9th Grade Assessment 1- Remote Learning

The Neolithic Revolution is considered a turning point in history because it

• influenced climatic changes

• included the domestication of plants and animals

• encouraged a nomadic lifestyle

• caused a decline in population

Why did ancient civilizations develop in valleys of rivers such as the Nile, Indus, and Tigris and Euphrates?

• The river valleys provided a source of freshwater and good farmland

• The rivers aided in the exploration of new territories.

• The rivers provided power for industries.

• The river valleys provided areas for recreation

Which title best completes this diagram?

• Elements of a Civilization

• Features of a Nomadic Lifestyle

• Basic Components of the Paleolithic Age

• Human Life 50,000 Years Ago

"If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand. If a nobleman has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye. . . ."The idea expressed in this quotation is found in the

• Ten Commandments

• Twelve Table

• Justinian code

• Code of Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi and Chinese legalism both rely on the idea that

• governments must provide their people with rights

• harsh laws are needed to control society

• all subjects are equal under the law

• religion and government must be brought closer together

Studies systems of government, Formulates public policy proposals, Analyzes election polls and results A person who specializes in these activities is called

• an economist

• a political scientist

• a sociologist

• an anthropologist

Which social scientists are best known for studying the physical artifacts of a culture?

• geographers

• archaeologists

• economists

• sociologists

The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely associated with the

• Maurya Empire

• Qin dynasty

• Persian Empire

• Hellenistic culture

terrace farming, building bridges, and constructing canals are ways in which various societies have

• promoted cultural diversity

• reduced the threat of invasion

• established permanent boundaries

• modified their environment

Which occupation is being described in this list of activities?

• geographer

• economist

• political scientist

• Psychologists