At the end of the last ice age, how did the global climate change?
The earth became significantly warmer and moister
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Most early civilizations occurred around which of the following geographic features?
Rivers
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What was the main geographic cause of the development of many small independent city-states in ancient Greece?
Mountains
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How was the political system of the ancient Roman Empire characterized?
Strong central government
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What class supported the other classes in feudal states
Peasant
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In the words prehistoric and prehistory and word pre - means?
before
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The Neolithic Revolution (Early Civilization) is considered a turning point in history because it
domesticated animals and plants
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“The government and life in this city-state are so strict. The people have little say in government.”
This is a statement about which city-state
Sparta
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What did the Mediterranean Sea provide the Ancient Romans
easy transportation
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"His subjects had no red dress against the injuries he did them, for in theory he was answerable for his acts to God alone" What type of government does this describe?
absolute monarchy
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What was one impact of food gathering societies in prehistoric times?
population tended to be very small
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One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in Mesopotamia is that they developed
Written forms of communication
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Alexander the Great’s conquest of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and India lead to what?
the spread of Hellenic culture
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What was the purpose of the "12 tablets of Rome?"
they were a written legal system designed to protect individual rights
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The Magna Carta stated that ___________ was not above the law
king
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Why did prehistoric man have an advantage over animals?
he had the ability to think and to use his hands freely
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What general statement can be made about the common elements of complex societies?
They all have writing systems
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Which generalization about democracy is most valid?
Democratic governments protect civil liberties
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What was the immediate result of the fall of the Roman Empire?
the period disorder and weak central government
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What was one of the primary reasons for the spread of the bubonic plague?
increase in trade
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Why is culture sometimes referred to as "a blueprint for living?"
it includes all the things that contribute to a societies development
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In the ancient world, who would have been most likely to have helped spread new ideas and tools from one civilization to another?
an Artisan
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How does the geography of iexcellent harbors influence the development of ancient Greece?
encouraged seafaring trade
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What was the immediate result of the fall of the Roman Empire?
a period of disorder and weak central government
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Which was most responsible for bringing about the decline of feudalism in Western Europe?