1. Unit Two
Review Game

2. Q1
The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point in human history mainly because
farming led to settled communities
people started using animal skins for clothing
copper was first used to improve stone tools
cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic groups

3. Q2
People who move from place to place in search of food can be said to be
Sedentary
Nomadic
Civilized
Barbaric

4. Q3 One result of the Neolithic Revolution was
A decrease in trade between cultural groups.
A reliance on hunting and gathering for food.
The establishment of villages and the rise of governments.
An increase in the number of nomadic tribes.

5. Q4
One reason the Euphrates, Indus, Nile, and Tigris river valleys became centers of early civilization is that these river valleys had
Locations in regions of moderate climate and abundant rainfall.
Borders and elevations that were easy to defend.
Rich deposits of coal and iron ore.
The means for irrigation and transportation.

6. Q5
Which action is most closely associated with the early Mesopotamian civilizations?
building floating gardens to grow corn
establishing representative democracies
developing a writing system using cuneiform
constructing Hindu temples

7. Q6
Which practice is closely associated with most ancient river valley civilizations?
recording events in cave paintings
using irrigation systems
developing democratic traditions
spreading monotheistic religious customs

8. Q7 Cultural diffusion is the
Spread of ideas or culture over time, through trade, invasion, and migration.
Dividing up of money.
Long distance trade.
An Egyptian temple dedicated to the sun god.

9. Q8
The primary reason ancient peoples of the Nile River valley built levees, dikes, and reservoirs was to
purify sacred waters
create a shorter route to distant cities
defend against invaders
increase agricultural production

10. Q9
Mandate of Heaven, production of silk, and reverence for ancestors are all characteristics associated with civilizations in
India
Greece
China
West Africa

11. Q10
Why was flooding beneficial to the Egyptians, but harmful to the early Indians?
Floods in Egypt were predictable while the floods in India were unpredictable.
Floods in Egypt were fast while floods in India were slow.
Floods in Egypt were in the summer while floods in India were in the winter.
Floods in both Egypt and India were harmful.

12. Q11
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are important cities along what major river valley?
Yellow River Valley
Nile River Valley
Tigris River Valley
Indus River Valley

13. Q12
Discovery of streets arranged in a grid-like pattern and a system of pipes for moving water in Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro suggest that these ancient river valley cities in South Asia had
organized governments
subsistence-based economies
polytheistic beliefs
rigid social classes

14. Q13
All of the following are considered to be common elements of complex societies EXCEPT
An organized government bureaucracy.
A distinct religious structure.
A uniform system of artistic styles, weights and measures.
A location near a major ocean.

15. Q14
The people of ancient Mesopotamia impacted future civilizations by using writing primarily to
Record business transactions of daily life.
Spread religious concepts throughout the Fertile Crescent.
Record the military achievements of the ruler.
Communicate with neighboring city-states.

16. Q15
What term describes a religion that believes in many different gods?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Multitheistic
Intratheistic

17. Q16
“If a noble has knocked out the tooth of a noble of his own rank, he shall knock out his tooth.  But if he has knocked out a commoner’s tooth, he shall pay one-third mina of silver.” – Code of Hammurabi
Which principle of Babylonian society does this passage from the Code of Hammurabi illustrate?
All men were equal under the law.
Fines were preferable to corporal (physical) punishment.
Divisions existed between social classes.
Violence was always punished with violence.

18. Q17
What was special about Egyptian pharaohs compared to kings from other civilizations?
The Egyptians thought of the pharaoh as a god on Earth.
The Egyptians elected their pharaohs.
The Egyptian pharaohs were the only kings to ride in chariots.
The Egyptian pharaohs were very wealthy.

19. Q18
What major building project was begun under the Qin dynasty in China to protect them from nomadic raiders in the north?
The Great Pyramids at Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Great Wall

20. Q19
A ZIGGURAT is an important religious building in what river valley civilization?
Egypt
Mesopotamia
China
India

21. Q20 Which is a major characteristic of Judaism?
Belief in a single just and all-powerful God
Praying five times a day
Following the Eightfold Path
Worshipping many gods

22. Q21 The use of metal tools marked the end of the Neolithic Age and a
Beginning of the Metal Age.
Movement away from agriculture.
Complete abandonment of other tools.
New level of human control over the environment and its resources.

23. Q22
Religion provided the Egyptians with a sense of security, and Egyptian rulers were viewed as
Manifestations of the land god.
Earthly forms of the sun god Re.
Disruptions in the universal cosmic order.
The sole gods to be worshipped in Egyptian society.

24. Q23
The duty of members of a family to subordinate their needs to those of the male head of the family is known as
Pictographs.
Zhou.
Filial piety.
Bureaucracy.