1. Review for AP World History
Chapter 1 Quiz
Review for AP World History

2. 1) What are the three Stone Age eras in order?
Neolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic
Mesolithic, Neolithic, Paleolithic
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic C

3. 2) The transformation that was most responsible for moving humans toward civilization was the
use of fire
growth of towns and cities
rise of agriculture
rise of specialized classes C

4. 3) Who developed a writing system with an alphabet?
Sumerians
Chinese
Harappans
Phoenicians D

5. 4) Which group was the first to sustain a belief in monotheism?
Sumerians
Egyptians
Harappans
Jews D

6. 5) Metalworking was important to agricultural and herding societies for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:
Farmers could use more efficient metal hoes to work the ground.
Metal weapons were superior to those made of stone or wood.
Woodworkers and other manufacturing artisans could improve their craft with metal tools.
Large metal boats could be constructed, improving trade. D

7. 6) Where did hominids emerge?
Eastern Africa
The Middle East
Madagascar
West Africa A

8. 7) The start of sedentary agriculture
occurred simultaneously in various places and spread around the world
began after the abandonment of hunting and gathering
started in the Middle East first but soon after developed independently in other areas
arose in the river valleys of the Huang-He and Indus River C

9. 8) This civilization’s language has yet to be deciphered.
Babylon
Harappa
Yellow River
Mohenjo-Daro B

10. 9) Cuneiform and other types of writing are important in part because they
help organize elaborate political structures
lead directly to social stratification
can compel leaders to follow written guidelines of behavior
helped organize communities of herders A

11. 10) Where do civilizations during this period tend to develop?
River valleys
Beaches
Surrounded by mountains
Large, open plains A

12. 11) What is the most significant development in the Neolithic Era?
Writing Systems
Mesopotamia
Migration
Agriculture D

13. 12) The Egyptians developed all of the following EXCEPT
Fractions
a 24 hour day
Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication
The concept of zero D

14. 13) Which of the following is NOT a feature of Sumerian civilization?
a simplified alphabet of 22 letters
ziggurats
cuneiform
city-states A

15. 14) King Menes in Egypt accomplished
the development of rigid social classes
the unification of Egypt
the construction of the Pyramids of Giza
the conquering of neighboring nomads B

16. 15) When the Yellow River Civilization began, they had not yet discovered which of the following?
Writing
Farms
Pottery
Silk A

17. 16) All of the following are Mesopotamian communities EXCEPT:
Babylonians
Assyrians
Phoenicians
Akkadians C

18. 17) Where did farming develop?
Mesopotamia
Indus River Valley
Egypt
China A

19. 18) Stone tools, hunting and gathering, and an increasing number of Homo sapiens sapiens are features of the
Neolithic Age
Late Paleolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
River valley civilizations B

20. 19) Unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt
did not have an effective method of irrigation
lacked a coherent system of writing
began using metal tools much later
retained a unified state throughout most of its history D

21. 20) Which of the following is the correct time period for the Paleolithic Era?
2 million - 8,000 BCE
2.5 million – 12,000 BCE
2.5 million – 1 million BCE
100,000 – 10,000 BCE B

22. 21) Compared to river valley cultures in Egypt and Mesopotamia, Chinese civilization
probably developed after civilizations in the Nile Valley and Mesopotamia
predates the rise of civilization in both Egypt and Mesopotamia
did not rely on heavy irrigation as year-round water was plentiful
has no verifiable historic origins and left no written records A

23. 22) A civilization generally includes which of the following components?
I – social classes
II – writing systems
III –institutions
IV - trade
I, III, IV
I, II, IV
I, II, III
All of the above D

24. 23) The Neolithic Age spans from:
4,000 BCE - 0
12,000 – 8,000 BCE
3,000 – 1,000 BCE
6,000 – 4,000 D

25. 24) Unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt, Harappan civilization
became a geographic center for a unified, continuous culture lasting millennia
is particularly difficult to study because its writing has not been deciphered
was secure from nomadic incursions and invasions
developed a monotheistic religion B

26. 25) The Paleolithic Age did NOT include
agriculturally based economies
small family units
stone tools
cave art A

27. 26) River valley civilizations begin to develop around
3,000 BCE
6,000 BCE
1200 BCE
2,000 BCE A

28. 27) Who invented writing first?
Sumerians
Babylonians
Harappans
Egyptians A

29. 28) Hammurabi’s Law Codes
did not apply to the nobles
were mild in comparison to other law codes from this period
decreed death for nearly every offense
differed by social status and gender of the offender D

30. 29) The Sumerians used all of the following EXCEPT
canals and levees
cuneiform
bartering ox D

31. 30) Huang He means
Dynasty
social classes
Yellow River
Flooding Valley C

32. 31) What is the difference between Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Harappa had a military while Mohenjo-Daro did not
Mohenjo-Daro had a king while Harappa had local rulers
Harappa’s language has not been deciphered, while Mohenjo-Daro’s has
Harappa’s farms do not flood, while Mohenjo-Daro’s do C

33. 32) Which regions did Egypt NOT have entanglements with?
Kush
Cyprus
Nubia
Syria B

34. 33) There are no written records created by this group.
Harappa
Xia
Shang
Jews B

35. 34) This River Valley civilization’s cities were organized into square grids with roads and walls surrounding the outside.
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Yellow River
Indus River D

36. 35) Akhenaten’s monotheism changed all of the following EXCEPT
Egypt’s religion and religious practices
Egypt’s art, particularly the human body
Egyptian political attitudes
Egypt’s calendar D

37. 36) Which statement about ziggurats is FALSE?
Ziggurats had a temple located at the top of the structure.
Ziggurats were built to be wide and flat, indicating the inherent weakness of mud as a building material.
Ziggurats were often dedicated to a single god.
Praying statues were found in a ziggurat temple, indicating the gods’ constant need for devotion. B

38. 37) What is the first expression of human culture archaeologists have found?
Ziggurats
The Book of the Dead
Cave paintings in Lascaux, France
Statues in Tell Asmar C

39. 38) Mummification provided the following benefits:
I – provided a way for priests to learn about the human body
II – provided a way for bodies to be prepared for the afterlife
III – provided a way for certain Egyptians to benefit from their wealth and status
I and II
I and III
II and III
I, II, and III D

40. 39) Social stratification was evident in Ancient Egypt in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
Royalty and elite were buried in elaborate structures, while commoners were buried in simple graves.
The priestly-scholarly class was literate, while commoners were not.
Slaves technically existed below peasants, the lowest social class.
All souls, regardless of status, were weighed against a feather before the journey to the afterlife. D

41. 40) The Hittites in Anatolia were the first to develop:
Copper technology.
Bronze technology.
Stone technology.
Iron technology. D

42. 39) The Fertile Crescent is also referred to as the:
Huang He Civilization
Tigris and Euphrates River Valley
Nile River Valley.
Indus River Valley B