Global 9H Final Exam Review

Which was true of food-gathering societies in prehistoric times?

• Society was highly industrialized.

• The population tended to be small.

• The concept of private property was important.

• There was a system of mass production.

 One result of the Neolithic Revolution was

• an increase in the number of nomadic tribes

• a reliance on hunting and gathering for food

• the establishment of villages and the rise of governments

• a decrease in trade between cultural groups

How did the introduction of agriculture affect early peoples?

• Societies became more patriarchal

• Food production declined.

• Nomadic patterns increased

• Birth rates decreased rapidly.

The river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates, the Nile, and the Indus were centers of civilization because they

“If a seignior (noble) has knocked out the tooth of a seignior of his own rank, they shall knock out his tooth. But if he has knocked out a commoner's tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.”

– Code of Hammurabi

 Which idea of Babylonian society does this portion of the Hammurabi code of law reflect?

• All men were equal under the law.

• Fines were preferable to corporal punishment.

• Divisions existed between social classes.

• Violence was always punished with violence.

Draw the image we associate with social classes.

The religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share a common belief in

(a)  

 Which statement would most likely be spoken by a Hindu and not by a Muslim?

• “I am planning to go to Mecca next year to participate in the hajj.”

• “My belief in the teachings of the Koran are very important to me.”

• “I always enjoy the feast that follows the end of Ramadan.”

• “My good deeds today will serve me well in my next reincarnation.”

The spread of Buddhist ideas and customs to China and Southeast Asia was the result of

(a)  

Which belief system is most closely associated with the terms Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, and nirvana?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Shinto