World History 4.01-4.05 Reivew

Which of the following represents the location of the Maya Civilization?

• A

• B

• C

Which of the following was the FIRST major Mesoamerican civilization?

• Olmec

• Aztec

• Toltec

• Maya

Which of the following is true of the Sahara Desert?

• 1. It is one of the oldest deserts in the world

• It gradually shrunk in size starting in the year 10,000 BC(E) opening up the Sahel for human settlement

• 1. It is a very young desert dating back only a few thousand years

• Despite dramatic climate change in the past 10,000 years the Sahara desert has remained remarkably stable

Which of the following was the basis of early African communities?

• 1. The extended family or clan

• 1. The nuclear family of parents & children

• 1. The village communes

• 1. The high priests in charge of monitoring the seasons

Which of the following was the key to the success of the Kingdom of Aksum?

• 1. Cultural borrowing from Egypt

• 1. Abundant Gold Mines

• 1. Mastery of the seasonal Nile floods

• 1. Control over important trade routes

Which of the following best describes the Maya Civilization?

• It was a religious theocracy

• It was a large militaristic empire

• It was composed of dozens of independent city-states

• Due to a lack of writing it is very hard to tell how exactly they were organized politically

What was key to success of the Maya Civilization?

• mastery of agriculture & astronomy

• mastery of iron working

• development of the wheel & domesitication of the horse

• control of trade routes between the Inca & Aztec Empires