WHAP Review

Which of the following best describes the significance of legal codes to early civilizations?

• They reflected and reinforced existing social and political hierarchies

• They granted citizens the right to choose their rulers and representatives

• They effectively settled disputes between pastoralist and agrarian communities

• They facilitated the introduction of monotheistic religions

Varna is the Aryan term for

• social class

• a destroyer god

• a code of behavior

• sum of one's deeds

One similarity between the Bantu migration and the Aryan migration

• Both had religious beliefs that influenced the creation of monotheistic religions where they settled

• Both experienced cultural diffusion with other groups they encountered

• Neither transmitted a language to the civilizations they encroached upon

• Both were dissolved into the civilizations they encroached upon

Which of the following is a major geographic difference between the river civilizations?

• Unlike the other civilizations, Indian agriculture struggled due to unpredictable monsoon rains

• Unlike the other civilizations, China utilized vast deserts to prevent unwanted invasions

• Unlike the other civilizations, Egypt benefited from regular and predictable flooding of the river valley

• Unlike the other civilizations, Mesopotamia was rarely attacked due to natural barriers

Which rulers were strengthened by their control over the technological advantage of bronze?

• Xia

• Shang

• Zhou

• Phonetians

The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as

• demotic

• cuneiform

• alphabet

• hieroglyphs

How did people spend their time during the Paleolithic Age?

• Building cities

• Learning new jobs

• Finding food

• Weaving

Archduke Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of

• Germany

• Serbia

• France

• Austria-Hungary

Which country was NOT involved in WWI?

• France

• Mexico

• Russia

• The United States

What was the name of the peace treaty that ended WWI?

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Treaty of Serbia