Which of the following best describes the main idea of the excerpt?

• Monks sometimes did not do as their leader commanded.

  
  

• Religious ideas were spread quicker when waterways were used.

  
  

• Giving to charity to help other humans was essential to life.

  
  

• Buddhism was diffused through missionary activity and commerce.

  
  

Which statement best describes the impact of farming on the rise of the first river valley civilizations?

• Powerful rulers refused to enslave their own subjects so they had to seek elsewhere.

• People stopped conducting warfare on neighboring groups in order to work together.

• High crop yields on fertile plains allowed more people to pursue other activities.

• People learned how to make fires, use animal hides, and make tools of stone, bone, and wood.

Which of the following conclusions is a true characteristic about life in Mesopotamia?

• Humans kept animals separated to prevent spreading disease.

• Early civilizations worked to continuously improve technology.

• Men and women were treated equally in the workplace.

• Milk was not used because it would spoil.

Which of the following best explains an immediate effect of the development of agriculture?

• Boats became obsolete because they no longer served a purpose.

• Humans didn’t need to hunt, so weapons technology stopped progressing.

• Workers had the time to be able to specialize in other jobs.

• Leaders stopped practicing theocratic rule because it created inequality.

Which of the following best describes a central idea of Buddhism?

• Buddha has created the Earth, so it is vital to its existence to treat it with respect.

• Living things will continue to be reincarnated for eternity because perfection doesn’t exist.

• The purpose of life is to bring an end to global suffering by eliminating selfish desires.

• Humans are superior to plants and insects, and they should control them in any desired way.

Which of the following best describes the location of River Valley Civilizations?

• Near mountains that are used as barriers from invasion

• In regions of high elevation with diverse animal populations

• Throughout areas with extreme climate shifts during seasons

• Places with easy access to fresh water for irrigating crops

Which of the following best completes the sequence?

• People start moving to rural environments

• Individuals begin specializing in a single skill

• Governments play a less significant role

• Farming is first introduced to civilizations

Hammurabi’s Code, The Ten Commandments, and The Twelve Tables were all significant to their societies because they established-

• democratic governments

• official religions

• rules of behavior

• economic systems

Which of the following best completes the chart?

• Peace develops among provinces

• The adoption of Confucianism

• Limitation of family birthrates

• Establishment of the Mandate of Heaven

Which event would be next in the development of democratic-republican government?

• Rome created a written code of laws which stated that all citizens were equal under the law.

• Persia adopted democracy and spread the philosophy throughout the Persian Empire.

• Alexander the Great spreads the idea of separation of powers and branches of government.

• The Han dynasty implements civil service exams to enhance equality for government appointees.