Unit 1 world history

Polytheism means that a person or religion ______

• has the divine right to rule over a people

• Believes in many gods

• has no gods or godesses

• Believes in only one god

A complex human society with certain cultural and technological developments is a ________

• Government

• Aristocracy

• Dictatorship

• Civilization

What was the major contribution of the Sumerians?

• Astronomy

• The first Wheel

• Cuneiform, the first written language

• Hieroglyphics

What two rivers were important to the Mesopotamia's development?

• Tigris and Yellow Rivers

• Euphrates and Indus Rivers

• Tigris and Nile Rivers

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Hammurabi's Code was important because _________

• It enacted harsh punishments on any offenders

• It was the first written set of Laws

• It helped Hammurabi rise to power

• It made people behave the right way

What was the important language development created by the Phoenicians?

• Pictographs

• Cuneiform

• The Phonetic Alphabet

• Hieroglyphics

Which river supported the Egyptians and had a predictable flood cycle?

• The Yellow River

• The Nile River

• The Tigris River

• The Indus River

Why would geographical features, such as mountains and deserts, be helpful to Early Civilizations?

• They helped keep invaders out of the area

• They made them ethnocentric

• They made trade easier

• They made farming difficult

The Shang and Zhou Dynasties were part of what River Valley Civilization?

• Ancient Egypt

• Mesopotamia

• Ancient China

• Ancient India/Indus River Valley

These rulers viewed themselves as god-kings, and ruled over city-states in Egypt

• Kings

• Pharaohs

• Lords

• Emperors