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GHW Unit 1: Cultural Hearths
GHW Unit 1: Cultural Hearths
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Geography and History of the World Unit 1
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1
What is an area where new ideas and innovations spring up and spread around the world?
absolute location
urbanization
cultural hearth
Neolithic Revolution
2
Known for monument building and a strong central government under the rule of the pharaoh?
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus River Valley
3
A local lake being filled with trash left over by humans is which of the 5 Themes?
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Location
Region
4
How geography affected the growth of the early cultural hearths of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Large deserts provided many mineral deposits
Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes
Large savanna areas provided protection
River valleys provided rich soil
5
Known for blood-letting sports and the creation of an accurate solar calendar?
Mesoamerica
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
Egypt
Indus River Valley
6
What crop native to the American Continents is an example of agricultural development?
Maize
Rice
Barley
Wheat
7
People migrating from one country to another country is an example of which of the 5 Themes?
Movement
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
8
Spanish speaking South America is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
Region
9
The human and physical characteristics of a location combine for which of the 5 Themes ?
Location
Movement
Place
Human-Environment Interaction
10
Known inventing the first writing system called cuneiform and the rise of multiple empires?
Mesopotamia
Mesoamerica
Egypt
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
11
Which early cultural hearth was found at point “D” on the map above?
Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent Civilizations
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
Nile River/Egyptian Civilization
Indus River Valley Civilization
12
Specialized labor and urbanization are both a result of...
the invention of writing.
a food surplus.
a strong central government.
the Columbian Exchange.
13
How did the discovery of agriculture affect early peoples?
Food production declined around the world.
Societies became more nomadic.
Humans began to develop cities and develop civilization.
The global population of humans fell drastically.
14
The absolute location of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil being 22° S, 43° W is which of the 5 Themes?
Human-Environment Interaction
Place
Location
Movement
15
Which early cultural hearth was found at point “A” on the map above?
Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent Civilizations
Mesoamerican Civilizations
Indus River Valley Civilization
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
16
Which of the following statements is true using the timeline?
the Indus Valley developed before Mesopotamia
the first examples of civilization began in Mesoamerica
The Nile Valley developed after Mesoamerica
the first examples of civilization began in Mesopotamia
17
Which early cultural hearth was found at point “C” on the map above?
Nile River/Egyptian Civilization
Mesoamerican Civilizations
Indus River Valley Civilization
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
18
Known for advanced city development and plumbing systems?
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Indus River Valley
19
Known for laying the foundation for modern Chinese culture?
Indus River Valley
Mesoamerica
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
Mesopotamia
20
Which early cultural hearth was found at point “E” on the map above?
Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent Civilizations
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
Nile River/Egyptian Civilization
Mesoamerica Civilizations
21
All of the following are reasons for why a culture hearth went into decline EXCEPT.
Natural disasters like earthquakes, droughts, or floods.
Stable leadership from the central government.
Internal disorder.
Contact with hostile neighbors.
22
Urbanization in ancient civilizations led to all of the following EXCEPT.
Specialized labor.
The discovering of agriculture.
The invention of writing.
Centralized governments.
23
What was the benefit of Mesoamerican civilizations using chinampas?
the ability to increase agricultural yields
the ability to track the movement of stars
the ability to sail into deep ocean
the ability to contact far off urban centers
24
Which early cultural hearth was found at point “B” on the map above?
Huang-He/Yellow River Civilization
Mesoamerican Civilizations
Indus River Valley Civilization
Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent Civilizations
