MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW 1

Civilization developed first in

• North Africa along the Nile (Egypt).

• the Indus River Valley in what is now Pakistan.

• Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (Sumer).

• the Chinese river valleys of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.

What is the term for the unique way of life of a group of people?

• trade

• civilization

• migration

• culture

The Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Period was the

• discovery of new caves.

• development of bowls and spoons.

• movement away from eating only fruits and grains to eating meat.

• shift from hunting and gathering to domesticated agriculture.

One very important factor in sustaining agriculture in ancient civilizations was

• the flooding rivers that provided rich soil for farming.

• their development along the coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• their use of crop rotation.

• their location along the equator.

Why was the development of government necessary in early cities such as Ur?

• to perform religious affairs and duties

• to maintain order among an increasing population

• to preserve the caste system

• to organize nomadic life styles

On the fringes of the first civilizations were ________ who were migratory groups that herded animals.

• pastoral nomads

• Christian crusaders

• domestic societies

• Protestant missionaries

A theocracy is a government in which

• leaders rule by divine authority and/or laws are based on religion

• the military rules the people

• only women can rule

• a council of elders makes all the laws

Also called acculturation, the process by which the ideas, beliefs, and products of one people are spread and shared with another people is called

• cultural blending

• cultural diffusion

• regional expansion

• conversion

The religion of Judaism differed from the other religions of the time in that its followers believed in one God. This idea is called

• monotheism.

• theism.

• polytheism.

• atheism.

One significant reason that China was isolated from influence by other civilizations was because

• It was easily reachable by rivers or lakes.

• It had geographic barriers such as the Gobi and Takla Makan deserts and the Himalayan Mountains.

• Its closeness to other civilizations discouraged friendly relations.

• the Great Wall of China separated the entire civilization from outsiders.