Global9Q1Benchmark

One effect of the Neolithic Revolution was to

• introduce commercial investment in joint stock companies

• expand the use of realism in portraits and landscape paintings

• develop surplus food production and permanent settlements

• prove that the Sun, not Earth, was the center of the solar system

Based on this passage, what is a valid conclusion about civilization in the Indus Valley?

• Lack of a Rosetta stone has hindered linguists from deciphering Indus Valley script.

• The absence of pottery vessels and seals from the Indus Valley indicates limited urban development.

• The Indus Valley civilization controlled a territory that extended from western Europe to China.

• Artifacts suggest the Indus Valley civilization is older than the civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia.

A student is researching the reasons for the rise and fall of classical civilizations. Would this map help the student with their research?

• Yes, because it shows the geographical extent of one of the world's classical civilizations.

• Yes, because it shows modern day political boundaries of one of the world's classical civilizations.

• No, because it explains only the end of a classical civilization and shows only modern boundaries.

• No, because it does not indicate the factors that brought about the civilization nor the forces of its demise.

Which of the following statements accurately describes a reason for the innovation presented in the image?

• People in Mesopotamia had a complicated system of laws that had to be written down.

• Early scribes were mainly in charge of writing down prayers.

• Mesopotamians learned to read so they could keep up with the latest news around their vast empire.

• Writing was first created to keep track of daily food supplies and payments.

Which change throughout the world led to the development of these areas?

• Formation of art and architecture

• Cultural diffusion

• Invention of farming

• Discovery of trade

Which region was the birthplace of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

Mandate of Heaven, production of silk, and reverence for ancestors are all characteristics associated with civilizations in

• India

• China

• Greece

• West Africa

The use of the decimal system, advancements in medicine, and construction of Hindu temples are most closely associated with the golden age of the

• Abbassid dynasty

• Handy dynasty

• Gupta Empire

• Roman Empire

In India, for which achievement is the Gupta Golden Age best known?

• Adoption of the printing press

• Invention of the iron foot stirrup

• Use of gunpowder

• Development of the concept of zero

Oracle bones, Daoism, and the Mandate of Heaven are all associated with early civilizations in

• Egypt

• Russia

• India

• China