Intro to World History

-The use of stone tools

-The domestication of plants and animals

- _______________?

Which advance best completes the list?

• The use of the chariot

• The invention of the waterwheel

• The development of sanitation systems

• The rise of permanent settlements

One factor essential to the development of early civilizations was_____

• the taking of an annual census

• the ability to produce surplus food

• the emergence of a distinct caste system

• the use of a standard medium of exchange

The Indus and Huang He( Yellow) rivers are both closely associated with

• oil discoveries

• sacred biblical sites

• cradles of early civilization

• border disputes

Which action is most closely associated with polytheism?

• praying in a synagogue

• accepting the Eightfold Path

• reading the Bible

• worshiping many gods

Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations?

• river valleys

• cool temperatures

• mountains

• locations near a desert

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

1.___________________________

A. Centralized governments

B. Organized religions

C. Social classes

D. Specialization of labor

• Economic Development in Ancient Egypt

• Cultural Diffusion in Mohenjo-Daro

• Characteristics of Civilizations

• Features of the Old Stone Age

Which factor led to the development of civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia?

• political harmony

• favorable geography

• religious differences

• universal education

How did the introduction of agriculture affect early peoples?

• societies became nomadic

• food production declined

• civilizations developed

• birthrates decreased rapidly

Which statement most accurately describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China?

• River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops.

• Large deserts provided many mineral deposits.

• Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes.

• Large savanna areas provided protection from invaders.

If a man has destroyed the eye of a free man, his own eye shall be destroyed.

If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.

These rules are based on the __________________________.

• Ten Commandments

• Code of Hammurabi

• Analects of Confucius

• Koran(Qur'an)