WHAP Unit 0 Review (Fall 23)

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Which of the following was NOT a common trait of early civilizations? writing, formal state structures, urban life, nomadism

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nomadism

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Where did the earliest civilizations tend to develop?

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river valleys

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Based on archaeological evidence, which region of the world saw the development of the earliest civilizations? Options: Northern Eurasia, South America, Indonesia, The Middle East

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The Middle East

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Which people are generally credited with establishing the FIRST Mesopotamian civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley?

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Sumerians

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Which statement is most accurate regarding Jewish monotheism?

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It traces its origins to Abraham.

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Which of the following best describes BOTH the Roman and the Han empires?
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Neither empire was linked to the Silk Roads.
Both empires used the family as the model for state organization.
Mounting costs associated with defending imperial frontiers led to economic and political crises.
New religions were easily assimilated into existing imperial religious ideologies.

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Mounting costs associated with defending imperial frontiers led to economic and political crises.

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Which similarity did early Buddhism and early Christianity share?

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allowance of women to enter monastic life

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Which pair of rulers underwent a religious conversion process that had a broad-based impact on the lands under their control?

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Asoka and Constantine

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Which major world religion lacks a central founding figure?

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Hinduism

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The word 'Mesopotamia' is Greek and means -

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between the rivers