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WorksheetsUnit 2A Review
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 35mins
Match the following definition:
"a government where the leader is believed to be divine."
Theocracy
Monarchy
Neolithic Revolution
Reincarnation
Match the following definition:
"form of government in which a single individual rules."
Monarchy
Theocracy
Reincarnation
Secondary Sources
What important shift occurred because of the Neolithic Revolution?
shift from food-gathering to food-producing civilization
mass migration of people following game animals
a great flood that wiped a large portion of the population away
the neoliths conquered the cave-men
Why did most early civilizations develop in river valleys?
Rivers provided favorable conditions for agriculture
Travel
They were pretty
For Protection
What were the major benefits for humans in domesticating animals?
(pick two)
Steady food supply
No longer needed to hunt for food
Travel
Plowing land
An increase in food led to and increase in the world's _______.
population
trade
lazyness
obesity
Which event would most likely have caused early agricultural civilizations to interact with each other?
the expansion of a civilization's territory
the conquest of one people by another
the migration of one people to another location
the outbreak of disease
Which statement best explains why early civilizations were located in large river valleys/
Rivers contributed the resources needed for widespread agriculture to develop.
River valleys provided the natural obstacles needed to protect against conquest.
River valleys had the kind of temperate climate that humans are adapted to the best.
Rivers made it easier for people to travel the long distances needed to trade with others.
Which advances did the most to help sustain the growing human population during the Neolithic Era?
increased scientific knowledge
improved hunting methods
new construction techniques
the development of agriculture
How did early civilizations develop a stable food supply?
gathering
hunting
nomadic lifestyle
agriculture
What type of social structure was common in early civilizations?
People were ranked into social classes based on their religion.
People were ranked into social classes based on the job they did.
People were ranked into social classes based on their use of technology.
People were ranked into social classes based on their culture.
Early civilization established this the help explain the world around them
culture
government
religion
social structure
Specialized workers were possible with the invention of agriculture because:
people had more time on their hands instead of looking for food
farming was super easy to do
farming was done mostly by animals now anyway
farming didn't lead to specialized workers in any way
The reason RECORD KEEPING or writing began is so that officials and traders could keep track of their laws and records of sale.
TRUE
FALSE
_____ formed when people moved near water and were able to grow their own food.
Civilizations
Religions
Social structure
Technology
____________ defined how people acted with each other, e.g. slaves, religions leaders, merchants, farmers, etc.
Government
Writing
Social Structure
Religion
What is the name given to the scale we use to represent different governments?
Liberty-Order Scale
Liberty-Freedom Scale
Freedom and Order Scale
All of the following are characteristics of governments on the left side of the scale EXCEPT
Most Freedom
Most Order
Most in Power
Democracies
Which of the following are characteristics of the state? (Click all that apply)
Body of People
Defined living space
Ruled with territory
Political Organizations
How do we define a nation?
large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language inhabiting a particular country or territory
large group of people living multiple places but united by history and langauge
just a group of people living a country together
body of people living in a defined place with the power to make and enforce laws and a government to do this
Why did some people decide to create a state?
People didn't have a choice, they were forced into it only
people saw the benefits of coming together
There was no benefit of coming together
Most peoples decided that it wasn't worth it to come together
Name of the theory for those people who willing came together to form a state
Coercive
Force
voluntaristic
willing state formation
This is a deal between the people and the state in which people give up their natural state (freedom) to an extent to the state in exchange for order, protection, and peace.
Government Contract
Hobbes Contract
Locke's Contract
Social Contract
What is the coercive theory of state formation?
People willingly give up their rights to the government in exchange for protection, order, peace
people willingly decide to join together to create a state
People are forced to join together by one group towards another group to exploit them for labor
People make the decision not to join together because they don't see the benefits
This philosopher believed that a king and a monarchy was the best form of government
Rousseau
Locke
Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
What type of government would locke think is best?
Representative Democracy
Junta
Dictatorship
Monarchy
All of the following are characteristics of governments on the right hand side of the scale EXCEPT?
most order
most freedom
one in power
Which side of the scale would you find Democracies?
Left Side
Middle
Right Side
Can float between all three
What type of governments would you find in the middle of the scale?
Democracies
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Theocracy
Which type of governments are on the right part of the scale?
Democracies
Oligarchies
Autocracy
Theocracy
What type of "government" would you find on the far left of the scale?
Dictatorship
Representative Democracy
Anarchy
Junta
Which type of government would you find on the far right of the scale?
Anarchy
Direct Democracy
Junta
Dictatorship
Which of the following would be an example of the type of government you would find in the middle of the scale?
Anarchy
Direct Democracy
Junta
Dictatorship
Identify the following type of government: This government requires that it's citizens propose and vote on all laws.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Junta
Theocracy
Identify the government: This type of government is ruled by one person, who makes all the decisions, and citizens live in fear of talking poorly of their leader.
Anarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Dictatorship
Identify the government: Citizens elect individuals to serve in a legislative body, which passes laws that all citizens have to follow.
Direct Democracy
Junta
Dictatorship
Representative Democracy
Identify the government: This government is led by a small group of military officers, who overthrew the last government.
Anarchy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Junta
Identify the government: This government is ruled by a King, who inherited the throne from his father.
Anarchy
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Junta
Identify the government: This country is ruled by God, led by a religious leader.
Theocracy
Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Anarchy
Identify the government: This government is ruled by no one leader, and actually there is no government at all.
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Anarchy
What would be an advantage of a direct democracy?
All in power
voting for people to represent you in government
one leader in charge
a small group of people ruling and making decisions
What is the advantage of a dictatorship?
quick to make a decision
all in power
a few in power
potential for a bad leader
What would be an advantage of a representative democracy?
Citizens vote for people to make decisions for them
all are in power
no one is in power
terrible leadership
