1. Neolithic Revolution –Crisis of Late Antiquity
8,000 BC-500 AD

2. Where does the archaeological evidence
gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey suggest the earliest humans developed?
(1) Great Rift Valley
(2) Amazon rain forest
(3) Himalaya Mountains
(4) Philippine archipelago

3. A direct result of the Neolithic Revolution is that people
(1) began living in permanent settlements
(2) developed a nomadic way of life
(3) depended on hunting and gathering
(4) used crop rotation to increase agricultural output

4. Subsistence farming can best be defined as
(1) harvesting a surplus of crops to be sold for profit
(2) producing just enough food for a family’s survival
(3) domesticating animals to transport goods
(4) irrigating crops to increase production

5. Which practice is most closely associated with a person of the Islamic faith?
(1) refraining from eating meat on Fridays
(2) praying five times a day
(3) following the Eightfold Path
(4) worshipping many gods

6. The Gupta Empire was best known for its
(1) advances in mathematics and medicine
(2) efforts to resist European imperialism
(3) development of the barter system
(4) construction of Angkor Wat

7. Ethnocentrism is best defined as
(1) the belief that one’s culture is superior to all others
(2) military preparation for a civil war
(3) love and devotion to one’s country
(4) a belief in one god

8. • The east is bordered by the Yellow Sea.
• The population is concentrated along the coast and in the river valleys.
• Mountains, plateaus, and deserts dominate the western region.
To which country do all of these geographic statements apply?
England
Nicaragua
(3) China
(4) Philippines

9. Which social scientist primarily studies how
people change resources into goods and services?
archaeologist
economist
(3) sociologist
(4) psychologist

10. Which action is most closely associated with polytheism?
(1) praying in a synagogue
(2) accepting the Eightfold Path
(3) worshipping many gods
(4) reading the Koran

11. Which society practiced direct democracy?
ancient Athens
Gupta Empire
(3) dynastic China
(4) early Egypt

12. The caste system in India was characterized by
(1) toleration for various religious beliefs
(2) equality between men and women
(3) a lack of social mobility
(4) the right of people to choose their occupations

13. Which belief is most closely associated with the
philosophy of Confucianism?
nirvana
prayer
(3) reincarnation
(4) filial piety

14. One similarity between the ancient civilizations in Egypt and in China is that they developed
(1) nomadic lifestyles
(2) monotheistic belief systems
(3) democratic governments
(4) written forms of communication

15. What effect did the geography of ancient Greece have on its early development?
(1) The mountainous terrain led to the creation of independent city-states.
(2) A lack of natural seaports limited communication.
(3) An inland location hindered trade and
colonization.
(4) Abundant natural resources encouraged self sufficiency.

16. One contribution of ancient Roman culture was the development of
(1) the concept of zero
(2) the process of making silk
(3) a republican form of government
(4) the printing press

17. The Pillars of Emperor Asoka of the Mauryan Empire and the Code of Hammurabi of Babylon are most similar to the
(1) ziggurats of Sumeria
(2) map projections of Mercator
(3) Great Sphinx of the Egyptians
(4) Twelve Tables of the Romans

18. One similarity between animism and Shinto is that people who follow these belief systems
(1) practice filial piety
(2) worship spirits in nature
(3) are monotheistic
(4) are required to make pilgrimages

19. • Siberian Plain
• Sahara Desert
• Amazon Basin
• Mongolian Steppes
One characteristic common to these areas is that they all
(1) have a low population density
(2) are located between major river valleys
(3) are major religious centers
(4) have large areas of valuable farmland

20. Which belief system is most closely associated with the terms Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, and nirvana?
Buddhism
Judaism
(3) Christianity
(4) Shinto

21. Confucianism had a strong impact on the
development of China mainly because this
philosophy
(1) established a basic structure for military rule
(2) provided a basis for social order
(3) contained the framework for a communist government
(4) stressed the importance of the individual