Unit 2 Review

Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Climate changes produced longer growing seasons.

• Spread of disease caused a reduction in the population.

• Natural disasters created a change in migration patterns.

• Changing sea levels forced hunter-gather societies to relocate.

Why was Egypt called the "Gift of the Nile"?

• Irrigation from the Nile provided for farming in a desert region.

• Protection from the Nile kept invaders from entering from the north.

• Fish and wildlife from the Nile were traded with neighboring civilizations.

• Egyptians believed the gods had placed the Nile in Egypt as a sign of supremacy.

The domestication of plants and animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and TigrisEuphrates rivers resulted in the development of villages and cities. The growth of early settled communities contributed to —

• the rise of industrial production methods

• a nomadic lifestyle of hunters and gatherers

• cave paintings showing early man using tools

• the development of political and religious institutions

Which of the following is one change that directly resulted from the development of farming approximately 10,000 years ago?

• It led to the production of stone tools.

• It led to the creation of settled communities.

• It led to the expansion of political rights for women.

• It led to the growth in the number of nomadic groups.

The use of pottery and textiles are related to which characteristic of early civilizations?

• Class structure

• Specialized workers

• Complex institutions

• Advanced recordkeeping

Diagrams of city planning and plumbing plans in the Indus River Valley region of Mohenjo-Daro illustrate what?

• Economic systems

• Religious institutions

• Advanced urban areas

• Systems for recordkeeping

Mesopotamia was in what modern day country?

• Iraq

• Texas

• Egypt

• Germany

The physical geography of China influenced development in the Huang He valley because —

• waterfalls on the river made it difficult to navigate affecting trade in the area

• earthquakes in the region caused destruction creating a need for stable government

• large deposits of iron ore attracted invaders to the region resulting in constant warfare

• mountains to the west of the river valley protected the region creating cultural isolation

Irrigation from the Nile had to be used in Egypt to provide water for crops.

• True

• False

What geographic feature influenced where early civilizations developed?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Desserts

• Oceans