WHA Unit 1

Most scholars and scientists agree that modern humans originated on which continent?

• Africa
• Australia
• Europe

Which scholar studies artifacts—objects left behind by humans or human ancestors?

• Historian
• Geologist
• Archaeologist

Which most directly helped early humans develop agriculture?

• access to water

• Invention of the wheel
• Formation of tribes

Which best describes a result of division of labor in early farming communities?

• Decreased social interaction among community members.
• Uniformity in farming techniques across all farmers.
• social roles began to change

Which characteristic does a civilization have?

• Unstructured family units
• Absence of trade systems
• trade and economic activity

Which early river valley civilization is marked with the letter B?

• Shang Dynasty
• Mesopotamian Civilization
• Ancient Egypt

Which civilization built ziggurats and used cuneiform to record information?

• Babylonians
• Mesopotamia

• Phoenicians

Which New Kingdom pharaoh built several large temples and monuments, including Abu Simbel?

• Ramses II
• Hatshepsut
• Tutankhamun

Which describes accomplishments of the Persian Empire?

• A focus on military conquest and expansion only.
• Strict cultural uniformity across the empire.
• using governors and an infrastructure to maintain control

  
  

Which method was used by early empire builders to gain and maintain power?

• Economic exploitation and taxation policies
• appointing governors and officials

  
  

• Cultural assimilation and religious conversion