WHaG Unit 2 Review

Which of the following is a feature of a civilization?

• Monumental architecture

• Large military

• Engagement in agriculture

• Trading of goods and ideas

The Aztecs developed a base-20 number system, used primarily to record financial transactions. This statement best reflects which feature of a civilization?

• Unique art

• Centralized political system

• Shared communication system

• Labor specialization

All the following describe feudalism in medieval Europe EXCEPT:

• The lord with the most land and, in turn, power was called the king

• People with more wealth and power gave land to less powerful people in exchange for military service

• The serfs, or peasants, occupied the bottom of the feudal pyramid of power

• Warriors such as knights held less social power than merchants and artisans

This stone statue from the Great Zimbabwe civilization best reflects which feature of a civilization?

• Unique art styles

• Social classes

• Large population centers

• Centralized political system

Many of the earliest civilizations were located near rivers, which flood annually and deposited nutrients in surrounding soil.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Direct democracy, where all citizens voted on laws themselves, was the most common political system in 1200 CE.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which statement is an accurate example of how the natural environment impacted human behavior?

• Large bamboo forests resulted in the Japanese building many structures out of wood.

• Cold temperatures year round made it necessary for the people of Great Zimbabwe to use animal furs as clothing.

• An absence of freshwater rivers prevented Chinese people living during the Song Dynasty from farming.

• Most European castles were built out of sun baked mud bricks due to an absence of forests and rock quarries.

The Silk Roads best reflect which theme of geography?

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Movement

Culture is part of a person's DNA.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Culture is the way of life of a group of people.

• TRUE

• FALSE