World History Unit 1 25-26

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

• Mesopotamia
• China
• Indus River Valley
• Egypt

Answer explanation

Egypt's solar calendar helped them know when they were near flood season and the use of geometry helped them build their architecture such as large pyramids and temples.

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

• Mesopotamia
• China
• Indus River Valley
• Egypt

Answer explanation

These early sewer systems enabled people in the Indus River Valley Civilization privately in their home and using water flush the waste into the sewer where it could go out the the edge of the cities and moved out to fertilize fields.

Based on the image, the environment of Egypt contributed to the development of civilization because farmers needed what kind of system to grow crops?

• Irrigation
• Sewage
• Agricultural
• Political

Answer explanation

The Nile River during flooding would deposit nutrient rich mud along its river banks, this then enabled Egyptians to grow crops after the flood receded and then using irrigation system, take water from the river to continue watering their crops.

Laws being made more consistent and predictable is a lasting impact of what?

• Hammurabi's Code
• Harambe's Code
• Solon's Code
• Slytherin's Code

Answer explanation

Hammurabi posted his legal code for all to see. This means that the law was predictable and consistent, because everyone would know the crimes and punishments for said crimes.

Changes in the climate helped to contribute to what during the Neolithic Revolution?

• societies to relocate
• a reduction in the population
• a change in migration patterns
• longer growing seasons

Answer explanation

As the last Ice Age began to end and the northern hemisphere of Earth began to warm, these changes in climate led longer growing seasons making agriculture more productive.

The main belief that sets monotheistic religions apart from polytheistic religions is there is a single God which one can have a direct relationship with. The best evidence from the passage that supports this statement is “The Hebrew people believed in a special agreement, or covenant, between themselves and God.”

• True

• False

The development of farming led to what about 10,000 years ago?

• It led to the expansion of political rights for women.
• It led to the production of stone tools.
• It led to the creation of settled communities.
• It led to the growth in the number of nomadic groups.

Answer explanation

Agriculture requires that farmers be around their crops so they can deal with pests and harvest at the correct time. This means that the nomadic lifestyles of hunter-gatherers have to change into a settled one. The more people that can help with the labor of farming, the better. This leads to the creation of settled communities.

River valley civilizations often developed as a result of a combination of agricultural practices, domestication of animals, and access to fresh water sources.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Without the fresh water source from the rivers depositing nutrient rich silt along the banks during floods; agriculture and domesticating animals useful to humans would never have been able to develop as they did.

Based on the information, Hammurabi intended to do what with a legal code?

• communicate with the wealthy members of Babylonian society
• replace earlier primitive laws
• promote widespread literacy in river valley civilizations
• ensure order in society

Answer explanation

Because Hammurabi says he wants to have his pronouncements (laws) for everyone to see to make sure that the mighty mighty not wrong the weak, and just ways for wives and widows. It tells he he tried to ensure order in society.

River valleys provided fertile land for agriculture and reliable sources of water for irrigation and transportation. The availability of surplus food fueled population growth and led to the establishment of complex societies.

• True
• False

Answer explanation

Without the fresh water source from the rivers depositing nutrient rich silt along the banks during floods, agriculture and complex societies would never have been able to develop as they did.