World History Unit 1 Practice Test

The Sumerian civilization was established in what geographical area?

• Along the Nile river

• Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

• Along the Indus and Ganges rivers.

• Between the Huang He and Yangtze rivers.

The Sumerians were known for all of the following innovations EXCEPT

• Dividing time into increments of 60

• The first form .of writing

• The creation of city states and a class based society

• A set of written, unified laws throughout their civilization.

This one thing has remained largely unchanged throughout Chinese civilization.

• Their written language

• Their ruling dynasty

• Their national borders

• The Great Wall

This military strategist of the Zhou dynasty is still studied today by soldiers and civilians.

• Shang

• Sun Pin

• Sun Tzu

• Confucius

This phrase provides evidence of the importance of writing in Egypt.

• So let it be written, so let it be done.

• Make it so

• Just Do It

• Let it be, let it be.

The Sumerians organized their civilization in the following way

• As a dynasty

• As a democracy

• As city states

• As a theocracy

Homes in the Harappan civilization were unique compared to those of other civilizations in what way?

• They were made of stone.

• They had baths and plumbing.

• They had sleeping areas on the roof

• They were made of reed.

On what material did Egypt put most of their writing?

• Stone

• Brick

• Bone

• Papyrus

Sumerians constructed their boats and many of their buildings from what two types of material?

• Stone and mortar

• Clay Brick and cement

• Woven Reed and mud bricks

• Sand and bone

The Babylonian empire came to prominence during the reign of what ruler?

• Ramses II

• Hammurabi

• Ghangis Khan

• Seti I