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Which dynasty developed the feudal system in China?
Xia
Shang
Zhou
Ming
2
Which of the following caused ancient civilizations to change?
poor leaders
nomadic herders
lack of traditions
contact with other people through trade, warfare, and migration
3
Archaeologists refer to the period of time before people invented writing systems as
technology
geography
prehistory
archaeology
4
taming of animals, in order to meet human wants or needs
civilization
irrigation
polytheism
domestication
5
Which of the following is a true statement about the Indus Valley civilization?
It spread to other parts of Asia
It thrived until modern times.
It lasted for thousands and thousands of years
It disappeared without a trace and was only rediscovered in 1922
6
Chief minister who supervised the business of government in Egypt
Sargon I
vizier
priest
pharaoh
7
Name meaning “land between the rivers”
China
Mesopotamia
Harappa
Egypt
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This allowed Chinese rulers to remain in power only as long as they were just and effective.
dynastic cycle
mandate of heaven
oracle bones
theocracy
9
What evidence suggests that the Indus Valley cities had a well-organized government?
records left by kings
statues of goddesses
writings on stone seals
well planned cities
10
The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?
pyramids
cuneiform
pharaohs
hieroglyphics
11
Which of the following geographic features had the greatest influence on ancient Egypt?
the Red Sea
the Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
the Nubian Desert
12
Which was a key feature of early civilizations?
social equality
cities
a system of exchanging goods for money
steelmaking
13
United the Sumerian city states into the first Empire
Sargon I
Hammurabi
Ramses
Nebuchadnezzar
14
The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?
the dynastic cycle
the feudal system
ancestor worship
the Shang social order
15
Used by Shang Kings to talk with their ancestors and predict the future
subcontinent
theocracy
delta
oracle bones
16
Which of the following aided cultural diffusion among ancient peoples?
trade
poor leaders
new technology
farming
17
Where did the first cities emerge?
along trade routes
in river valleys
in the Americas
along the Mediterranean coast
18
Complex societies with advanced knowledge of farming, trade, government and art are
civilizations
cultures
agricultural villages
cooperatives
19
The Chinese system of writing was difficult to learn because it used
hundreds of letters.
a complex alphabet.
thousands of characters.
numbers instead of letters
20
What was found in 1801 that allowed us to decipher hieroglyphics?
Great Egyptian Wall
Egyptian pyramid at Giza
papyrus
Rosetta Stone
21
Created a code to provide “justice” in Babylon
Ramses
Sargon
Hatshepsut
Hammurabi
22
China was more isolated from the rest of the world than other early civilizations because
It is an island.
It is surrounded by mountains, jungles, deserts, and an ocean
no one wanted to trade with China
Chinese rulers forbade travel.
23
A system of government in which lords governed their own lands but owed service & kinds of support to the ruler
bureaucracy
dynasty
feudalism
theocracy
24
During what Kingdom was the Ancient Pyramids of Giza built?
Medium Kingdom
New Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom
25
Which of the following was first achieved by the Chinese?
the horse-drawn chariot
ironworking
silk making
a writing system based on the alphabet
26
people who move from place to place
pictographs
caravans
nomads
scribes
27
Large land mass that juts out from a continent
peninsula
isthmus
subcontinent
canal
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drawings that represent words
hieroglyphics
pictographs
alphabet
cuneiform
29
Why was the Neolithic Revolution important to history?
It helped to establish nomadic tribes across the world.
It contributed to the establishment of civilization.
It brought about the outbreak of many wars
It caused the outbreak of epidemic diseases.
30
The Code of Hammurabi was a major achievement for which of the following reasons?
It ended capital punishment
It treated men and women as equals.
It rejected the principle of an “eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth.”
It was the first major collection of written laws.
31
Specially trained people who were taught to read and write
scribes
priests
kings
authors
32
A pyramid- shaped temple built by the Sumerians
cuneiform
vizier
Hanging Gardens
ziggurat
33
Worship of many gods
theocracy
democracy
monotheism
polytheism
34
New Stone Age
Neolithic
Paleolithic
Jurassic
Cenozoic
35
Government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as god.
theocracy
dictatorship
democracy
oligarchy
36
How did ancient Egyptians view their pharaohs?
as gods
as cruel rulers
as father figures
as equals
37
How did the Sumerians differ from the Egyptians in the way they viewed an afterlife?
They saw life after death as horrible.
They saw life after death to be pleasant.
They believed they themselves would be gods.
They believed they would be with their gods.
38
Which of the following is a Neolithic advancement?
ritual burials
use of stone tools
first use of fire
creation of calendars
39
One of two great cities of the Indus Valley civilization
Harappa
Thebes
Memphis
Babylon
40
Ancient people are called _____ because they believed in many gods
polytheists
zoroastrians
monotheists
atheists
41
The Egyptians believed in which of the following?
Ahriman and Ahura Mazda
life after death
one god
that God would lead them to the promised land
42
Triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers
isthmus
delta
peninsula
subcontinent
43
A term that describes the rise and fall of dynasties
dynastic cycle
pharaoh
oracle bones
mandate of heaven
44
Most Egyptians were members of which of the following groups?
slaves
nobles
merchants
farmers
45
Sumerian writing system
pictographs
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
ziggurat
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The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT
land boundaries
cooperative hunting groups
the calendar
rules of inheritance
