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AKS 30 - River Valley Civilizations Test Review
AKS 30 - River Valley Civilizations Test Review
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AS THIS GROUP MIGRATED ACROSS AFRICA, THEY SPREAD FARMING TECHNIQUES, THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF IRON SMELTING, & THEIR LANGUNGE
OLMECS
TUTSIS
BANTUS
HUTUS
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THE SPREADING OF GOODS AND IDEAS FROM CULTURE TO CULTURE
RECORD KEEPING
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
SILK ROAD
POLYTHEISM
3
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE TEMPLE IN EACH MESOPOTAMIAN CITY-STATE?
CITADEL
PYRAMID
ZIGGURAT
INSTITUTION
4
WHO IS THE FATHER OF JUDAISM?
MOSES
ADAM
HAMMURABI
ABRAHAM
5
TRUE OR FALSE:
THE HOLY BOOK OF JUDAISM IS KNOWN AS THE TORAH.
False
True
6
WHY WERE THE BANTU PUSHED TO MIGRATE?
THEY WERE UNDER CONSTANT ATTACK AND NO LONGER FELT SAFE
THEY WANTED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FROM THOSE OPPRESSING THEM
THEY COULD NO LONGER GROW CROPS DUE TO OVERUSING THE LAND
THEY LEFT IN SEARCH OF BETTER JOBS AND SCHOOLS
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IN CHINA, IF THE LEADER HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE GODS TO RULE, IT WAS BELIEVED THAT HE HAD THE _______.
MANDATE OF ABRAHAM
DYNASTIC SQUARE
MANDATE OF HEAVEN
DYNASTIC CYCLE
8
WHAT SEASONAL WINDS BROUGHT MOISTURE AND DRY AIR INTO INDIA?
TORNADOES
HURRICANES
MONSOONS
TYPHOONS
9
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION?
COMPLEX INSTITUTIONS
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
RECORD KEEPING
SOCIAL EQUALITY
10
THE LAND BETWEEN THE TIGRIS & EUPHRATES RIVERS IS KNOWN AS WHAT?
HARAPPA
MESOPOTAMIA
NORTH PLAIN
FERTILE SQUARE
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TRUE or FALSE:
THE CHINESE WRITING WAS UNIVERSAL THROUGHOUT CHINA, SO EVERYONE COULD READ IT.
FALSE
TRUE
12
WHICH CIVILIZATION IS KNOWN AS THE “MOTHER CULTURE” OF MESOAMERICA?
AZTECS
INCAS
MAYANS
OLMECS
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ANCIENT CHINESE DYNASTIES SETTLED ALONG WHICH RIVER?
INDUS
HUANG HE
TIGRIS
NILE
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THE POPULATION _______ DUE TO THE NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION.
DECREASED
INCREASED
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WHAT RIVER DID THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS SETTLE AROUND?
HUANG HE
INDUS
NILE
GANGES
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WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SUMERIAN WRITING SYSTEM?
ARABIC
SANSCRIT
HIEROGLYPHICS
CUNEIFORM
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THE CLASS SYSTEM OF INDIA IS KNOWN AS THE ______________ SYSTEM.
MONOTHEISTIC
PYRAMID
CASTE
DYNASTY
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DUE TO THE LACK OF NATURAL BARRIERS, THE SUMERIANS BUILT WHAT AROUND THEIR CITIES?
RUBBER BALLS
WALLS
PYRAMIDS
CANALS
19
THIS PERSON MOVES FROM PLACE TO PLACE IN SEARCH OF FOOD
PHAROAH
ARTISAN
NOMAD
SCRIBE
20
WHAT ARE THE 2 RIVERS IN MESOPOTAMIA?
INDUS & EUPHRATES
HUANG HE & TIGRIS
TIGRIS & NILE
TIGRIS & EUPHRATES
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THIS IS THE BELIEF IN ONE GOD
POLYTHEISM
MONOTHEISM
HINDUISM
ZOROASTRIANISM
22
IF A DYNASTY LOSES THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN, A NEW DYNASTY CAN OVERTHROW THEM
False
True
23
WHERE DID THE HARAPPAN CIVILIZATION SETTLE IN INDIA?
INDUS RIVER VALLEY
HUANG HE RIVER VALLEY
NILE RIVER VALLEY
EUPHRATES RIVER VALLEY
24
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE EGYPTIAN LEADER OR GOD-KING?
PHARAOH
MAGISTRATE
DYNASTY
KING TUT
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WHAT MONTH OF THE YEAR DID THE NILE RIVER FLOOD?
MARCH
DECEMBER
JULY
FEBRUARY
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WHO WERE THE MOST EDUCATED PEOPLE IN THE CITIES? (THEY WERE THE RECORD KEEPERS)
ARTISANS
SCRIBES
WARRIORS
FARMERS
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THE BELIEF IN MANY GODS IS KNOWN AS
ZOROASTRIAN
POLYTHEISM
MONOTHEISM
POLYMORPHUS
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THE OLMEC CIVILIZATION IS BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR COLOSSAL STONE HEADS, THEIR RUBBER BALL GAME, AND THEIR
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
IRON SMELTING
TRANSPORTATION TECHNIQUES
EMPIRE GROWING
29
TRUE or FALSE:
THE HUANG HE RIVER IS NICKNAMED "CHINA'S SORROW".
TRUE
FALSE
30
THESE WERE CREATED TO BE TOMBS FOR THE EGYPTIAN GOD-KINGS
STONE HENGE
ZIGGURATS
PYRAMIDS
GREAT SPHINX
31
TRUE or FALSE:
INDIA IS CONSIDERED A SUBCONTINENT OF EUROPE DUE TO THE HIMALAYAS CUTTING THEM OFF.
TRUE
FALSE
32
HOW MUCH OF CHINA'S LAND IS SUITABLE FOR FARMING?
20%
5%
10%
15%
33
THE OLMEC HAD LITTLE INFLUENCE ON ANY OF THE CIVILIZATIONS THAT CAME AFTER THEM.
False
True
34
ANCIENT INDIA IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF WHICH RELIGION
HINDUISM
JUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY
ZOROASTRIANISM
35
TRUE or FALSE:
THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES HAD VERY PREDICTABLE FLOODING.
True
False
36
TRUE OR FALSE: The Olmec were the first monotheistic empire in Mesoamerica.
FALSE
TRUE
37
WHY CAN'T WE READ THE HARAPPAN LANGUAGE?
THEY DIDN'T HAVE WRITTEN RECORDS
WE CAN READ SOME OF IT, BUT NOT ALL OF IT
NO BILINGUAL TRANSLATION
38
WHAT CODE OF LAW WAS WRITTEN IN BABYLON THAT TAUGHT "EYE FOR AN EYE"?
THE CODE OF BABYLON
THE CODE OF EUPHRATES
THE CODE OF HAMMURABI
THE CODE OF ABRAHAM
39
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SETTLE IN ONE LOCATION?
NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION
PALEOLITHIC REVOLUTION
COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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WHAT DID THE RIVERS DO THAT ALLOWED THE CIVILIZATIONS TO GROW?
FLOOD
CHANGE COURSE
RUN DRY
THE CIVILIZATIONS DIDN'T USE RIVERS
41
WHAT IS THE TERM THAT REFERS TO A GOVERNMENT BASED ON RELIGIOUS AUTHORITY?
ARISTOCRACY
DEMOCRACY
OLIGARCHY
THEOCRACY