World History Quarter 1 Test

Select 3 forms of early communication

• hieroglyphs
• grunts
• alphabets
• petroglyphs
• cuneiform

Select three characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies

• relied on the environment for food
• knew how to make fire and tools
• moved around a lot
• communities were large
• diseases spread quickly

Select two main types of sources historians use to gather information about the past

• primary
• artifacts
• maps
• secondary

How did the domestication of plants and animals affect agrarian societies?

Agrarian societies were based around

• iron tool making
• industry
• agriculture
• fishing and hunting

Which are examples of primary sources? Select all that apply

• commentaries
• letters
• fictional literature
• artifacts

Which are the four major river valleys that were homes to early civilizations?

• Yellow
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Indus
• Nile
• Ganghis

The practice of writing on Oracle bones assured

• priests were as important as the King
• writing of the Shang Dynasty was protected
• the future would accurately be predicted
• the King would remain in power

The Code of Hammurabi is a product of which civilization?

• Mesopotamian
• Indus
• Minoan
• Mycenaean

One of the famous laws from the Code of Hammurabi is: " If a man has destroyed the eye of a man of the gentleman class, they shall destroy his eye .... If he has destroyed the eye of a commoner ... he shall pay one mina of silver." AKA "an eye for an eye" In your opinion, was this fair? Explain