Unit 01: Historical Thinking and Ancient Civilizations (WH)

Question 1

a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple

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Ziggurat

Question 2

arrange laws or rules into a systematic code

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codify

Question 3

Mesopotamia, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates is also known as

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The Fertile Crescent

Question 4

The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced

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civilization

Question 5

Define nomad

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a member of a people having no permanent abode

Question 6

the study of the earth and of human activity as it affects the earth.

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geography

Question 7

a government where most of the important decisions are made by state officials

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Bureaucracy

Question 8

To cultivate plants (or tame animals) for food

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Domesticate

Question 9

Hieroglyphics is to Egypt as __________ is to Mesopotamia

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Cuneiform

Question 10

Ziggurats were found primarily in

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Mesopotamia

Question 11

Which of the following is proof of complex institutions?

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The Pyramids

Question 12

The move away from hunter/gathering into farming

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Neolithic Revolution

Question 13

Identify the ancient civilizations that developed in river valleys

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Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley

Question 14

The spread of cultural beliefs from one civilization to another is called

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Cultural Diffusion

Question 15

What is needed in order for a civilization to flourish

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Favorable geography

Question 16

the organization of people at different ranks is an example of

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A social hierarchy

Question 17

A government ruled by a god or god-king is called

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a theocracy

Question 18

A new ruler unites China, founds a new dynasty, and gains the Mandate of Heaven. This describes

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The Dynastic Cycle

Question 19

The five characteristics of civilization include (check all that apply)

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Complex Institutions, Record keeping, Specialized workers

Question 20

He developed a harsh set of codified laws for Babylon.

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Hammurabi

Questions 20