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WHAP Unit 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes the significance of legal codes to early civilizations?

a)

They reflected and reinforced existing social and political hierarchies.

b)

They granted citizens the right to choose their rulers and representatives.

c)

They effectively settled disputes between pastoralist and agrarian communities.

d)

They facilitated the introduction of monotheistic religions.

2.

What is this?

a)

Popul Vuh

b)

The Code of Hammurabi

c)

A ziggarat

d)

Ethical Monotheism

3.

The relationship between Hammurabi and Shamash as depicted in the image best illustrates which of the following features of ancient civilizations.

a)

Rulers claimed that their authority derived directly from divine power.

b)

Rulers created new religions to unify conquered peoples.

c)

Rulers asserted that royal laws were superior to diving laws.

d)

Rulers deferred to the priestly class for religious guidance

4.

Varna is the Aryan term for

a)

Social Class

b)

A destroyer god

c)

A code of behavior

d)

Sum of one's deeds

5.

Which civilization MOST LIKELY created the sculpture in the image above?

a)

Maya

b)

Teotihuacan

c)

Olmecs

d)

Mohica

6.

One similarity between the Bantu migration and the Aryan migration is

a)

Both had religious beliefs that influenced the creation of monotheistic religions where they settled.

b)

Both experienced cultural diffusion with other groups they encountered.

c)

Neither transmitted a language to the civilizations they encroached on.

d)

Both were dissolved into the civilizations they encroached on.

7.

Which of the following is a major geographic difference between the river civilizations?

a)

Unlike the other civilizations, Indian agriculture struggled due to unpredictable monsoon rains.

b)

Unlike the other civilizations, China utilized vast deserts to prevent unwanted invasion.

c)

Unlike the other civilizations, Egypt benefited from regular and predictable flooding of the river valley.

d)

Unlike the other civilizations, Mesopotamia was rarely attacked due to natural barriers.

8.

Which rulers were strengthened by their control over the technological advantage of bronze?

a)

Xia

b)

Shang

c)

Zhou

d)

Phonetians

9.

The Mesopotamian style of writing was known as

a)

demotic.

b)

cuneiform.

c)

alphabetic.

d)

hieroglyphs.

10.

Which of the following accurately describes a difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Age

a)

The Paleolithic Age people used agriculture and in the Neolithic they used pastorialism c

b)

The Paleolithic Age they developed social classes and in the Neolithic they had no classes

c)

The Paleolithic Age both genders were equally valued and in the Neolithic they were patriarchal

d)

The Paleolithic Age people used stone tools and in the Neolithic they used Iron

11.
Which of the following geographical advantages was shared by Egypt and Mesopotamia? 
a)
Large deposits of iron that made building east. 
b)
Large deserts that completely isolated each civilization. 
c)
Access to water for irrigation and other uses. 
d)
Borders protected by natural geographic barriers. 
12.
A patriarchal society is said to be 
a)
A society dominated by females and children. 
b)
A society that prides itself on equality of genders. 
c)
A society that emphasizes men's roles. 
d)
A society that partly utilizes agriculutre and pastoralism to benefit the community. 
13.
The earliest known writing samples were concerned primarily with 
a)
commerce. 
b)
law codes. 
c)
the activities of royalty. 
d)
religious practices. 
14.
How did people spend their time during the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Building cities
b)
Learning new jobs
c)
Finding food
d)
Weaving and Farming
15.
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
a)
Migration
b)
Culture
c)
Nomad
d)
Artisan