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Review of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China
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What do Nile River Valley, Tigris and Euphrates and Huang He River valley civilizations all have in common?
monotheistic beliefs
dependent on fertile land
dependent of each other for trade
indutrialized societies
2
What important contribution to society developed in Mesopotamia?
women's rights
government
pottery
written language
3
What religion has Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras?
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddhism
Hinduism
4
What did early Chinese kings claim to possess that gave them the right to rule?
Eightfold Path
oracle bones
Mandate of Heaven
Four Noble Truths
5
What is the purpose of the Eightfold Path?
to enter into rebirth
to escape one's social class
to restore order to an empire
to end suffering
6
Why did trade along the Silk Road decline?
Rise of the Gupta Dynasty
Discovery of new sea routes
Collapse of Sumerian civilization
Discovery of river trade
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What was the purpose of the Chinese civil service system?
hiring educated government workers
choosing a king
constructing tombs for the afterlife
teaching religion
8
What lead to the development of civilization in Mesopotamia?
women's rights
political agreement
fertile soil
religious differences
9
Which letter on the map is where the Fertile Crescent is?
b
d
a
c
10
What did Buddha believe suffering was attached to?
Material things
Worship of evil spirits
Not living according to the will of God
Needless spending of money
11
What civilization had natural barriers, predictable yearly flooding, Old and Middle Kingdoms and papyrus?
Mesopotamia
China
India
Egypt
12
Look at the map of the Mongolian Empire. Which statement about the Mongols is supported by the information in the map?
Most of the Chinese people lived in the river valleys.
The Mongol Empire lacked access to coastlines.
Mongol influence extended into many parts of Asia.
The city of Samarkand was the Mongol capital in China
13
Which choice best completes the diagram?
significant factor in construction of the pyramids
led to the rise of the Pharaoh
source of starvation for multiple civilizations
irrigation led to increased crop production
14
What conclusion can be made from the fact that scribes had significant power in Sumerian society?
People who could read and write were important
Scribes invented pictographs and cuneiform
Scribes could rise to the top position in society
All scribes came from the upper class
15
What civilization developed the civil service system, invented gunpowder and manufactured porcelain?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
India
16
Which is true about Hammurabi's Code?
Equal punishments were applied to all people.
Men and women were treated equally under Hammurabi’s Code.
Punishments were different depending on one’s social class.
Hammurabi opposed violent punishments.
17
What is one important difference between the hunter-gatherer and the agricultural societies?
Hunter-gatherer societies allowed for greater population growth
What is one important difference between the hunter-gatherer and the agricu
Agricultural societies allowed for more permanent settlements.
Agricultural societies led directly to nomadic communities.
18
Why was Hammurabi's Code a major contribution to civilizations?
It ended physical punishment
It recorded laws for all to see
It treated all citizens equally
It rejected the principle of filial piety
19
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the success of ancient Egypt?
access to the Arabian Desert
predictable floods
natural barriers
fertile soil
20
Which of the following was a result of the development of civilization in Egypt?
The decline of agriculture in Egypt
The end of the slave class
The establishment of trade routes
Western Europe conquered Egypt
21
What is one significant difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?
Hinduism did not believe in reincarnation
Buddhism rejected the caste system
Buddhism believed in karma
Hinduism believes in following the Eightfold Path
22
What philosophy believes rulers should lead by example and children should respect their parents?
Buddhism
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
23
Which civilization was affected by the monsoon cycle, Himalayan mountains and the Indus River?
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
China
24
Kush modeled the layout and design of Meroe after Egypt's great cities. This is an example of...?
religious intolerance
cultural diffusion
specialization
isolation
25
What civilization did art and literature flourish during the Gupta Empire and had the development of zero?
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
China
26
Who began as nomadic warriors, traveled on horseback and conquered China?
Mongols
Sumerians
Assyrians
Kushites
27
Which sequence of events represents how civilizations developed?
People made laws. People moved to cities. People lived where crops could gr
People settled where crops could grow. The population grew. Cities formed
People built cities. People grew crops. People built canals.
Population grew, cities formed, people settled near fertile land.
28
How did geography affect early China?
The mountains and deserts gave easy access to China
The ocean made getting to China easy
The rivers provided barriers to China
The mountains and deserts made it hard to get in or out of China
29
Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids?
To see the stars better
To encourage tourism
To house government officials
To serve as places where pharaohs could live eternally
30
Which Egyptian pharaoh kept the Hittites from Egypt, and built monuments and forts?
Ramses the Great
Tutankhamen
Cleopatra
Queen Hatshepsut
