Unit 1 & 2 Quiz/ Review

The growth of trade and commerce within early settlements contributed to the emergence of-

• poetry

• government

• temples

• herding

A typical characteristic of theocratic governments in the Fertile Crescent includes —

• a blending of religious elements with leadership

• military leaders serving as tyrants

• a concern for providing the people a voice

• scholars serving as bureaucrats

Which of the following is one characteristic of many societies in the Early Civilizations Era (8000 B.C.-500 B.C.)?

• Democratic political values

• Monotheistic belief systems

• Ethnic and cultural diversity

• Inequality between men and women

Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Spread of disease caused a reduction in the population.

• Natural disasters created a change in migration patterns.

• Climate changes produced longer growing seasons.

• Changing sea levels forced hunter-gather societies to relocate.

Why were early Indus River Valley settlements sometimes forced to change location?

• Communities needed to find a more defensible location.

• The course of the river occasionally changed.

• Earthquakes devastated the poorly built homes.

• Aryan invaders moved many settlements closer to the seas.

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

• Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north.

• Egyptians believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a sign of supremacy.

• Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations.

• Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming in a desert region.

The domestication of plants and animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris Euphrates rivers resulted in the development of villages and cities. The growth of early settled communities contributed to —

• cave paintings showing early man using tools

• the development of political and religious institutions

• a nomadic lifestyle of hunters and gatherers

• the rise of industrial production methods

Hammurabi’s Code became a model for later law codes because it introduced the idea of —

• governments having a judicial branch

• consistency and predictability in the law

• laws needing to be interpreted by judges

• equal punishments for all social classes

Which river valley civilization is considered to have been the first to use geometry and the first to create a solar calendar?

• Mesopotamia

• Indus Valley

• Egypt

• China

Which ancient civilization was the first to use city planning and sewer systems?

• Mesopotamia

• Indus Valley

• Egypt

• China