Spread of Civilization (WH Ch 2)

All of these are geographic advantages of Egypt's location EXCEPT....

• The Nile River

• Being landlocked

• Natural barriers to invasion

• Access to the Mediterranean Sea

In which of these Egyptian periods did a bureaucracy form?

• Old Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• New Kingdom

• Bureaucracy didn't form in Egypt

These are all reasons hieratic script rather than heiroglyphics was used in Egyptian daily life EXCEPT...

• Hieroglyphics were more complex.

• Hieratic was carved in stone while Hieroglyphics was mostly on papyrus.

• Hieroglyphics was more time consuming.

• Hieroglyphics weren't as portable.

All of these are reasons that domesticating animals allowed civilizations to spread EXCEPT...

• It allowed people to stop migrating after herds of animals.

• It gave people a constant food supply in one place.

• It allowed people to trade for food throughout the countryside.

• It allowed people to stay in one place and start to plant crops because they had a source of meat.

Which one of these statements is TRUE about monotheism?

• Islam is not a monotheistic religion because Muslims believe in one God.

• Christianity is a monotheistic religion because Christians believe in one God.

• The Aztecs were a monotheistic religion that believed in the Sun God and the Rain God.

• Judaism is not a monotheistic religion because they believe in one God.

All of these aspects of culture and contributions are shared by Eastern Mediterranean cultures such as the Phoenicians, Israelite's, and Minoans EXCEPT...

• Their writing systems were similar.

• Their use of raw materials were similar.

• They all practiced similar religions.

• They all made elaborate palaces for their kings.

Which Eastern Mediterranean culture group developed an alphabet that later became the basis for the Greek alphabet?

• Israelite's

• Phoenicians

• Minoans

• Romans

What geographic feature most influenced the rise of the ancient Egyptian civilization?

• Caspian Sea

• Himalayan Mountains

• Nile River

• Tigris River

What is one of the wettest places on Earth because of monsoons and mountains?

• Upper Egypt

• Northeast India

• Southern Europe

• Southern India

Which of these rivers is considered holy to the Hindu religion?

• Ganges River

• Amazon River

• Indus River

• Tigris River