World History 1st Semester Review

Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilization?

• Its written language has not yet been deciphered.

• It existed for only a few hundred years.

How do we know that the people of the Indus Valley traded with the Sumerians?

• Indus seals were found in Sumer and Sumerian items in the Indus Valley.

• Indus Valley plumbing tools were found in Sumer.

Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies were both polytheistic.

• True

• False

What is the Egyptian writing system called?

• pictographs

• hieroglyphics

Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley?

• Cities were laid down without thinking, forming a jumble of streets.

• Cities were planned and had their own plumbing and sewage systems.

Judaism is a polytheistic religion.

• true

• false

Developed in Mesopotamia

Made laws objective

First set of written laws

Influenced later civilizations

Which of the following is described above?

• dead sea scrolls

• Code of Hammurabi

The word revolution signifies a great change in way of life. The Neolithic Revolution signifies a change in --

• an agrarian lifestyle that changes to a hunter and gathering lifestyle.

• a hunter-gathering nomadic lifestyle that changes to a settled, farming lifestyle.

Which characteristic of civilization later developed into people writing down accounts of historical events?

• organized religion

• record keeping

Which of the following is a contribution of ancient Roman culture?

• The development of a republican form of government

• The development of the moveable-type printing press