MWH Unit 1 Review: The Ancient World

The period of time before humans kept written records is known as (a)   .

• Archaeology
• Neolithic
• Paleolithic
• Prehistory

Why is the Paleolithic Era such an important part of human history?

• Animals were domesticated

• The first civilizations emerged in river valleys

• An agricultural revolution changed patterns of living

• Humans began to use stone tools

Which ancient civilization developed the first true alphabet?

• The Phoenicians

• The Egyptians

• The Babylonians

• The Greeks

What was Asoka known for in Indian history?

• Spreading Buddhism

• Being a great ruler

• Developing the Indian caste system

• Founding Hinduism

The Zhou Dynasty of Ancient China introduced the Mandate of Heaven. Which choice best defines this belief?

• A good leader is one who loves learning, art, science, and democracy.

• The emperor of China had the gods' approval to rule.

• The gods wanted a strict social class system.

• Western countries should adopt Chinese language and culture.

Ancient Greece was made up of a collection of city-states with varying forms of government. Sparta, for example, practiced oligarchy, while Athens practiced democracy. Who rules an oligarchy?

• the local church

• a monarch who rules for life

• the votes of its citizens

• a small group of people

Although historians cannot point to a specific event that led to the collapse of Rome, they believe two factors contributed to its fall. What are they?

• Poor leadership and diplomacy

• Diplomacy and unification

• Military losses and unification

• Poor leadership and military losses

What religion unified the Arabs in the ancient world?

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

What ancient civilizations existed in Africa?

• Mesopotamia, India, Zealand

• Egypt, Axum, Kush

• Egypt, Rome, Tripoli

• China, India, Kush

After the fall of the Han dynasty, China began to base its political system on the teachings of ​ (a)   ?

• Socrates

• Confucius

• Aristotle

• Plato