What is a bureaucracy?

An administrative organization with officials and procedures

How did the Agricultural Revolution benefit all of these civilization?

It provided for food surpluses and population growth

Hammurabi’s code of laws and Qin dynasty legalism are similar in that bothpromoted the ideathat

Harsh punishments will lead to a more orderly society

Based on this illustration, which statement about the society of ancient Egypt is accurate?

The social structure was Hierarchial

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Early Civilizations in China, Egypt and Mesopotamia

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1
Which contributed to development of civilizations in ancient Egypt,China,India,and Mesopotamia?
River valleys
Deserts
Rain Forests
Mountains
2
One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed
Democratic governments
Monotheistic belief systems
Written forms of communication
Nomadic Lifestyles
3
What were the two major rivers which bordered Mesopotamia
Yellow and Yangzi
Tigris and Euphrates
The Blue Nile and White Nile
Indus and Brahmaputra
4
The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables of Rome are examples of
Economic sanctions
Religious rules of conduct
Written laws
Early constitutions
5
What is a bureaucracy?
A set of procedures
Political control
An administrative organization with officials and procedures
Laws which maintained order
6
Which dynasty contributed the first written records?
The Shang
The Qin
None of the Above
The Han
7
How did the Agricultural Revolution benefit all of these civilization?
Changed peoples way of viewing the world
It gave them new technology
It provided for food surpluses and population growth
Made wars easier
8
What Mesopotamian invention helped to improve the quality of pottery?
Writing
Iron
The wheel
Bronze
9
What metal was used in Mesopotamia that was a mixture of tin and copper?
Bronze
Steel
Gold
Iron
10
What is a dynasty?
A type of house in china.
A family of rulers.
A special food only consumed by nobility.
A passage along the Silk Road.
11
Hammurabi’s code of laws and Qin dynasty legalism are similar in that bothpromoted the ideathat
Equality of people is the most important goal for government
Harsh punishments will lead to a more orderly society
Informed citizenry will help maintain peace and prosperity
Worship of leaders will maintain power in an empire
12
What was a Pharaoh?
A large structure where the Egyptian kings were buried
All of the above
A type of statue erected to the Egyptian gods
The leader of Egypt
13
Where were most cities built in Egypt?
Along the Tigris River
Along the Yellow River
Along the Nile
Along the Euphrates River
14
Based on this illustration, which statement about the society of ancient Egypt is accurate?
Soldiers outnumbered
The social structure was Hierarchial
Social mobility was unrestricted
Women status was equal to that of men
15
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Central America
Eastern Asia
Southern Europe
Northeast Africa

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