Unit 1

Which letter marks the early river valley civilization of Mesopotamia?

• A = 1

• B = 2

• C = 3

• D = 4

Most scientists believe modern human beings originated on which continent?

• 1. North America

• 2. Asia

• 3. Europe

• 4. Africa

Why were the people in early farming communities able to do various kinds of work?

• 1. improved farming techniques resulted in food surpluses

• 2. people began to domesticate wild animals

• 3. the changing climate caused people to adapt

• 4. people started trading with neighboring communities

Which does not describe the ancient town of Jericho?

• 1. a town where people lived in about 70 mud huts

• 2. a farming community of nearly 1,000 people

• 3. a city with a large ziggurat

• 4. a farming village that was surrounded by a large stone wall

Which was unique to the ancient civilization that developed in China?

• 1. the development of agriculture

• 2. polytheism

• 3. a social order with kings at the top and slaves at the bottom

• 4. the use of bones in record-keeping

Which best explains the importance of the Code of Hammurabi?

• 1. the laws made all people equal

• 2. all people could see the laws

• 3. the laws let the people choose the ruler

• 4. the laws let the people choose the ruler

Which is the New Kingdom pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) known for?

• 1. building the Great Pyramid at Giza

• 2. establishing a new, monotheistic religion

• 3. establishing the New Kingdom

• 4. disguising herself as a man

Which early groups migrated into modern-day Turkey and Iran from southern Russia and later formed empires?

• 1. Hittites and Aryans

• 2. Akkadians and Egyptians

• 3. Hyksos and Babylonians

• 4. Sumerians and Hebrews