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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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