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Period 1 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following have scholars advanced as a possible explanation for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations?

a)

Participation of women in animal-drawn, plow-based agriculture

b)

Increased role of women outside the home

c)

Decline in birthrates that accompanied civilizations

d)

Emergence of large-scale warfare with professionally led armies

2.

Which of the following provided the primary economic foundation for civilization?

a)

Slavery

b)

Warefare

c)

Writing

d)

Agriculture

3.

The discovery of Indus Valley seals in Mesopotamia suggests that the seals were used

a)

as tribute

b)

in rituals

c)

in trade

d)

in diplomacy

4.

What was one purpose that writing served in the First Civilizations?

a)

To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state

b)

To entertain the elite society

c)

To record folktales

d)

To record migration patterns of animals

5.
All of the following were features of the civilizations in Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, the Indus River Valley, and the Yellow River valley EXCEPT: 
a)
A degree of craft specialization
b)
A level of social stratification
c)
Development of irrigation systems
d)
Construction of architectural monuments
6.
Which of the following First Civilizations is sometimes referred to as the “mother civilization” of Mesoamerica?
a)
Olmec
b)
Norte Chico
c)
Mesopotamia
d)
Aztec
7.

Civilizations refers to:

a)

A particular and distinctive type of human society organized into cities and states.

b)

A growth of inequality amongst social groups in early civilizations

c)

Formations of complex institutions

d)

Term to describe the movements of nomadic peoples

8.

The Agricultural Revolution occurred independently in various parts of the world between

a)

12,000 and 4,000 years ago

b)

1700 and 1800

c)

200,000 and 100,000 years ago

d)

1000 BCE

9.

What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

First Civilizations

b)

Paleolithic Revolution

c)

Neolithic Revolution

d)

Mesopotamia

10.

In what ways were chiefdoms different from agricultural village societies?

a)

Chiefdoms were permanent settlements based on agriculture

b)

Chiefdoms contained more inequality

c)

Chiefdoms often organized themselves in terms of kinship groups or lineages.

d)

Chiefdoms had organized irrigation systems and controlled trade with neighboring areas organized by temple priests

11.
What mountain range protects China to the Southwest?
a)
Andes
b)
Alps
c)
Apennines
d)
Himalayas
12.
Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Atheistic
d)
Agnostic
13.
What decides where you end up in the caste system in India?
a)
Karma
b)
Good Luck
c)
Bad Luck
d)
Faith
14.
The concept of power in China could be summed up by the concept of 
a)
Nirvana 
b)
Moshka 
c)
Mandate of Heaven 
d)
Democracy 
15.
Which of the following is credited with being one of the earliest law codes in history?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Hammurabi's Code
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
The Ziggurat
16.
Which ancient civilization fits the description below? 
1- Constructed multistory houses
2- Arose near the Indus River
3- Disappeared for reasons that remind unclear
a)
Harappan
b)
Shang
c)
Kushite
d)
Mayan
17.
The characteristic political organization of the Tigris-Euphrates civilization was
a)
democracy
b)
large, durable empires
c)
regional city states
d)
small, nomadic groups
18.
What is the class system that existed in India?
a)
The Caste System
b)
The Class Pyramid
c)
The Chaste Hierarchy
d)
The Indian Hierarchy
19.

What role did women play in agricultural village societies?

a)

Women participated in textile work

b)

Women were in charge of hunting.

c)

Women provided education.

d)

Women led rituals.

20.

Why did some areas of the world not experience the Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Some chose not to farm

b)

Terrain was not ideal for farming

c)

Agricultural Revolution affected every area.

d)

Some cultures where to isolated from other societies.