Universal Patterns REVIEW

Question 1

An agriculture surplus is . .

Accepted Answer

extra food.

Question 2

What does the popular saying, "history is told from the winners point of view" mean?

Accepted Answer

The losing side is often dead, forgotten, and/ or suppressed.

Question 3

Which of these is a primary source document?

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence., A World War 2 propaganda poster., The map Lewis and Clark drew on their trip., Your grandmother's diary.

Question 4

What are the three Western Religions?

Accepted Answer

Islam, Judaism, Christianity

Question 5

What three things do rivers provide for people?

Accepted Answer

Drinking water, food, and irrigation

Question 6

Which is an example of a SECONDARY source?

Accepted Answer

textbook

Question 7

The Middles Ages lasted from about the Fall of Rome to Christopher Columbus "discovering" the new world.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What does AGRICULTURE mean?

Accepted Answer

The practice of farming and cultivation of the land.

Question 9

What is NOT a reason wars are fought?

Accepted Answer

For land with little to no resources like Antarctica

Question 10

True or False: The main reason wars are fought is control of land.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Which of these is an example of a SECONDARY source?

Accepted Answer

A book by a historian writing about ancient Egypt.

Question 12

The dates for the Middle Ages are.....

Accepted Answer

500 CE - 1500 CE, 476 CE - 1492 CE

Question 13

What do most towns/cities develop near?

Accepted Answer

Water

Question 14

What does RURAL mean?

Accepted Answer

Lightly populated: countryside

Question 15

What does URBAN mean?

Accepted Answer

Densely populated; city

Question 16

How do mountains act as barriers to travel?

Accepted Answer

They are hard to go over, so you have to go around.

Question 17

Which of these is an example of a PRIMARY source?

Accepted Answer

A poem written by a Mesopotamian priest

Question 18

Why is an agricultural surplus crucial for a civilization to develop?

Accepted Answer

So people can start to specialize and do other jobs besides farming

Question 19

Why do people trade?

Accepted Answer

To get what they don't have.

Questions 19