The Early Civilizations

Which of the following is not a characteristic of civilizations?

• class stratification

• gender equality

• government structure

• urbanization

• writing/recording system

Which one of the following civilizations was not centered on a river?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• Mesoamerica

Which early civilization consisted of city-states instead of one strong centralized government?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Olmec

• Shang China

Our concept of the number of seconds in a minute and the number of minutes in an hour came from which early civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Shang China

• Indus

• Chavin

The wheel was invented in which early civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Harappa

• Shang China

• Olmec

Which of the following early civilizations gave women the highest status?

• Harappa

• Egypt

• Sumer

• Shang

The world's first known codified laws came from which river valley civilization?

• Indus

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Huang He

• Nile

The structure shown here is a:

• monolith

• palace

• pyramid

• ziggurat

The picture shown here is an example of:

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• quipu

• prints from cylindrical seals

Most of the early civilizations were led by:

• an oligarchy

• priest-kings

• pharoahs

• an elected president