Chapter 2: The Spread of Civilization Review

Which of the following is the key to China's social system?

• male supremacy

• Old Kingdom

• aristocracy

• Himalaya

• Aryans

During which kingdom in Egypt wad the Great Pyramid of King Khufu built thus showing the power of the Egyptian Pharaohs?

• male supremacy

• Old Kingdom

• aristocracy

• Himalaya

• Aryans

Which of the following was the upper class in Shang society whose wealth was land-based and who passed power from one generation to the next?

• male supremacy

• Old Kingdom

• aristocracy

• Himalaya

• Aryans

Which of the following was a geographical barrier that isolated China from India?

• male supremacy

• Old Kingdom

• aristocracy

• Himalaya

• Aryans

Which was the group that gave up their nomadic lifestyle for farming in the process of settling in India?

• male supremacy

• Old Kingdom

• aristocracy

• Himalaya

• Aryans

Which of the following best fits the cradle of civilization, which enjoyed a moderate climate in ancient times?

• Indus Valley

• Monte Alban

• Nile

• Ganges

• Olmex

Which of the following was the center of the Zapotec civilization?

• Indus Valley

• Monte Alban

• Nile

• Ganges

• Olmex

Which of the following is the longest river in the world?

• Indus Valley

• Monte Alban

• Nile

• Ganges

• Olmex

Which is an important river in India, with a valley that was cultivated for its rich farmland after the invention of the iron plow made it possible to clear the dense growth along its banks?

• Indus Valley

• Monte Alban

• Nile

• Ganges

• Olmex

Which of the following was a Mesoamerican civilization that pre-dated the Mayas?

• Indus Valley

• Monte Alban

• Nile

• Ganges

• Olmec