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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was water important for early civilizations?

a)

It provided entertainment.

b)

It was used to help crops grow, for drinking, and for safety.

c)

It gave people a place to build houses far from the environment.

d)

It prevented trade.

2.

Use the source to answer the question.

Which group of people would have been at the bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid?

a)

merchants

b)

scribes

c)

slaves

d)

farmers

3.

What is NOT a characteristic of cities in the Indus River Valley?

a)

cities had fortified walls

b)

had roadways

c)

houses had flat roofs

d)

used wind mills to produce electricity

e)

basic plumbing to get rid of waste

4.

What was the most important idea that the Bantu spread in Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

form of government

b)

language

c)

Islam

d)

farming tools

5.

Along the journey the Bantu's Spread?

a)

Culture, Heritage, Language, and Religion

b)

Religion, Political standards, language and religion

6.

The Olmecs were considered ___________ because they began many traditions that were used by later civilizations.

a)

MVPs

b)

Motherculture

c)

Mesoamerican royalty

7.

One way the Chinese governed their large country was by using the Mandate of Heaven. Which of the following is the best definition of the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

Using force to rule

b)

creating a dynasty of pharaohs

c)

the idea that the gods gave the rulers the right to rule

d)

Praying and asking Jesus to forgive their sins so they can go to heaven

8.

The Sumerian or Mesopotamian writing system was called

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

English

d)

Sargon

9.

Who migrated along the route the map shows?

a)

Ghana

b)

Bantu

c)

Mali

d)

Egyptian

10.
What is an artifact
a)
something a paleontologist finds 
b)
Any object made by  humans left behind
c)
The remains of an animal or plant that died and  left a bone or imprint long ago.
d)
a book
11.

Which of the following artifact of the Harappan civilization was mainly used for commercial purposes?

a)

Bronze/metal sculpture

b)

Stone sculpture

c)

Seal

d)

Terracotta

12.

Where did the Olmec people settle?

a)

The Olmecs settled in what is now Canada

b)

The Olmecs settled in parts of Mexico and Central America.

c)

The Olmec settled on the northwestern part of South America

13.

Judaism is monotheistic. This means they believe in

a)

One God

b)

Many Gods

c)

One prophet

d)

Reincarnation

14.

what is irrigation

a)

a way to get water to crops

b)

a way to swim in peace

c)

an escape

d)
15.

What is monotheism

a)

Belief in many gods

b)

Belief in one god

16.

What characteristic does this image represent?

a)

Advanced cities

b)

Specialized workers

c)

Advanced Technology

d)

Record Keeping

e)

Compex institutions

17.

Mesopotamia was located on a flat plain between what two rivers?

a)

Yangtze and Indus

b)

Tigris and Nile

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Ganges and Euphrates

18.

What does the term “civilization” mean?

a)

Larger groups of people living together in one place in more complex societies with social hierarchies and specialization of labor.

b)

The process by which people change plants and animals over time at a genetic level to increase their productivity or other desired traits.

c)

A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.

d)

A way of life where a group of people survives from the secondary products of herds. People follow patterns of grazing to keep their herds alive.

19.
Pharaohs functioned as . . . 
a)
kings
b)
generals
c)
religious leaders
d)
all of the above
20.

The Olmecs made large pyramids, temples, and ________ out of stone.

a)

Feet

b)

Noses

c)

Heads

d)

Cats

21.

Hammurabi was best known for his _______. A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.

a)

Beard

b)

Consequences

c)

Code

d)

Sword

22.

Why did the Ancient Egyptians build temples?

a)

To entertain the children

b)

To keep government records

c)

To house their Egyptian Gods and perform rituals

d)

To teach people how to read and write

23.

the ruling authority for a community, usually religious leaders in early human history

a)

public works

b)

art and architecture

c)

government

d)

job specialization

24.

What was the main purpose of early writing systems?

a)

To write stories

b)

To keep records

c)

To send secret messages

d)

To draw pictures

25.

Where did the first civilizations rise?

a)

Along river valleys

b)

Near mountains

c)

Along the ocean front

d)

Near Seas