World History CA#1

The domestication of plants and animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris-Euphrates rivers resulted in the development of villages and cities. The growth of early settled communities contributed to —

• the rise of industrial production methods

• a nomadic lifestyle of hunters and gatherers

• cave paintings showing early man using tools

• the development of political and religious institutions

Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Climate changes (warmer) produced longer growing seasons.

• Spread of disease caused a reduction in the population.

• Natural disasters created a change in migration patterns.

• Changing sea levels forced hunter-gather societies to relocate.

Which of the following is one change that directly resulted from the development of farming approximately 10,000 years ago?

• It led to the production of stone tools.

• It led to the creation of settled communities.

• It led to the expansion of political rights for women.

• It led to the growth in the number of nomadic groups.

Which of the following are characteristics of civilizations?

• Class structure

• Specialized workers

• Advanced recordkeeping

• All of the Above

Why is the government of ancient Egypt considered a theocracy?

• The government has a representative legislature.

• Wealthy elite control most parts of government.

• Leadership passes from father to son.

• The pharaoh is considered a god-king.

Hammurabi’s Code became a model for later law codes because it introduced the idea of —

• governments having a judicial branch

• equal punishments for all social classes

• consistency and predictability in the law

• laws needing to be interpreted by judges

Which civilization developed an early writing system that used cuneiform script on wet clay tablets?

• Egyptian

• Sumerian (Mesopotamian)

• Indus River Valley

• Chinese Zhou Dynasty

Which ancient civilization was the first to use city planning and sewer systems?

• China

• Egypt

• Indus Valley

• Mesopotamia

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Paleolithic Era?

• Democratic political values

• Monotheistic belief systems

• Ethnic and cultural diversity

• Inequality between men and women

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

• Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming in a desert region.

• Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north.

• Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations.

• Egyptians believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a sign of supremacy.