a division of labor in the River Valley civilizations?

Accepted Answer

It contributed to a surplus of crops

Question 33

Which of the following characterizes the caste system in India?

Accepted Answer

Inability to move out of their social level

Question 34

The statue shown represents the founder of which belief system?

Accepted Answer

Buddhism

Question 35

What most likely explains the migration of humans into the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Land Bridge

Question 36

Which two religions originated in India?

Accepted Answer

Hinduism and Buddhism

Question 37

How are the Vedas, the Bible, and the Torah similar?

Accepted Answer

They provide guidelines to govern behavior of believers

Question 38

What was the Gupta Empire (India) best known for?

Accepted Answer

Advances in Math and medicine

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