Unit 1 Test (ARVC)

The Indus Valley civilization is identified by which number on the map?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 5
• 4

The structures pictured below would be associated with which civilization?

• Hebrew
• Phoenician
• Ancient Mesopotamia
• Ancient Egypt

Which of the following best completes the shaded area on this diagram?

• Used the Ten Commandments
• Developed along rivers
• Traded by the sea
• Ruled by pharaohs

Which statement about ancient Egyptian religion is correct?

• Egyptians were monotheistic.
• Egyptians were polytheistic.
• Osiris was the most important Egyptian god.
• Egyptian pyramids were temples.

Nubia existed along the upper part of the --

• Huang He River
• Tigris River
• Nile River
• Indus River

A line of rulers from the same family that ruled for long periods of time in China was known as a —

• monarchy
• dictatorship
• dynasty
• pharaoh

According to the table, which of the following best explains the difference between the written law codes established by these two documents?

• The Ten Commandments prevented violent crimes.
• The Ten Commandments provided a much stricter form of punishment.
• The Code of Hammurabi only applied to men of the patrician class.
• The Code of Hammurabi established a harsh punishment for wrongful acts.

Which of the following was built as a temple in ancient Mesopotamia?

• Hagia Sophia
• Ziggurat
• Great Pyramid
• Parthenon

Which kind of writing was invented in Sumer?

• Caligraphy
• Cuneiform
• Hieroglyphics
• Alphabet

Which religion is most closely associated with the city of Jerusalem?

• Judaism
• Hinduism
• Zoroastrianism
• Buddhism