Unit 1 Assessment (Fall 2024)

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The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most powerfully by which geographical feature?

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The Nile River

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What important changes in human life were caused by the Neolithic Revolution?

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Humans began to change from hunting and gathering to farming

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Which area of the map is the location of ancient Mesopotamia, where one of the earliest known civilizations formed?

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Mesopotamia

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How did the Neolithic Revolution impact the creation of river valley civilizations?

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Humans were able to stay in one area for a long period of time due to more permanent agricultural practices.

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How did cuneiform developed by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia have an effect on future classical civilizations?

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Cuneiform inspired other early forms of communication that eventually developed into classical alphabets.

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The image above shows that-

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the wheel was first used in Ancient Mesopotamia

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Which of the following characteristics of civilization was a similarity between the ancient civilizations of Egypt and China? They both had a democratic government. They both believed in one god. They both had a written form of communication. They both carried on trade with the Americans.

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They both had a written form of communication.

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The development of which river valley civilization was enabled by the human invention of complex sewer systems and running water inside households?

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Indus region

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The building of a canal to bring water to farms is an example of-

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irrigation

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These rules are based on the-

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Code of Hammurabi