TEST REVIEW Early Man & River Valleys

What is a dynasty?

• in Hinduism and Buddhism, the continuous rebirth of an individual’s soul after death

• a belief in a single god

• a series of rulers from a single family

What is a form of a culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology?

• prehistory

• civilization

• Bronze Age

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• a major change, caused by the beginnings of farming-a shift from gathering to producing

• a human made object such as a tool, weapon or piece jewelry

• in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority

What does theocracy mean?

• a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure

• a belief in a single god

• a people’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas

What is the development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping?

• specialization

• civilization

• domestication

What does a civilization that is polytheistic mean?

• in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority

• a belief in many gods

• a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler

What was name of the arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea?

• empire

• cultural diffusion

• Fertile Crescent

A nomad is defined as?

• a human made object such as a tool, weapon or piece jewelry

• a people’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas

• a member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering place to place in search of

What is a belief in many gods called?

• monotheism

• mandate of heaven

• polytheism

What was the Neolithic Revolution?

• in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority

• a major change, caused by the beginnings of farming-a shift from gathering to producing crops

• a king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as political and military leader