Ancient Civilizations Quiz

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.

Which of the following is one characteristic of many societies in the Early Civilizations Era (8000 B.C.-500 B.C.)?

• Democratic political values

• Monotheistic belief systems

• Ethnic and cultural diversity

• Inequality between men and women

The domestication of plants and animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris-Euphrates 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.

Which characteristic of civilization is described above?

• Record keeping

• Social stratification

• Specialization of labor

• Government organization

Which characteristic of civilization in the Indus River Valley is illustrated in the diagram?

• Economic systems

• Religious institutions

• Advanced urban areas

• Systems for recordkeeping

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

• Class structure

• Specialized workers

• Complex institutions

• Advanced recordkeeping

Which geographic pattern is illustrated on the map?

• Early civilizations settled close to the equator.

• Early civilizations were vulnerable to invasions.

• Early civilizations formed near fresh water sources.

• Early civilizations depended on trade with one another.

Which ancient civilization was the first to use city planning and sewer systems?

• Egyptian

• Sumerian

• Indus River Valley

• Mesopotamia