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Review questions for Pre-history and 4 Ancient River Civilizations
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1
What geographic feature helped Mesopotamians the most?
The Indian Ocean
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
The Iranian Plateau
The Iranian Desert
2
The early civilizations economies were based on
Coin money
Wooden tokens
Agriculture
Central banks
3
The early cities of Sumer, Ur and Uruk were established
Near the Nile River
Near the Indus River
Near the Yellow River
Near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
4
How did the Nile River impact early Egyptian civilization?
It helped provide good farming land along the banks of the river
It weakened the empire
Its annual flooding made ruler weak
It slowed the rise of powerful political empires
5
Egyptian leaders were called
Priest-Kings
Emperors
Monarchs
Pharaohs
6
Hunter-gatherer human societies are generally characterized by
Small nomadic bands of people
Moderate numbers of people living in permanent villages
Tiny cities and large farms
Large number of people
7
What effect did the plow, pottery and weaving have on early societies?
They helped develop permanent settlements and trade routes.
They fought with neighbors.
They developed early democracies.
They moved about to find food.
8
Which Empire streched from Greece to India?
The Mesopotamians
The Egyptians
The Persians
The Greeks under Alexander the Great
9
What early religion teaches that there is only one God?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
10
What advancements were made by Homo Sapiens during the Paleolithic Age?
Created specialized tools and weapons
Developed complex religion
Learn to write
Make and use fire effectively and move to colder climates
11
What is the important geographic feature to Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Plateaus
Deserts
Mountains
Major rivers
12
The reason that civilizations first developed in river valleys was that
The soil was fertile, fresh water, and good climate for farming
Land was free of insects and disease
Farmers could count on the same amount of rain every year
large grasslands made it easy to feed animals
13
The earliest known permanent agricultural community was established in
Europe near the Rhine River
Brazil near Amazon River
North America near Mississippi River
Mesopotamia near Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
14
Into what body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow?
The Nile River
The Red Sea
The Persian Gulf
The Mediterranean Sea
15
What religious structure was used most in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The Temple
The Pyramid
The Shrine
The Ziggurat
16
What river gave rise to Egyptian civilization?
The Nile
The Tigris
The Euphrates
The Indus
17
What technology allowed people to record events
The wooden plow
Written language
The wheel
The stone ax
18
Early Mesopotamians were
City States
Civilizations
Empires
Campgrounds
19
A characteristic of the New Kingdom Era in Egypt was
A rigid caste system
Military conquest and expansion
Development of sophisticated alphabet
Buddhism as a religion
20
Cave art was created by Homo Sapiens during the
Iron Age
Mesolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Paleolilthic Age
21
What is the main function of Egyptian pyramids?
To act as temples for religious sacrifices
To serve as burial place for the king
To show the power of Nile River
To give Egyptian people a place to worship Ra
22
Which happened as result of the agricultural revolution?
The belief in many gods
The decrease in size of population
Population Increases and Food Surplusses
Living in small nomadic clans
23
Neolithic Era began when humans ___
First developed organized countries
First lived in permanent agricultural towns or farming villages
Learned to write and communicate
Controlled their population (# of people)
24
The Paleolithic Age refers to the period when
Early cities were created
Simple stone tools were developed
Hunting and gathering ended
Agriculture started
25
What is the most common theme of Egyptian and Mesopotamian Religion?
Polytheism
Monotheism
Reincarnation
Karma
