{Chapter 1 Quiz

Review for AP World History

1) What are the three Stone Age eras in order?

A) Neolithic, Paleolithic, MesolithicB) Mesolithic, Neolithic, PaleolithicC) Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic

C

2) The transformation that was most responsible for moving humans toward civilization was the

A) use of fireB) growth of towns and citiesC) rise of agricultureD) rise of specialized classes

C

3) Who developed a writing system with an alphabet?

A) SumeriansB) ChineseC) HarappansD) Phoenicians

D

4) Which group was the first to sustain a belief in monotheism?

A) SumeriansB) EgyptiansC) HarappansD) Jews

D

5) Metalworking was important to agricultural and herding societies for each of the following reasons EXCEPT:

A) Farmers could use more efficient metal hoes to work the ground.

B) Metal weapons were superior to those made of stone or wood.

C) Artisans could improve their craft with metal tools.

D) Large metal boats could be constructed, improving trade.

D

6) Where did hominids emerge?

A) Eastern AfricaB) The Middle EastC) MadagascarD) West Africa

A

7) Sedentary agriculture

A) emerged in East Africa and spread with humans along migration paths

B) began after the abandonment of hunting and gathering

C) started in the Middle East first but soon after developed independently in other areas

D) arose in the river valleys of the Huang-He and Indus River

C

8) This civilization’s language has yet to be deciphered.

A) BabylonB) HarappaC) Yellow RiverD) Mohenjo-Daro

B

9) Cuneiform and other writing systems were important for River Valley civilizations in part because they

A) helped organize elaborate political structures

B) led directly to gender inequalityC) were used by humans to detail

the value of coinageD) helped organize communities of

herders

A

10) Where do civilizations in the Neolithic Era tend to develop?

A) River valleysB) BeachesC) Surrounded by mountainsD) Large, open plains

A

11) What is the most significant development in the Neolithic Era?

A) Writing SystemsB) MesopotamiaC) MigrationD) Agriculture

D

12) The Egyptians developed all of the following EXCEPT

A) FractionsB) a 24 hour dayC)Addition, subtraction, division, multiplicationD) The concept of zero

D

13) Which of the following is NOT a feature of Sumerian civilization?

A) a simplified alphabet of 22 lettersB) zigguratsC) cuneiformD) city-states

A

14) King Menes in Egypt accomplished

A) the development of rigid social classesB) the unification of Upper and Lower EgyptC) the construction of the Pyramids of GizaD) the conquering of Nubians and Syrians

B

15) When the Yellow River Civilization began, they had not yet discovered which of the following?

A) WritingB) AgricultureC) PotteryD) Silk

A

16) All of the following are Mesopotamian communities EXCEPT:

A) BabyloniansB) AssyriansC) PhoeniciansD) Akkadians

C

17) Where did farming develop first?

A) MesopotamiaB) Indus River ValleyC) EgyptD) China

A

18) Stone tools, hunting and gathering, and an increasing number of Homo sapiens are features of the

A) Neolithic AgeB) Paleolithic AgeC) River valley civilizations

B

19) Unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt

A) did not have an effective method of irrigation

B) lacked a coherent system of writingC) began a religion well after they were

an established civilizationD) retained a unified state throughout

most of its history

D

20) A civilization generally includes which of the following components?

I – social classesII – writing systemsIII – governmental and religious institutionsIV - trade

A) I, III, IVB) I, II, IVC) I, II, IIID) All of the above

D

21) The Neolithic Age spans from:

A) 4,000 BCE - 0B) 12,000 – 8,000 BCEC) 3,000 – 1,000 BCED) 6,000 – 4,000 BCE

D

22) Unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt, Harappan civilization

A) became a geographic center for a unified, continuous culture lasting millennia

B) is difficult to study because its writing has not been deciphered

C) was secure from nomadic incursions and invasions

D) developed a monotheistic religion

B

23) The Paleolithic Age did NOT include

A) agriculturally based economiesB) small family unitsC) stone toolsD) cave art

A

24) River valley civilizations began to develop around

A) 3,000 BCEB) 6,000 BCEC) 1200 BCED) 2,000 BCE

A

25) Who invented writing first?

A) SumeriansB) BabyloniansC) HarappansD) Egyptians

A

26) Hammurabi’s Law Code

A) did not apply to noblesB) was mild in comparison to other

law codes from this periodC) decreed death for nearly every

offenseD) differed by social status and

gender of the offenderD

27) The Sumerians used or had all of the following EXCEPT

A) canals and leveesB) cuneiformC) barteringD) silk trade

D

28) Huang He means

A) DynastyB) social classesC) Yellow RiverD) Flooding Valley

C

29) What is the difference between Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?

A) Harappa had a military while Mohenjo-Daro did not

B) Mohenjo-Daro had a king while Harappa had local rulers

C) Harappa’s language has not been deciphered, while Mohenjo-Daro’s has

D) Harappa’s farms do not flood, while Mohenjo-Daro’s do

C

30) There are no written records created by this group.

A) HarappaB) XiaC) ShangD) Jews

B

31) This River Valley civilization’s cities were organized into square grids with roads and walls surrounding the outside.

A) EgyptB) MesopotamiaC) Yellow RiverD) Indus River

D

32) Akhenaten’s monotheism changed all of the following EXCEPT

A) Egypt’s religious practicesB) Egypt’s artC) Egyptian politicsD) Egyptian trade

D

33) Which statement about ziggurats is FALSE?

A) Ziggurats had a temple located at the top of the structure.

B) Ziggurats were built to be wide and flat, indicating the inherent weakness of mud as a building material.

C) Ziggurats were often dedicated to a single god.

D) Praying statues were found in a ziggurat temple, indicating the gods’ constant need for devotion. B

34) What is the first expression of human culture archaeologists have found?

A) ZigguratsB) The Book of the DeadC) Cave paintings in Lascaux,

FranceD) Statues in Tell Asmar

C

35) Mummification provided the following benefits:

I – provided a way for priests to learn about the human bodyII – provided a way for bodies to be prepared for the afterlifeIII – provided a way for certain Egyptians to benefit from their wealth and status

A) I and IIB) I and IIIC) II and IIID) I, II, and III

D

36) Social stratification was evident in Ancient Egypt in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

A) Royalty and elite were buried in elaborate structures, while commoners were buried in simple graves.

B) The priestly-scholarly class was literate, while commoners were not.

C) Slaves technically existed below peasants, the lowest social class.

D) All souls, regardless of status, were weighed against a feather before the journey to the afterlife.

D

37) The Hittites in Anatolia were the first to develop:

A) Copper technology.B) Bronze technology.C) Stone technology.D) Iron technology.

D

38) The Fertile Crescent is also referred to as the:

A) Huang He CivilizationB) Tigris and Euphrates River ValleyC) Nile River Valley.D) Indus River Valley

B