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Unit 1: Prehistory/River Valley Civilizations & Unit 2: India, China, & Persia
Unit 1: Prehistory/River Valley Civilizations & Unit 2: India, China, & Persia
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1
What does this diagram show?
The Vedas Cycle
The Dynastic Cycle
The Pharaoh Cycle
The Mesopotamian Cycle
2
What are characteristics of river valley civilizations' economic patterns?
Development of first cities
Increased trade
agricultural surplus
Development of slavery
3
Which religion believes in harmony in nature?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Hinduism
Taoism
4
What ancient civilization pertains to this map?
Mesopotamia
Hebrews
Egypt
Phoenicia
5
An archaeologist does all of the following EXCEPT
digs in the ground for artifacts
interprets evidence of past human lives
conducts carbon dating tests
studies human social interaction
6
What two rivers are these?
Huang He and Yangtze
Nile and Blue Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Indus and Ganges
7
What major contribution did the Aryans bring to India in the Vedic Period?
Advancements in math
Textiles
Rigid social structure
Horses
8
Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Gandhi
Chuck Norris
Abraham
Siddhartha Gautama
9
What is the name of the theory that states humans migrated out of one place to other places?
Out of Asia
Out of Africa
Out of Europe
Out of Australia
10
What advancements during the Paleo- and Neolithic Eras furthered human social interactions?
Neolithic: Oral Language
Neolithic: Settlements
Paleolithic: Settlements
Paleolithic: Oral Language
11
What are characteristics of river valley civilizations political patterns?
Democracies
centralized government
Empires
theocracy
12
Match the definition and example of PRIMARY SOURCE.
After the fact; diaries
From the event/period; textbooks
After the fact; textbooks
From the event/period; diaries
13
Which religion believed in karma and reincarnation?
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Hinduism
14
What word means a 'belief in many gods'?
polytheism
monotheism
15
What writing system is this?
Sumerian Cuneiform
Indian Sanskrit
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Phoenician Alphabet
16
Which geographic feature is the red line following?
Yangtze River
Ganges River
Huang He River
Nile River
17
What are the holy scriptures/books for Hinduism?
The Torah
Vedas
Upanishads
The Bible
18
What is the geographic feature to the North of India that has mountain passes?
Brahmaputra
Hindu Kush
Andes
19
Match the law codes with their civilization.
Mesopotamia; Ten Commandments
Hebrews; Code of Hammurabi
Hebrews; Ten Commandments
Mesopotamia; Code of Hammurabi
20
What religion is this picture associated with?
Zoroastrianism
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
21
What writing system is this?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Phoenician Alphabet
Indian Sanskrit
Sumerian Cuneiform
22
What writing system is this?
Phoenician Alphabet
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Indian Sanskrit
Sumerian Cuneiform
23
Which continent did humans emerge from?
Asia
Australia
Africa
North America
24
What group is known for its widespread diaspora?
Egyptians
Indians
Hebrews
Phoenicians
25
Which religion believed they had a covenant with their god(s)?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
26
What structure is this? When did construction on it begin?
Stonehenge; Paleolithic Era
Skara Brae; Bronze Age
Stonehenge; Neolithic Era
Skara Brae; Neolithic Era
27
Which of the following made the agricultural surplus possible in early civilization?
Advanced tools
Irrigation
Plows
Stone tools
28
Why is geography important to history?
To show connections between people, places, and events.
To better understand a society.
To know where things are.
29
Which religion believed in the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
30
The earliest humans were called...
Neanderthals
Homo sapiens
Homo erectus
Hominids
31
Which ancient river valley civilization is shown in this map?
India
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
32
Which are contributions from the Gupta Empire?
The concept of zero in Math
New textiles
Literature
The setting of bones in Medicine
33
All are examples of EARLY Neolithic sites EXCEPT
Jerusalem
Aleppo
Jericho
Catalhoyuk
34
What did Asoka do for Buddhism?
Killed the Buddha
Converted them all to Hinduism
Sent missionaries to spread the word
35
What is NOT characteristic of the Neolithic Era?
Agriculture
Advanced tools
Nomadic hunter-gatherers
Weaving
36
Which of the following is not characteristic of the Paleolithic Era?
Oral Language
Simple tools
Started living in clans
Pottery
37
What are characteristics of river valley civilizations' social patterns?
Rigid Social Structure
Women Rulers
social media
Hereditary rulers
38
What year range did the first humans emerge?
2 years ago
80k to 200k years ago
90k to 300k years ago
100k to 400k years ago
39
The following made river valleys awesome EXCEPT
rich soil
irrigation
desert
protection
40
What ancient river valley civilization is indicated by the darker shade of gray?
China
India
Egypt
Mesopotamia
41
What writing system is this?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Indian Sanskrit
Sumerian Cuneiform
Phoenician Alphabet
42
All are characteristics of Persia's imperial bureaucracy EXCEPT
Satraps ruled provinces
King at the top
Local control of affairs maintained
non-hereditary rulers
43
What group of people migrated into India and began the Vedic Period?
The Mongols
The Aryans
The Chinese
The Indians
