Waits: Unit 2 Test Review

The following are results of the Neolithic Revolution, EXCEPT:

• A gained surplus in resources

• An increased desire to stay away from other people

• An increased population and life expectancy

• Established settlements

River valley civilizations developed as a results of--

• The domestication of animals

• Access to fresh water

• Agricultural practices

• All of the above

One necessity that developed as a result of organized civilizations is--

• The exclusion of law-making

• A declining of a developed writing system

• The removal of specialized labor

• The codification of laws

Sumeria and Babylon are examples of--

• early Mesopotamian civilizations

• early Egyptian civilizations

• early Indus Valley civilizations

• early Chinese dynasties

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

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

• a sedentary lifestyle that changes to a nomadic lifestyle

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

• a peaceful society to a war for change

Which of the following is a PULL factor towards agriculture?

• The extinction of larger animals

• The ability to specialize labor

• Wild plants became less plentiful

• Limitations on how much can be gathered

Cuneiform is to Mesopotamia as ____________ is the Ancient Egypt.

• Sanskrit

• Hammurabi's Code

• Logographic script

• Hieroglyphics

This is an ancient, strict law system that is often referred to as the "eye for an eye law system."

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Bible

• The Theocracy

• The Ten Commandments

The majority of religious beliefs observed in these civilizations were polytheistic, which means:

• The belief in no god

• The belief in one god

• The belief in many gods

• The belief that you are god

Ancient China has a long history of ___________________, or a series of rulers from a single family.

• ziggurats

• pyramids

• religions

• dynasties