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Prehistory
Civilizations
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India and China
100
When early humans foraged (searched) for food they lived as... A. scribes B. polytheists C. Hunter-gatherers
C. Hunter-gatherers
100
All early civilizations arose in... A. Fertile river valleys B. Mountains C.Africa
A. Fertile river valleys
100
Sumerians build ziggurats as... A. religious temples B. government buildings C. citadels
A. religious temples
100
Pyramids were built to... A. store Egypt's food B. as tombs for royalty C. to store precious treasure of pharaoh
B. as tombs for royalty
100
The Indus Valley civilization used a caste system to... A. take turns building government projects B. specialize jobs C. create social classes
C. create social classes
200
Early humans lived as nomads because: A. they needed to flee from pollution B. they needed to follow animal migration and vegetation cycles C. they needed to move on each time they depleted the land
B. they needed to follow animal migration and vegetation cycles
200
In order to track the seasons and flooding, early civilizations developed... A. the ziggurat B. the bureaucracy C. the calendar
C. the calendar
200
Hammurabi's code is important since it was... A. the first set of laws created B. the first set of laws written down C. adopted by all the early civilizations
B. the first set of laws written down
200
Since Egyptians believed in an afterlife they... A. mummified pharaohs and buried treasure with them B. thought the soul would reincarnate in a new body C. only worshiped the god of the dead
A. mummified pharaohs and buried treasure with them
200
In order to farm, the people of the Indus valley relied on... A. flooding of the rivers and cataracts B. flooding of the rivers and irrigation C. flooding of the rivers and monsoons
C. flooding of the rivers and monsoons
300
The time before writing was developed is called... A. Cuneiform B. Prehistory C. Pictographs
B. Prehistory
300
Extra food is called... A. domestication B. monotheism C. a surplus
C. a surplus
300
A city-state is a... A. the capital of a nation B. small independent nation C. piece of a larger empire
B. small independent nation
300
The bureaucracy in ancient Egypt... A. helped Pharaoh run the country smoothly B. designed the pyramids C. built irrigation systems
A. helped Pharaoh run the country smoothly
300
The Indus Valley economy relied on... A. textiles B. agriculture and trade C. stealing
B. agriculture and trade
400
The switch from the nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a farming lifestyle is called.. A. Prehistory B. Archaeology c. The Neolithic Revolution
C. The Neolithic Revolution
400
The ability to farm meant people could... A. give up meat and only eat vegetables B. live in dry regions with no water C. give up their nomadic lifestyle and settle in one place
C. give up their nomadic lifestyle and settle in one place
400
The Hebrews who originally lived in Mesopotamia believed in only one god. This is called... A. Polytheism B. Bureaucracy C. Monotheism
C. Monotheism
400
Egyptian pharaohs had absolute power because... A. the people believed they were gods B. they use terror to control the people C. they controlled the flooding of the Nile
A. the people believed they were gods
400
Rulers of ancient China argued they had the blessing of the gods through the... A. Mandate of Heaven B. Dynastic Cycle C. Confucianism
A. Mandate of Heaven
500
Civilizations arose in the following steps: A. nomadic lifestyle, development of farming, surplus food, increase in population, specialization of jobs B. nomadic lifestyle, increase in population, surplus food, development of farming, specialization of jobs C. development of farming, specialization of jobs, increased population, surplus food, nomadic lifestyle
A. nomadic lifestyle, development of farming, surplus food, increase in population, specialization of jobs
500
Cultural Diffusion is... A. when one civilization takes over another B. the spread of technology, idea, beliefs, and customs C. an effect of dynastic rule
B. The spread of technology, idea, beliefs, and customs
500
Sumerians, Egyptians, ancient Indians, and ancient Chinese all believed in more than one god. This is called... A. a surplus B. monotheism C. polytheism
C. polytheism
500
The two geographic features that protected Egypt from invaders were... A. desert and mountains B. mountains and plateaus C. Cataracts and desert
C. Cataracts and desert
500
What kept ancient China isolated? A. Mountains and deserts B. the Great Wall C. armies guarding the border
A. Mountains and deserts