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The Neolithic Revolution created one of the greatest economic shifts in human history. People moved from food gathering to food producing through the domestication of animals and the practice of agriculture.

• It led to the creation of a trade market for animal skins.

• It influenced the development of simple stone tools.

• It encouraged the establishment of permanent settlements.

• It led to the invention of advanced navigation tools for shipping.

City-state government

Cuneiform writing

Lunar

calendar

• Contributions of the Indus River Civilization

• Developments in Egyptian Civilization

• Influences of Sumerian Civilization

• Advances by the Yellow River Civilization

Mesopotamia

• A plain located between two rivers

• Bordered to the north and east by

mountains

• Melting snow causes annual river floods

• Seasonally overflowing rivers deposit silt

• cultivating crops in rich fertile valley

• developing navigational skills for fishing

• following animal herds to water sources

• establishing overseas trade for food supplies

Which development most accurately completes the diagram?

• Human use of stone tools

• The invention of printing

• The emergence of river-valley civilizations

• Climate change leading to desertification

Which of the religions listed above originated in the Middle East?

• 1, 2, 3

• 1, 3, 5

• 2, 3, 4

• 2, 4, 5

The Mandate of Heaven is the idea behind which of the following?

• feudal system

• dynastic cycle

• ancestor worship

• the Shang social order

The Eightfold Path, the Four Noble Truths, and the concept of nirvana are associated with the religion of:

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Which religion best completes the diagram?

• Judaism

• Shinto

• Islam

• Christianity

What do all of the locations indicated by letters on this map have in common?

• Each was once ruled by a pharaoh.

• Each is where an early civilization once began along a river valley.

• Each is where wheat and barley were first farmed.

• Each is where ancient rulers were once buried under large pyramids

Which of the following is an essential characteristic of a civilization?

• Most people speak the same language.

• Women and men are treated equally

• Most people are engaged in hunting and gathering.

• Some people are able to read and write.