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Neolithic Age and River Valley Civilizations
Neolithic Age and River Valley Civilizations
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The first monotheistic faith in world history
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
2
The Code of Hammurabi involves all of the following
except
social standing
mercy
retribution
justice
3
The best way to describe Paleolithic peoples and their way of life
agriculturalists
nomads
hominids
artisans
4
How does the Code of Hammurabi portray society?
It cites terror in the community
Crime becomes almost non-existent
People do what they want
Laws address most social wrongs
5
The Sumerians
greatest
gift to the world
the plow
bronze
civilization
cuneiform
6
The study of past societies by analyzing what people left behind
fossil analysis
archaeology
history
radiocarbon dating
7
The basis for the economies of all the River Valley Civilizations
metallurgy
farming
regional trade
artisan crafts
8
The contract between God and his chosen people
prophet
temple
covenant
law
9
Term for a large political unit or state that controls many different people under one ruler
a village
a city-state
an empire
a satrapy
10
The technology of the Paleolithic Age that allowed people to survive
copper
iron
bronze
stone
11
Which of these is
not
a characteristic of civilization?
use of metals
writing
government
class system
12
Ancient Sumerians received their power to rule from
the gods
the priests and priestesses
the army
the people
13
The civilization associated with "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"
Indus
Mesopotamia
Egypt
China
14
The strong central government of the Indus River Valley provided all of these
except
land ownership for all citizens
water to city residents
advanced drainage system
garbage disposal
15
The main purpose of the early writing systems in river valley civilizations
Tell of great victories in battle
Describe the creation of the civilization
Detail business transactions and record keeping
Tell the story of the gods
16
The belief that a king must rule wisely or be overthrown is attributed to this civilization
Nile River
Indus River
Tigris - Euphrates River Valley
Yellow River Valley
17
The most important physical structure in a Sumerian city-state
sanskrit
temple
cuneiform
city hall
18
All of the following are true of the Neolithic Age
except
First civilizations
Age of animal domestication
Called the New Stone Age
Called the Age of Agriculture
19
The writing system of the Aryans used to record their religious writings and legends
pictographs
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
sanskrit
20
The basic ecomoic and social unit in China
artisans
merchants
dynasty
family
21
The river that provided for the rise of civilization in Egypt
Yellow
Tigris
Nile
Euphrates
22
The age that followed the Neolithic Revolution
Bronze Age
Paleolithic Age
Ice Age
Mesolithic Age
23
The age that led to permanent settlements, specialized labor, and changing gender roles
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
24
All of the following civilizations were polytheistic
except
the
Sumerians
Egyptians
Babylonians
Israelites
25
Where is the 'cradle of humankind'?
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
26
The age in Egypt which is referred to as its golden age of stability and expansion
Neolithic Age
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom
27
What led to male dominance in Neolithic society?
being away from the settlement
caring for children
doing much labor in one place
producing food and protecting the settlement
28
A society where the father or oldest male of the household was absolutely in charge
patriarchal
patrilineal
matriarchal
matrilineal
29
China was effectively isolated from other civilizations by all of the following
except
distance
rivers
deserts
mountains
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The first Mesopotamian civilization was created by the
Assyrians
Egyptians
Akkadians
Sumerians