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Unit 3 Test Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when did River Valley Civilizations develop?

a)

different places at different times

b)

different places at the exact same time

c)

same place at the same time

d)

river valley civilizations have never existed

2.

Which of the following are characteristics/examples of primary sources? Select all that apply.

a)

created by someone directly involved in the situation, around the same time the event took place

b)

created by someone not involved in the situation, shortly after the event took place

c)

created by historians long after the event took place

d)

diaries, letters, law codes, paintings, buildings

e)

literary analysis, textbooks, documentaries

3.

Do archeologists use material remains, written records, or beliefs and values to study prehistoric people?

a)

material remains

b)

written records

c)

beliefs and values

4.

Mesopotamians had a writing system called (a)   , while Egyptians used hieroglyphics.

5.

Which of the following are Social Institutions? Select all that apply

a)

Religion

b)

Government

c)

Family

d)

Art/Language

e)

Economy

6.

Agriculture was able to begin and expand starting in one area of the world, based on fresh water access, terrain, and latitude. How did latitude affect agriculture?

a)

the climate (seasons, precipitation, etc) of this latitudinal zone allowed significant growth

b)

this latitudinal zone is full of magic, and the prayers of farming humans allowed significant growth

c)

People in this latitudinal zone were able to create computers and factories, allowing significant growth

7.

Which of the following are characteristics of "civilization"? Select all that apply

a)

Organized government and religion

b)

Social hierarchy and job specialization

c)

Monumental architecture

d)

Systems of writing

e)

the development of cities - places with large populations

8.

What is cultural diffusion? How does it occur?

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9.

Canals and shadufs are examples of early irrigation systems. How does irrigation help with agriculture?

a)

Irrigation systems allow water to reach farther than just river banks, so fields can expand and farmers can grow more crops

b)

Irrigation systems are nice to look at, and were used as examples of decorative architecture

c)

Irrigation systems did not help with agriculture

10.

Where did the earliest humans come from?

a)

South America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Africa

d)

Siberia

11.

The Silk Road was a major route used to spread....

a)

material goods, like silk and other objects

b)

culture, like world religions, language, etc.

c)

both material goods and culture

d)

none of the above

12.

Which of the following are early river valley civilizations? Select all that apply.

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Central America

d)

Indus

e)

Huang He

13.

This triangle-shaped area of deposited sediment, located where major rivers flow into oceans/seas, is called a (a)  

14.

Which of the following is an example of a large mammal that can be domesticated by humans? Select all that apply.

a)

horse

b)

cow/ox

c)

goat/sheep

d)

llama/alpaca

e)

dog

15.

Chariots were first introduced to Egypt by the Hyksos people (an example of cultural diffusion!). Which of these is a chariot?

a)
b)
c)
d)