Q1 Exam Review

What factors led to the rise of permanent settlements during the Neolithic Revolution?

• developments in religion and government

• warmer climate and agricultural developments

• women were given more rights and wanted to settle down

• loss of hunting skills and increase in population

What effect did a food surplus have during the Neolithic Revolution?

• People stopped hunting

• Trade ended

• People could develop specialized skills

• Everyone in society was equal

Choose all that apply.

What effect(s) did Alexander the Great have?

• Beginning of the Hellenistic Era

• The end of Greek culture

• Blending of Greek and Persian cultures

• Spread of Christianity

What was the significance of the Mandate of Heaven?

• It gave Chinese dynasties the power to rule

• It gave Persian dynasties the right to rule

• It made the Chinese people rise up and demand democracy

• It was the Chinese religion

What empire led to the spread of Christianity?

• The Persian Empire

• Greece in the Hellenistic Era

• The Mauryan Empire

• The Roman Empire

What led to the development of river valley civilizations? Choose all that apply

• Food surplus

• Population growth

• Specialized workers

• monotheism

What did Christianity and Buddhism have in common that helped them spread through the people?

• Both have only one god

• Both are exclusive to only the best people

• Both offered advice and hope and were open to everyone

• They have nothing in common

What is the basic philosophy behind Confucianism?

• there is only one god and his laws are supreme

• the military is the heart of the culture

• building a social order through a hierarchy of relationships

• there is an eight-fold path to enlightenment

What happened after the Fall of Rome in Europe?

• the Catholic Church also collapsed

• destroyed cities were abandoned

• trade continued without interruption

• the eastern portion survived as the Byzantine Empire

Why is the Fertile Crescent called the "cradle of civilization?"

• two rivers and fertile land was ideal for agriculture

• this is where all world religions developed

• it is not called the 'cradle of civilization'

• it is the birthplace of the Buddha