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Early Humans and Early River Valley Civilizations
Early Humans and Early River Valley Civilizations
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Unit One World History
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1
All of the following can be concluded about the Code of Hammurabi EXCEPT:
The laws discriminate against poorer people and women
the laws regularly used the death penalty as a consequence
The laws favored the government over regular people
The laws favored regular people over the government
2
All of the following are features of a civilization except:
Advanced Technology
Written Language
Complex institutions
Specialized Workers
3
This early written language used symbols to depict individual letters
Indian
Heiroglyphics
Early Chinese
English
4
The Neolithic Age was defined by the development of farming which allowed people to:
gather plants, nuts, berries
Move from place to place
Produce their own food and establish communities
Make shelters out of animal bones
5
One cultural similarity between the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt was that:
They were both monotheistic
They both buried their kings in pyramids
They were both polytheistic
They both believed in resurrection
6
The first written set of laws was called:
Hieroglyphics
Egyptian Code
Eye for an Eye
Code Of Hammurabi
7
These two rivers made the land known as the Fertile Crescent ideal for farming
Nile and Amazon
Euphrates and Nile
Tigris and Euprates
Nile and Tigris
8
One advantage of the Nile River in Egypt was that the river:
Was very short and easy to maintain
Was a natural barrier that prevented invasions and conquests
Rarely flooded
Flowed south
9
Prehistoric humans used images from their daily lives and imaginations to create:
Cave Paintings
Weapons
Murals
Tools
10
Rivers in Egypt and India were used for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Agriculture
Water Fountains
Transportation
Trade
11
One major difference between Mesopotamia and Egypt was
Mesopotamia lacked natural barriers
Mesopotamia was monotheistic
Mesopotamia had a social structure
Mesopotamia used rivers only for transportation
12
During the Neolithic Revolution, production of a food surplus led directly to:
An increase in population
A nomadic lifestyle
A dependence on hunting and gathering
A reliance on stone weapontry
13
The most remarkable achievement by the Harappan Civilization was their:
City Planning
Farming equipment
Irrigation System
Winding streets
14
Embalming and drying of corpses to prevent decay
Pyramids
Theocracy
Mummification
Death Diffusion
15
One of the most important factors that helped humans survive and establish civilizations was:
Invention of the wheel
Living as nomads
Hunting and Gathering
The domestication of animals
16
Ideas or products spread from one culture to another thru conquest and trade
Cultural Transfusion
Dynasty
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Exchange
17
Prehistory is defined as the time before the invention of:
Reading
Music
Stones
Writing
18
The cultural center of Mesopotamia used for a government center and place of worship was called
Pyramid
The Cultural Center of Governing and Worship
City-State
Ziggurat
19
Rule by religious officials is referred to as a:
THEOCRACY
DEMOCRACY
NOBILITY
DYNASTY
20
People that lived during this age invented metal tools
Neolithic
Ancient Times
Prehistoric
Paleolithic
21
Groups of people that move around from place to place are called:
Pharoahs
Barbarians
Wanderers
Nomads
22
Which ancient civilization occupied the land that is today modern day Iraq?
Egypt
China
India
Mesopotamia
23
The two groups considered to be the most powerful in Egyptian society were:
Priests and Pharoahs
Priests and Merchants
Pharoahs and Merchants
Priests and Women
24
Early Ancient Civilizations were created and thrived because of their location next to:
Cities
Deserts
Rivers
Mountains
25
Rule passed down thru the same family is known as a:
Democracy
Theocracy
Absolute Monarchy
Dynasty
26
The lower economic class in Egypt consisted of:
Peasant Farmers, Slaves and Laborers
Pharoahs
Merchants and artisans
Priests