stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
World History Unit One Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
World History Unit One
World History Unit One
29 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
703 plays
The First Civilizations and Empires
Flashcards
29 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
29
Answers
1
What early river civilization was located near the Yellow River?
Egypt
India
Mesopotamia
China
2
What was the center of polis was an area where people could take refuge from attack?
metropolis
acropolis
3
What was the main use of a ziggurat?
execution site
place of religious worship
marketplace
4
What religious group faced persecution in Ancient Rome?
Christian
Hindis
Polytheistic
5
What type of religion was found in Ancient Greece?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Ancestor Worship
Islamic
6
What was not an event held by Ancient Romans?
mock battles
gladiator battles
Olympics
7
What Ancient Indian religion believed in karma in order to determine their form of rebirth?
Hinduism
Buddhism
8
What type of government did Pericles influence?
democracy
monarchy
theocracy
9
What Macedonian king conquered the Greeks and started the Hellenistic Age?
Zeus
Alexander
Constantine
10
What early empire established the first alphabet?
Greek
Rome
Mesopotamia
11
What was not a Roman achievement?
piped water
arches
roads that connected the empire
12
What was not a set of laws we discussed in class?
Hammurabi's Code
Ten Commandments
Twelve Tables
13
What determined the movement patterns of early humans?
war
spread of religious beliefs
animal migration
development of language
14
In most civilizations, which group of individuals were the most educated?
priests
merchants
artisans
15
What was a natural barrier that protected Ancient Egypt from various threats?
deserts
waterways
valleys
16
What geographic features made communication difficult in Ancient Greece?
deserts
mountains
water
17
What is the study of the past from what humans have left behind?
archaeology
anthropology
18
What is the term for a "wise, wise human" ?
homo erectus
homo sapien sapien
homo habilis
homo sapien
19
When did archaeologists first begin to find permanent human settlements?
Bronze Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Stone Age
20
What was not a branch of homo sapiens?
homo sapiens sapiens
neanderthals
homo habilis
21
What type of government dealt with rulers being appointed by divine authority?
dictatorship
democracy
monarchy
theocracy
22
The Roman Empire was divided into two parts. What was the Eastern Roman Empire also known as?
Constantinople Empire
Byzantine Empire
23
What time period involved the settlement of individuals into towns and communities?
Paleolithic
Neolithic
24
What is Greek for "Old Stone?"
Paleolithic
Neolithic
25
What was the first civilization to develop city-states?
Mesopotamia
Rome
Greece
26
What early river civilization did not practice ancestor worship?
China
India
Mesopotamia
27
What took place as a result of the development of agriculture?
permanent settlements were formed
seasonal settlements were formed
28
What group of humans mastered the use of fire?
homo sapiens
homo habilis
homo sapiens sapiens
homo erectus
29
What ancient civilization did the written language of cuneiform belong to?
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China