Unit One Review: River Valley Civilizations Study Session

What river valley would have been here?

• Huang He/Yellow River

• Tigris and Euphrates River

• Indus River

• Nile Delta

What major development occurred during the Neolithic Revolution?

• the establishment of hunter-gatherer societies

• the extinction of hunter-gatherer societies

• The development of sedentary agriculture

• the development of stone tools

Answer explanation

The Neolithic Revolution, or the (First) Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures during the Neolithic period from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement, making an increasingly large population possible.

With the development of cities in Egypt, Mesopotamia and other parts of the world, a system of record−keeping was needed. What did these early civilizations create to fill this need?

• irrigation systems

• writing systems

• currency

• theocracy

Which of the following was NOT a belief of the Hebrews?

• the importance of moral behavior.

• the belief in one God.

• belief in many gods.

• rewards for good behavior in the afterlife.

Which two cities were discovered in the Indus River Valley?

• Tigris and Euphrates
  
• Sumer and Babylonia
• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
• Cairo and Bahgdad

Periods of ruling power passed down through families in China are known as:

• Empires

• Dynasties

• Eras

• Republics

Which of the following provides the best evidence of the extent of the migrations of Bantu peoples?

• Similarities of languages

• Similarities of political structures

• Continuity of religious organizations

• Archaeological remains of religious buildings

Answer explanation

The Bantu speaking people migrated through out sub-Saharan Africa from around 3,000 BCE to around 500 CE.

A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. ______________ are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BCE in Mesopotamia

• Pyramids

• Zagnut

• Ziggaurat

• Sanskrit

Where would an archaeologist find early examples of Chinese writing systems?

• On papyrus scrolls with stories of the afterlife

• On clay tablets as record of economic transactions

• On bones and turtle shells used to tell the future

• On the stone walls of royal tombs

Which of the following were produced by the Olmec in Mesoamerica?

• Bronze tools

• Giant stone heads

• War chariots

• Internal plumbing systems