Unit 2 Check for Understanding

Despite its severity, ________ reinforced the idea that government had a responsibility for what occurred in society.

• Hammurabi’s Code
• Dynastic cycle
• Feudalism
• Mandate of Heaven

The ___________ were built to house the pharaohs’ bodies, because their spirits were believed to rule even after death.

• Pyramids
• Empire
• Tombs
• Dynasty

________________ is another name for the Indus Valley civilization that arose along the Indus River; characterized by sophisticated city planning.

• city- state
• Babylon Empire
• Harappan civilization
• India Dynasty

The Chinese originally developed the idea of the _____________ to justify the Zhou overthrow of the Shang.

• Mandate of Heaven
• Pyramids
• Dynastic cycle
• Feudalism

________________ is the ruler with 282 laws that controlled Babylon.

• Hammurabi
• Queen Spina
• Sargon of Akkad
• The Indus dynasty

By bringing together the peoples and nations of northern and southern Mesopotamia, Sargon of Akkad created the world’s first ______________.

• The Indus dynasty
• Empire
• City State
• Polytheisic state

Because the rulers of Egypt were considered divine figures, Egypt’s government was a _____.

• Theocracy
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• The best of all governments

__________ developed during the Zhou dynasty when members of the royal family and noble were granted to use of land that legally belonged to the king.

• Feudalism
• Dynastic cycle
• Monarchy
• Theocracy

Seasonal winds called _____ dominate India’s climate and affect crops.

• Cultural diffusion
• Monsoons
• Lateen sails
• Climate change

The rise, decline, and replacement of families is called the _________.

• Dynastic cycle
• Hammurabi’s Code
• Theocracy
• Empire