World History Semester Test Review

What letter is Mesopotamia?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Using the diagram which of the following is an example of a proper Confucian relationship?

• the bottom class has a duty to question the authorities

• those in power are obligated to be fair to the people they govern

• Children are expected to work hard and make good grades

• women and men share responsibilities in the household

What geographic pattern is shown on the map?

• people settled closer to the equator

• people were vulnerable to invasions

• people settled near fresh water sources

• people depended on trade with each other

What geographic factor likely contributed to the start of the Neolithic Revolution?

• climate changes made for longer growing seasons

• diseases spread and caused a reduced population

• natural disasters created a change in migration patterns

• changing sea levels forced hunter-gather societies to relocate

Why is Egypt known as the 'Gift of the Nile'?

• Irrigation from the Nile made for farming in the area

• Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering.

• Food from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations

• They believed the gods had placed the Nile there as a sign of supremacy.

What civilization is credited to use geometry and the use the first solar calendar?

• China

• Egypt

• Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia

Why were the early Indus River Settlements forced to change location?

• Communities needed to find better defensible locations

• Aryan invaders moved many settlements closer to the seas

• The course of the river occasionally changed

• Earthquakes devastated the poorly built homes

Which of the following is one characteristic of many groups in the early civilizations era?

• Inequality between men and women

• Ethnic and cultural diversity

• Monotheistic beliefs

• Democratic political values

The domestication of plants and animals in the river valleys resulted in the development of villages and cities. The growth of early settled communities contributed to what?

• The rise of industrial production methods

• a nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering

• cave paintings showing early man using tools

• the development of political and religious institutions

Which of the following is one change that directly resulted from farming?

• It led to the production of stone tools

• It led to the creation of settled communities

• It led to the expansion of political rights for women

• it led to the growth in the number of nomadic groups