Unit 1 Foundations and Civilizations

Hammurabi's Code most likely intended to

• talk with the rich

• promote reading and writing

• replace earlier laws

• ensure order in society with laws

places for bakers, pottery makers, weavers are all which characteristic of a civilization

• Specialized laborers

• Organized government

• Record Keeping

• Social structure

Small farming settlement--> ____________________-->Large Farming settlement. Fill in the blank.

• Creation of rules

• use of written records

• Rise of single ruler

• wealthy upper class

Many early agricultural centers needed 1-3 crops and ate less meat.

How were they effected?

• had to improve hunting skills

• They had a decreased variety of nutrients in their diet.

• They grew taller

• They relied on government to provide access to food.

The political system of early China is best described as a

• pharohs

• empire

• city-state

• monarchy

The impact of physical geography in Mesopotamia is

• muddy river made it difficult to trade goods

• lack of resources generated trade

• constant flooding caused the people to leave.

• flat ground created a barrier to invading groups.

This primary source illustrates...

• Religious buildings

• Advanced urban areas

• Economic systems

• Record keeping

Early civilizations settled

• Near deserts

• Near trade routes

• Near water sources

• Close to the equator

Which geographic factor likely lead to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?

• disease

• Natural disasters

• Climate changes

• Changing sea levels

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

• Fish and wildlife from the Nile

• Gods had placed the Nile in Egypt

• Protection from the Nile

• Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming