World History 1st Semester Exam 2017

What common pattern existed in  hunters-gatherer communities?

• They lived in very large groups
• They stayed in one place for several years
• They lived in small nomadic groups
• They had a complex monotheistic religion

How did the start of agriculture change early human tribes?

• It forced them to stay in one place and build villages
• It caused them to continue to hunt animals and gather plants
• It ended fighting between the tribes for land
• It stopped them from building temples to their gods.

The first irrigation techniques were used around 3,500 BC.  Which of these is an example of an irrigation system used by early farmers?

• the rotation of crops to make the soil more fertile
• the spreading of fertilizer to help crops grow
• the plowing of fields to improve the soil
• the buidling of a canal to bring water to farms  

Early civilizations formed along these rivers because the locations made it possible for them to do which of the following?

• rely on farming rather than a nomadic lifestyle
• form large armies and engage in modern warfare
• focus on hunting and gathering rather than agriculture
• move quickly in order to follow the food supply

In which of the following river valleys did the world’s first civilization, the Sumerians, begin?

• the Nile River valley
• the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys
• the Indus River valley
• the Huang He River valley

An archaeologist who is reviewing artifacts found on the bank of the Indus River is most likely studying which ancient civilization?

• the Mesopotamians
• the Chinese
• the Egyptians
• the Harappans

Architecture is one of the characteristics of a civilization.  The ziggurat is an example of monumental architecture associated with which ancient civilization?

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia
• Harappa
• China

Created in ancient Babylon, Hammurabi’s Code can be described as which of the following?

• a written language
• a written list of laws
• a secret diary
• a treasure map

Sumerians wrote using a variety of wedge-shaped symbols. This type of writing style is known as which of the following?

• alphabetical phonics
• mathematical symbols
• hieroglyphics
• Cuneiform

Which religion has its roots in the Vedas of the Aryan people?

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Taoism