WH Common Assessment #1 Review

Why was the Neolithic revolution so important?

• People learned to hunt and gather

• People learned how to make fire

• A global language developed

• Permanent settlements appeared for the first time.

What is responsible for the rise of civilizations?

• The invention of the wheel

• The invention of bronze

• The invention of fire

• The invention of agriculture

How did the discovery of agriculture impact the early civilizations?

• War became less common

• People learned how to make fire

• All people were enslaved

• Food surplus allowed for complex societies to form

Which of the following is true about ALL the early civilizations

• They could all read

• People had specialized jobs

• They were monotheistic (ONE GOD)

• They hunted and gathered

What civilizations lived in this dark grey area?

• India

• Greece

• China

• Mesopotamia

True / False: the Egyptian Pharaohs were seen as gods by the common people of ancient Egypt.

• True

• False

Which religion created the 10 commandments?

• Polytheism

• Judaism

• Hammurabi

• Islam

The Egyptian pharaohs were both KINGS and RELIGIOUS leaders. This makes their government a...

• Republic and democracy

• Theocracy and Monarchy

• Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune

True / False: The role of women in ancient civilizations was to take care of children

• True

• False

The Hebrew 10 Commandment are historically important because

• They established a social / religious system of "right and wrong"

• These religious laws were also political laws

• All countries adopted the 10 commandments

• It established the ideas of electing leaders through voting.