Unit 1 Review WH Spr 24

What was the geographic feature that Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, India, and Ancient China were built around?

• Deserts

• Oceans

• Mountains

• River Valleys

Which action best describes polytheism?

• praying in a mosque

• following the Eight-Fold Path

• reading the Torah

• worshipping many gods

Which statement best describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, India, and Ancient China?

• large deserts provided many mineral deposits

• mountain ranges provided protection for all civilizations

• river valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops

• The oceans provided trade routes

What is the name given to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Egypt

• India

• Mesopotamia

• Clarksville

What was the name of the first writing system that was developed in Mesopotamia?

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• alphabet

• pictograms

Which religion is considered monotheistic?

• Confucianism

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

The terms moksha, karma, dharma, Brahmin, and nirvana are most closely associated with which religion?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

Which empire is described by the statements below?

-Hinduism was the dominant religion

-The concept of zero and the decimal system were introduced

-Astronomers discover the Earth is round

• Han China

• Persian Empire

• Sumerian Empire

• Gupta India Empire

What is a city state?

• A city surrounded by agricultural land.
• A city.
• A city with a wall.
• An empire.

Cuneiform is...

• a system of government
• the world's first system of writing
• a type of poem or story
• a seal