World Review 1

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The first humans were thought to have begun in: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America

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Africa

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Modern historians have divided Egyptian history into three major periods, known as

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the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.

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The main result of the domestication of animals was that humans

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had a ready supply of meat and animal products

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The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as

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tombs

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Papyrus was used as a surface for the Egyptian writing system called

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hieroglyphics

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Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia?

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The Nile flooded at regular intervals; the Tigris and Euphrates flooded irregularly.

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Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley? Cities were constantly at war despite huge defensive structures, Cities were laid down without thinking, forming a jumble of streets., Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems, Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots.

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Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems

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Which civilization is correctly matched to its river system: Egypt- Nile; Mesopotamia- Tigris-Euphrates; Indus Valley- Indus; China- Yellow

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Egypt- Nile; Mesopotamia- Tigris-Euphrates; Indus Valley- Indus; China- Yellow

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Who was raised among the nomadic people of the steppes of central Asia?

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Genghis Khan

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People who have no permanent settlements are known as

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Nomads