World History 3rd Six Weeks Exam Review

The depicted society is primarily structured around 

• economic status

• intellectual capacity

• wealth accumulation

• political influence

What is a dynasty?

• a group of citizens elected to rule
• a single ruler who seizes power by force
• a line of priests
• a line of rulers from a single family

How did man get his food during the Paleolithic Age?

• Growing crops
• Hunting and Gathering
• Stealing from others
• Scavenging

Which colored area indicates the area of Mesopotamia?

• Purple
• Orange
• Yellow
• Pink

Why was Egypt called "the gift of the Nile?"

• Irrigation from the Nile provided farming in a desert region
• Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north
• Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations
• Egyptians believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a sign of supremacy

What is Hammurabi's Code?

• story of Babylonian empire's creation by the gods
• written language of Babylonian Empire
• harsh laws to control society
• book describing warfare from the Babylonian Empire

What impact did Hammurabi's Code have on civilization?

• The code provided a harsh system of justice
• It established a uniform code of laws
• The system dispensed punishment differently for men and women
• Poor people were treated unfairly

The word "Mesopotamia" is known as 

• middle of the fertile crescent
• land in the middle of the desert 
• land between the rivers
• land north of the sea

What was a major effect of the neolithic revolution?

• People began hunting and gathering
• The first permanent settlements
• A terrible war
• Human rights

How did the development of agriculture allow civilizations to move beyond just living  day to day with enough food to eat? 

• more steady food supply with food surplus
• larger populations
• trade and specialization
• all of the above