U2 Ancient Civilizations

What statements support Jared Diamond's theory that Agriculture was the worst mistake in the history or the human race regarding social hierarchy. (choose two)

• hunter gathers were egalitarian

• the social classes in South Asian

• Polytheistic belief in many gods

• Hammurabi's Code

A system of values and beliefs about what is best for a state

• conversion

• ideology

• irrigation

• natural barriers

According to lesson 2.3 Egyptian rulers use this to legitimize their rule (choose two)

• divine origin

• monumental architecture

• Ziggurats

• religious ideas

Hammurabi’s code reinforced the social hierarchy by assigning the same crime different consequences depending on--

• a person's rank in society and rights

• gender only of the offender

• class only of the victim

• class and patriarchy

What type of belief system did the Egyptian people practice--

• monotheistic beliefs

• polytheistic beliefs

Because many river civilizations worship many gods in monumental temples this means that--

• River valley civilizations had experienced flooding

• River valley civilizations had natural barriers

• River valley civilizations had food surplus

• River valley civilization had many complicated religions

Maps that show areas of land and a map key is mostly related to--

• human geography

• mobile maps

• physical geography

• monotheistic religion

Judaism is the first _____________ religion and was founded in the _______

• monotheistic religion

• South Asia

• polytheistic religion

• Middle Asia

During the Neolithic Revolution what led to the beginnings of the first river valley civilizations?

• patriarchy

• migration

• hunter -gathers

• Food surplus

Which of the following locations are river valley civilizations? (check all that apply)

• Mesopotamia

• Australia

• South Asia

• Ancient Egypt