WH Midterm Review 2020

Which of the following was a result of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Humans used fire to cook food

• The making of goods with steam power

• The development of the first religious beliefs

• Farming began and humans settled into villages

Which of the following is a similarity between ancient Egypt and ancient China?

• Written forms of communication

• Democratic governments

• Belief in one god

• Trade with the Americas

Which of the following is a PRIMARY source?

• A modern textbook about World War 2

• A recent biography of Alexander the Great

• A letter written by Confucious

• An encyclopedia article about 9/11

An example of a category that would fall under the "political" theme of World History would be...

• Migration

• Revolts and revolution

• Belief systems or philosophies

• Gender roles

The Ten Commandments were rules of conduct developed by which religion?

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Islam

• Confucianism

Which of the following is a SECONDARY source?

• A modern textbook about World War 2

• An autobiography written by Fredrick Douglas

• A letter written by Confucious

• An arrowhead dating from the Paleolithic Age

Hunting & gathering was the primary way humans got their food in what age of existence?

• The Paleolithic Age

• The Neolithic Age

• The Bronze Age

• The Iron Age

What was so "revolutionary" about the Neolithic Revolution?

• Humans began working with metal tools

• Humans discovered farming & domestication

• Humans began living in tribes

• Humans discovered religion

The "Mandate of Heaven" was associated with the political system of which River Valley Civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Indus

• China

Which of the following is similarity shared by all of the River Valley Civilizations?

• All four built defensive walls around their cities

• All four had economic systems based on agriculture and trade

• All four were ruled by God-kings known as pharaohs

• All four were polytheistic