AP World Period 1&2

Which of the following aspects did the Harrapan, Shang, and Sumerian civilizations have in common? 

• Horse-drawn plows
• River-based settlements
• Urban centers of over 100,000 people
• Pastoral-based economy

All of the following were features of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River valley EXCEPT: 

• A degree of craft specialization
• A level of social stratification
• Development of irrigation systems
• Construction of architectural monuments

What mountain range protects China to the Southwest?

• Andes
• Alps
• Apennines
• Himalayas

Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Atheistic
• Agnostic

What does diaspora mean?

• Genocide of a people
• Dying of a people
• Scattering of a people
• Coming together of a people

What decides where you end up in the caste system in India?

• Karma
• Good Luck
• Bad Luck
• Faith

People in the Paleolithic Era were nomads because

• they did not know how to build sturdy houses.
• they were easily bored and wanted to see the world.
• they followed the herds of animals in order to get food to survive
• None of these

The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early humans-

• mastered fire.
• developed agriculture.
• migrated from Africa.
• organized governments

The concept of power in China could be summed up by the concept of 

• Nirvana 
• Moshka 
• Mandate of Heaven 
• Democracy 

Where did the first agriculture develop?

• The Fertile Crescent
• Europe
• Africa
• The Pacific Ocean