APWH Foundations Test Review

What geographic advantage is shared by Egypt and Mesopotamia?

• access to iron

• proximity to deserts

• access to water

• natural barriers

Goal of building pyramids

• grain storage

• farming irrigation

• employment for farmers

• demonstrates the power of the pharaoh

Which religion believes in the importance of Yin and Yang?

• Buddhism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Daoism

Ziggurats were used for:

• gardens

• granary

• observatory

• worship place

What geographic reason explains Mesopotamians' outlook on life compared to Egyptians?

• Mesopotamia had fewer natural resources compared to Egypt.

• Mesopotamia's climate was more arid compared to Egypt.

• Mesopotamia's rivers flooded unpredictably compared to Egypt.

• Mesopotamia's geography was more mountainous compared to Egypt.

Which political theory did the Zhou use to justify the overthrow of the Shang?

• Shamanism

• Mandate of Heaven

• Oracle Bones

• Ancestor veneration

What were belief systems originally used for?

• ruler succession

• planting routines

• educate women

• maintain social order

Trade in the Classical Era:

• was limited to within civilizations

• changed societies with the introduction of new goods and ideas

• attitudes toward trade were all negative

• merchants were protected by governments

The spread of new religions in the classical era:

• Social elites tried to stop the spread of new religions

• Supported by marginalized social groups

• Took ideas from one another

• Missionaries spread teachings from the founder

Olmec developments improved by the Mayans

• weapons and tactics

• math and astronomy

• irrigation and farming

• administrative techniques