World History I Benchmark Review

Which of the following is not an early river valley civilization?

• Sumer

• Indus Valley

• Huang He

• Tiber

What was Hammurabi's code?

• A knight code during feudal times
• A unifying group of laws
• An encription code
• A kings tyrannical laws forced on slaves

Which Greek philosopher was a teacher of Alexander the Great?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Alexander

After Athens defeated the Persians, they city entered a period of time known as the _____.

• Bronze Period

• Good Times

• Time of Gold

• Golden Age

What was Alexander the Great’s legacy?

• The Socratic Seminar
• Hellenistic Culture
• Horse Drawn Carriages
• Being a world traveler

During the Peloponnesian War, which city-state in Greece had an excellent navy?

• Persia

• Sparta

• Corinth

• Athens

Which Greek city-state was the first to use democratic governing?

• Athens

• Rome

• Sparta

• Persia

Hunter-Gatherers were not able to create complex civilizations because they ___.

• were not intelligent enough

• needed to migrate for food

• did not wish to grow their own food

• were too poor

The world’s first civilizations settled around rivers because ___.

• their gods told them to settle near water

• they benefited from the weather conditions

• the rivers supplied water and richsoil for farming

• they needed boat storage

The world’s first complex civilization was formed in what region?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• The Americas