Unit 1: World History Test Review

Advances in Neolithic Age:
*The domestication of plants and animals
*The use of stone tools
*___________________________
Which advance best completes the list?

• The use of the chariot
• The invention of the waterwheel
• The rise of permanent settlements
• The development of sanitation systems

The ruler of Egypt

• King
• Ra
• Pharoah
• Czar

The Code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it....

• treated citizens and slaves equalty
• ended all physical punishment
• established written law
• rejected the principle of filial piety

What concept is shown in this image?

• Mandate of Heaven
• Caste System
• Reincarnation
• Yin and Yang

Before the _______________________ Revolution, people were  _______________________.

• Paleolithic, monsters
• Neolithic, nomads
• 
  innovations, cultivation
• Neolithic, hunter-gatherers

Where did the first civilization occur?

• river valleys
• deserts
• coastlines
• chokepoints

What role did economics play in bringing about political changes after the Neolithic Revolution?

• Stone tools and weapons were used for the very first time.

• Permanent settlements led early farmers to establish the first democracies.

• Permanent settlements came under the control of more powerful rulers.

• Rulers were less powerful than when they had been leading nomadic tribes.

How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to political change?

• Rulers with control of food surpluses increased their power over others.

• Woman lost the political power they had exercised in nomadic societies.

• Arguments over methods of farming weakened the power of tribal elders over the community.

• Democracy was introduced because farming was cooperative activity.

The caste system in India was characterized by:

• Toleration for various religious beliefs

• A lack of social mobility

• The right of people to choose their own occupations

• Equality between men and women

The Epic of Gilgamesh is:

• A poem about the adventures of a Sumerian hero

• A tale about Hammurabi and his law code

• An Egyptian folktale about their gods and goddesses

• The story of the Hebrew's flight from Egypt