Final part 1

How did early governments support economic growth in river valley civilizations?

• Farmers relied on public works projects to protect their farms and crops.

• Artisans relied on public building projects for their livelihoods.

• Scribes urged early government to increase the need for written records.

• Traders relied on early governments to buy their goods.

Which of the following has its roots in Hammurabi’s Code?

• the alphabet

• the Constitution

• hieroglyphics

• the Dead Sea Scrolls

What rule of law did the Ten Commandments help to develop? “Finally, the Ten Commandments guided the ancient Jews in setting up their society and government, an influence that endures into our own time.”

• The idea that laws should apply to everyone equally.

• The rule that all laws should be displayed for the public.

• The idea that there should be separate laws for citizens and non-citizens.

• The belief that religious laws are more important than civil laws.

What role did the mountains play in the cultural development of South Asian civilizations?

• They provided protection from foreign invaders, allowing a unique culture to develop.

• They determined the frequency of monsoons and the growing season.

• They provided a place for the Aryan culture to develop its political system.

• They created a natural trade route to other cultures and their customs.

What conditions allowed India to flourish under Gupta rule?

• Conquest, expansion, and colonization

• Imperial rule, strict laws, and harsh punishments

• Peace, prosperity, and encouragement of education

• Democratic government, religious revival, and a blending of cultures

How did the Zhou dynasty influence all later Chinese dynasties?

• They were the first dynasty to use warfare to control China.

• They were the first dynasty to promote the Mandate of Heaven to support their rule.

• They were the first dynasty to use Confucian scholars to run the empire.

• They were the first dynasty to link the emperor with the supreme god, Shang Di.

Read the chart comparing the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. What major cultural development did the Inca civilization lack that was present in the other two civilizations?

• Astronomy

• a road system

• a writing system

• Medical science

Based on the graph, what conclusions can be drawn about the influence of climate on the rise of Mesoamerica?

• Civilizations benefited from plentiful rainfall.

• Civilizations benefited from an unlimited growing season for crops.

• Civilizations could only grow crops that thrived in wet, tropical conditions.

• Civilizations cultivated crops that thrived in a hot climate with little precipitation.

Read the quotation. Why could it be argued that Stoic philosophers influenced the politics of Hellenistic and future civilizations?

• Their teachings reinforced the idea that all people are one, should live in  harmony, and care for one another.

• Their teachings gave rise to the Hellenistic belief that all residents of a state  should be free people

• Their teachings influenced the successors of Alexander to set up democratic  governments throughout Persia.

• Their teachings encouraged impoverished peasants to rise in rebellion against  the powerful leaders of their states.

What was the relationship between Judaism and Christianity during the Roman empire?

• Both were major religions based on the Greek philosophy of Stoicism.

• Both religions elevated women to leadership positions.

• Christianity was based on Judaism, and both religions were monotheistic.

• After Christianity began, Judaism decreased in the Roman empire.