World History Q1 Exam Review - B-Day

One effect of the Neolithic Revolution was to-

• Prove that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of of the solar system.

• Develop surplus food production and permanent settlements

Egyptian scholars invented a more exact calendar with 365 days and 12 months based on the-

• Phases of the moon

• Flooding of the Nile River

The writing of the ancient Egyptians is called-

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

The rise of the Harappan civilization was encouraged by-

• The heavy rains of the lower Ganges River

• Land that was enriched and watered by the Indus River

Which of the following individuals was responsible for compiling a collection of laws that goverened business, work, and property rights while also setting harsh punishments for law breakers?

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

The first civilizations in India, China, Egypt, and Mesopotamia all-

• Developed along rivers

• Were organized into city-states

The Silk Road was important because

• The Chinese were eager for ideas from the outside world

• It connected regions to China

Asoka is best remembered for-

• Enslaving the pariahs and spreading the Hindu religion

• The spread of Buddhism and the Rock and Pillar Edicts

The great philosopher whose ideas were collected in the work called the Analects was-

• Confucius

• Mencius

Which characteristics did Babylonian and Hebrew society have in common?

• Sets of written laws

• Belief in the same gods