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Review Unit 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following identifies Egypt on the map?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

2.

Which of the following identifies Mesopotamia on the map?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

3.

Which of the following identifies Israel on the map?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

9

4.

Which of the following identifies the Indus River on the map?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

9

5.

Which of the following identifies the Nile River on the map?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

8

d)

9

6.

How did rulers use religion to legitimatize their rule?

a)

the people believed the rulers were messengers of the gods

b)

the people religious practices such as rituals and ceremonies

c)

the people built huge structures.

d)

the people believed the rulers would lead their society and was chief priest over all other gods

7.

How did kings use monumental structures to legitimize their rules? (check as many as apply)

a)

structures were seen as a visual expression of political power

b)

they were use for animal sacrifice

c)

structures built to impress the people and their enemies

d)

structures were built as temples to worship the gods

8.

In the previous unit we learned about Jared Diamond's "The worst mistake in the history of the human race?" Jared believed that agriculture was the worse mistake because it led to many social inequalities. Which of the following identifies these mistakes? (select two)

a)

the laws in Hammurabi's Code

b)

monotheism

c)

the social hierarchy in Egypt, South Asia, and Babylonia

9.

Define the vocabulary term "dynasty"

a)

A family of rulers that control a country for many generations

b)

The organization of people into different ranks in a society

c)

the right of the government to rule over its people, as perceived by those whom the government rules over

d)

A group of people with a common culture

10.

Define the vocabulary term "Legitimacy"

a)

a system of values and beliefs

b)

A country that has a predictable government that does not change suddenly or often

c)

the right of the government to rule over its people, as perceived by those whom the government rules over

d)

The organization of people into different ranks in a society

11.

Define the vocabulary term "ideology"

a)

a system of values and beliefs

b)

A country that has a predictable government that does not change suddenly or often

c)

the right of the government to rule over its people, as perceived by those whom the government rules over

d)

The organization of people into different ranks in a society

12.

How did Ancient Egyptian rulers legitimize their rulers? check as many as apply)

a)

Religion and monumental architecture

b)

monotheism

c)

polytheism

13.

According to Hammurabi's Codes how were people in society treated? (check as many as apply)

a)

All people were treated fairly

b)

The freed and wealthy were value highly

c)

The women were allowed fair rights to intellectual property

d)

The commoners and slaves were valued the least.

14.

Which of the following river valley civilization were polytheistic? check as many as apply?

a)

Ancient Israel

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

Babylonia

d)

Ancient South Asia

15.

What did the worship of many gods and goddesses lead to for the river valley civilizations (check as many as apply)

a)

complex language

b)

complex religions

c)

dynasties

d)

rigid social hierarchies

16.

The increase population of the river valley civilizations in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia changed the _____________ of these regions

a)

physical geography

b)

yhuman geograph

c)

economic distribution

d)

urban populaton

17.

The Jewish people were located in this region____

a)

The Middle East

b)

South Asia

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Ancient Egypt

18.

The religion of the Jewish people is called ____________ and it was a ______ religion. (check two)

a)

Judaism

b)

universalizing religion

c)

monotheistic

d)

Vedas

19.

Hammarubi's Code was established in which of the following regions?

a)

Ancient Egypt

b)

South Asia

c)

Ancient Israel

d)

Mesopotamia

20.

The Jewish people were exiled to Babylonia and there were Jewish mercenaries who lived on Elephantine Island.   Why were Jewish people living in Babylonia and Ancient Egypt?

a)

the Jewish people were invited to lived in these palces t create balance

b)

the Jewish homeworld was over run with diseases

c)

People were forced to leave their home know as Jewish diaspora

d)

The people were running from God

21.

By the end of the Vedic period in 500 CE, The social hierarchy became extremely ______ people were no longer allowed to moved up in the caste system.

 

a)

pliable

b)

forced

c)

rigid

d)

religious