Historians found a lot of standardization at Mohenjodaro in regards to weights & measures..why?

A strong gov. had power to reach the entire civilization

The female figurines found at Catalhuyuk has led some scholars to believe what?

Catalhuyuk worshiped a "Mother Goddess"

Women were important to the agricultural revolution because they were likely the gender who..

Gathered edible plants and knew where to find grains

Why was Egypt known as 'The Gift of the Nile'?

It flooded regularly each spring

One principle of Hammurabi's Code that would probably NOT be considered “just” today is...

Lower in the social hierarchy= more severe punishment

Changes caused by the Neolithic Revolution led to what?

The establishment of farming communities

Hammurabi's Code tells us what about ancient Mesopotamian culture?

There was a low tolerance for crime

An economic effect of the Agricultural Revolution was

The development of specialization of labor

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AP World Unit One

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Agricultural Revolution to beginning of Classical Era

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1
Which was a result of the dev. of agriculture in societies that used to be hunter/gatherer?
Population density increased
Diseases spread less quickly
Working conditions improved for women
People cared more about their environment
2
Historians found a lot of standardization at Mohenjodaro in regards to weights & measures..why?
There was a high degree of commercialization
None of the above
The gov. forced different racial groups to align
A strong gov. had power to reach the entire civilization
3
Sumerian city-states were a theocracy due to the fact that...
They believed their king was a God
All of the above
Their God ruled through their king
Their king ruled in place of a God
4
Why were Egyptian Gods nicer than Mesopotamian Gods?
The Nile flooded more regularly than the Tigris & Euphrates
All of the above
Mesopotamia was more prone to natural disasters
Egyptians were invaded less
5
Mesopotamia had a larger population density than Egypt or Mohenjodaro because...
It wasn't safe to live outside the city walls in Mesopotamia
Both
Neither
Egypt was more rural
6
The female figurines found at Catalhuyuk has led some scholars to believe what?
Catalhuyuk worshiped a "Mother Goddess"
They had some system of writing
They knew how to carve wood
They were deeply patriarchal
7
Women were important to the agricultural revolution because they were likely the gender who..
found that farming required less time and energy
Gathered edible plants and knew where to find grains
Made tools and containers
Performed tasks such as plowing and irrigation
8
What type of writing is shown here?
Ancient Chinese
Hieroglyphics
Unknown language from Mohenjodaro
Cuneiform
9
A historian examining social stratification in river valley civilizations would need what?
Ancient law codes
Artifacts of early tools
Translation of ancient myths
Record of trade sales
10
Why was Egypt known as 'The Gift of the Nile'?
The Hyksos renamed it after conquering them
Egyptians renamed the land after taking it from the Kush
It flooded regularly each spring
They focused on one God who embodied the Nile
11
What did the political reform of the Middle Kingdom look like?
All of the above
Organized tax collection
Strict boundary lines between provinces
Switch to the Pharaoh being a shepherd v.s. a king
12
One principle of Hammurabi's Code that would probably NOT be considered “just” today is...
Lower in the social hierarchy= more severe punishment
Less punishment for the first offense
Higher in the social hierarchy= more severe punishment
The punishment equals the crime
13
All of these are characteristics of civilizations shared by Egypt and Mesopotamia except
Elaborate trading networks
Written language
Monumental architecture
Myths and legends
14
Changes caused by the Neolithic Revolution led to what?
An end to civil warfare between Egypt and Mesopotamia
The spread of humans out of Africa and into Eurasia
The writing of law codes that guaranteed basic rights
The establishment of farming communities
15
Hammurabi's Code tells us what about ancient Mesopotamian culture?
There was social equality among citizens
All property was considered community property under the law
There was a low tolerance for crime
Babylonian justice observed due process of the law
16
An economic effect of the Agricultural Revolution was
The move towards a classless society
The end of the practice of loaning money
An equal distribution of wealth between farmers
The development of specialization of labor

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