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WorksheetsUnit 1 Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following did we not discuss in class as essential to the development of early civilizations?
a)
Plant/Animal Domestication
b)
Communication
c)
Agriculture
d)
Specialization of Labor
2.
Why are temperate climate zones more populous than polar climate zones
a)
There is more area for people to live in
b)
Humans can survive in warm weather unlike the colder regions
c)
There is a lack of dangerous wildlife, such as polar bears
d)
Temperate climates are good for farming
3.
Which of the following best describes why a North/South axis was less preferable than a East/West axis for civilization advancement?
a)
E/W axis was shorter and people didn’t have to travel as far
b)
E/W axis was only found in countries with good climates for farming
c)
N/S/ axis was located in countries with a smaller population
d)
N/S axis is located in the different climate – which is bad for farming, trading, and animal usage
4.
People with shared culture, values and goals are called:
a)
Hunter/Gatherers
b)
Pizarro
c)
Spanish
d)
Civilization
5.
Basin irrigation is a modification of geography used by which culture hearth?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Yellow River Valley
6.
Before the development of civilizations – how did small communities of humans survive and live?
a)
By co-existing peacefully with each other
b)
Taming dinosaurs to hunt for them and do tricks
c)
Slaying dragons and living in holes
d)
Hunting and gathering food – relocating once food became scarce
7.
Latitude lines run in which direction?
a)
North to South
b)
East to West
c)
North to West
d)
East to South
8.
Longitude lines run in which direction?
a)
North to South
b)
East to West
c)
West to North
d)
East to South
9.
Which is the only culture hearth located in the Americas?
a)
Meopotamia
b)
Nile River Valley
c)
Indus River Valley
d)
Mesoamerica
10.
The weather patterns of an area is called
a)
Civilization
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Tropics
11.
Of the following civilizations, which did not develop writing independently?
a)
Yellow River Valley (China)
b)
Greeks
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Mesoamerica
12.
Which of the following does not belong on the list of necessities for the development of civilization?
a)
Convenient water source
b)
Animal domesticaion
c)
Specialization of labor
d)
Bronze working
13.
Which civilization developed the first system of writing?
a)
Egypt
b)
China
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Mesopotamia
14.
The first form of writing was called:
a)
Cunieform
b)
Hieroglyphics
c)
Babylonian
d)
Rosetta Stone
15.
Relocation of large amounts of water for the purpose of agriculture is called:
a)
Civilization
b)
Mummification
c)
Specialization
d)
Irrigation
16.
This public work was one of the original “wonders of the world” and was built in Babylon
a)
Pyramids
b)
Hanging Gardens
c)
Great Wall
d)
Niagara Falls
17.
Which public work was constructed in Egypt?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Hanging Gardens
c)
Great Wall
d)
Niagara Falls
18.
Which public work was constructed in China?
a)
Pyramids
b)
Great Wall
c)
Hanging Gardens
d)
Niagara Falls
19.
Where is the Nile River located?
a)
China
b)
Egypt
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Indus River Valley
20.
Which of the following was not one of the discussed attractions that people had to ancient civilization cities and towns?
a)
Building of large public works
b)
Access to marketplaces for goods
c)
Existence of entertainment such as sports and recreation
d)
Public executions
21.
Which of the following civilizations have disappeared throughout the course of history?
a)
Olmec
b)
Egyptians
c)
Mesopotamians
d)
Chinese
22.
Which of the following was a major reason that the Nile River Valley civilization has survived?
a)
Natural Barriers
b)
North-South axis
c)
Polar Climate
d)
Dry, arid soil
23.
Factors or problems that cause people to relocate are called:
a)
Push factors
b)
Pull factors
c)
Stay factors
d)
Moving factors
24.
Factors that attract people to settle in new areas are called:
a)
Push factors
b)
Pull factors
c)
Stay factors
d)
Leave factors
25.
Which of the following could be used as a “push” factor?
a)
Abundance of food
b)
Availability of jobs
c)
Lack of war
d)
Lack of food
26.
Spartan government was a(n) ____________.
a)
Democracy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Theocracy
27.
Which of the following areas is not densely populated?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Central America
d)
United States
28.
Which of the following is most accurate about Athens?
a)
Strong army
b)
Was a democracy
c)
Valued luxurious items
d)
Valued military power
29.
Which of the following is a pull factor?
a)
Religious persecution
b)
Job opportunity
c)
Desertification
d)
Poor Housing
30.
Which of the following is a push factor?
a)
famine
b)
job opportunities
c)
better living conditions
d)
available entertainment
31.
What the push factor involved in the Great Migration?
a)
Cotton destruction from the Boll Weevil
b)
Poor treatment from Southern Whites
c)
Poor housing and living conditions
d)
All of these
32.
Which of the following is true about Hammurabi’s Code?
a)
Women were often treated with harsher punishments than men
b)
It was kept secret from the public
c)
A crime against a slave would receive a less punishment than a
crime against another man
d)
All are true
33.
Which public works project in Egypt was possible because of the increased feeding power of agriculture irrigation?
a)
Hanging Gardens
b)
Great Wall
c)
Pyramids
d)
Eiffel Tower
34.
Sumerian, Egyptian and Mayan writing all developed independently (not shared with each other).
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Which civilization mummified their dead?
a)
China
b)
Mesoamerica
c)
Egypt
d)
Mesopotamia
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