World History before 1200, Heimler

How did geography play a key role in the early development of civilizations?

• Societies developed largely near mountains.

• Societies developed largely in river valleys.

• Societies developed largely in the desert.

• Societies developed largely in the tundra.

What does polytheistic mean?

• Worshipping or believing in more than one god.

• A person who was able to read and write, allowing for the creation of written records and messages.

• Belief in one God.

• Having a government made up of several wealthy families.

How did the nomadic peoples affect the growing civilizations?

• They had no effect on the growing civilization.

• They were often wiped out by the people who had settled.

• They spread technology, goods, and ideas between civilizations.

Which of the following was true of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas?

• They all lived in the Americas

• They all featured a high degree of democracy

• They all featured advanced forms of civilization

• They all lived in the North America

The Agricultural Revolution was also known as the ...

• Neolithic Revolution

• Pastoral Revolution

• Farming Revolution

• Green Revolution

The first peoples made their living by...

• hunting and gathering

• Farming and herding

• Raising wild pigs

Farming caused...

• a population explosion

• more difficult lives

• a decrease in the arts

An "eye for an eye" was a law first written in the ...

• Bible

• Code of Hammurabi

• Books of Moses

• Twelve Roman Codes

Early rulers relied on __ to legitemize their power.

• divinity

• education

• popular votes

Judaism spread by

• merchants traveling to trade.

• Roman scattering them.

• Syrians capturing them and bringing them home

• all of these