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WARM UP – FEBRUARY 2
• Everyone take a study guide and answer these questions
on a post it:
• 1. Name the rivers that are important resources in
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China
• 2. Which civilizations had social classes with large
divisions between each class? Which civilization had
very little division amongst its people?
• 3. Name three innovations of the Zhou Dynasty (look
at your notes from yesterday)
UNIT 1: EARLY HUMANS AND EARLY
RIVER CIVILIZATIONS
TEST REVIEW
TEST REVIEW
• Look thru your notes – pretend you were making a test for Unit
One – Create 5 questions you think may be on the test –
• Make 4 questions just simple short answer questions
• Make 1 question a multiple choice question
TEST REVIEW
1. Which civilization that we have discussed is most
affected by monsoons?
(A) Mesopotamia
(B) Egypt
(C) India
(D) China
• 2. Which geographic feature did the earliest
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civilizations in Egypt, India, and China have in
common?
(A) mountains that provided protection from invasion
(B) rivers that increased the fertility of the land by flooding
(C) vast forests that supplied lumber for building
(D) tropical climates that included monsoons
• 3. One major advancement made during the Neolithic
Revolution was the invention of:
• (A) Metal Tools
• (B) Wooden Tools
• (C) Weapons for Hunting and Gathering
• (D) Fire
4. The Neolithic Revolution is seen as a turning point
in human history mainly because:
(A) farming led to settled communities
(B) people started using animal skins for clothing
(C) copper was first used to improve stone tools
(D) cave paintings recorded the activities of nomadic
groups
5. During the Neolithic Revolution, production of a food
surplus led directly to:
(A) a nomadic lifestyle
(B) a reliance on stone weaponry
(C) an increase in population
(D) a dependence on hunting and gathering
6. Prehistory is defined as the time before the invention
of:
(A) Writing
(B) Cave Paintings
(C) Language
(D) Music
7. Why were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers important
geographic features in the survival of the civilization in
Mesopotamia?
(A) The rivers were natural barriers that helped to prevent
outsiders from entering the civilization
(B)
The rivers helped to make the land fertile and ideal for
agriculture
(C) The rivers flooded like clockwork making farming
conditions easy to predict
(D) The rivers allowed for easy transportation to Asia
8. One important factor that contributed to Neolithic
civilizations being able to settle in one place was:
(A) The hunting and gathering of plants and animals
(B) The invention of stone tools
(C) The domestication of animals
(D) The conquering of other civilizations
9. Early civilizations were created and thrived because
of their location next to:
(A) Cities
(B) Rivers
(C) Mountains
(D) Deserts
10. One advantage that the Nile River provided for
Ancient Egypt that the Tigris and Euphrates did not
provide for Mesopotamia was:
(A) It served as a natural barrier that prevented invasions
and conquests
(B) It rarely flooded
(C) It was very short and easy to maintain
(D) It was only used for transportation and did not have too
many people using it
11. All of the following can be concluded about the
Code of Hammurabi EXCEPT:
(A) The laws favored the government over regular people
(B) The laws favored regular people over the government
(C) The laws discriminate against poorer people and
women
(D) the laws regularly used the death penalty as a
consequence for committing a crime
12. The two groups considered to be the most powerful
in Egyptian society were:
(A) Priests and Pharoahs
(B) Pharaohs and Merchants
(C) Priests and Merchants
(D) Priests and Women
13. One cultural similarity between the civilizations in
Mesopotamia and Egypt was:
(A) They were both monotheistic
(B) They were both polytheistic
(C) Both cultures believed in burying their kings in pyramids
and resurrection
(D) Both cultures relied on natural barriers for protection
14. All of the following were important uses for rivers in
early civilizations EXCEPT:
(A) Transportation
(B) Trade
(C) Agriculture
(D) Entertainment
15. The most remarkable achievement by the Harappan
Civilization was their innovation in:
(A) Irrigation Systems
(B) City Planning
(C) Winding Streets
(D) Farming Equipment
16. One major cultural difference between Ancient India
and Mesopotamia and Egypt was:
(A) Ancient India did not rely on rivers for agriculture
(B) Ancient India was ruled by an absolute ruler while
Mesopotamia and Egypt were theocracies
(C) Ancient India did not have large social class divisions
while Mesopotamia had very structured social classes
(D) Ancient India did not have natural barriers while both
Mesopotamia and Egypt did
17. Prehistoric humans used images from their daily
lives and imaginations to create:
(A) Cave Painting
(B) Hieroglyphics
(C) Religious scriptures
(D) Hymns and Song
18. The cultural center of Mesopotamia used for a
government center and place of worship was called:
(A) Pyramid
(B) Ziggurat
(C) City-State
(D) Church
19. The Zhou Dynasty in China used a system of ruling
where families controlled different regions of the
country. This type of rule is known as:
(A) Theocracy
(B) Monarchy
(C) Feudalism
(D) Dynasty
20. All of the following were innovations introduced by
the Zhou Dynasty EXCEPT:
(A) Roads and Canals
(B) Blast Furnaces
(C) Coined Money
(D) City Planning
NOTES FOR UNIT 1 TEST
• Early Humans
• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• India
• China
• Venn Diagram for Old and New Stone Age
STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
• What is prehistory?
• Why was the domestication of animals such an important
innovation that allowed people to survive?
• Which two rivers run thru Mesopotamia?
STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
• What did Mesopotamia have to establish due to their lack of
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natural resources?
What is a city-state?
What was the Ziggurat?
What is cultural diffusion?
Social classes- who is at the top and bottom of the Social
Classes in Mesopotamia?
STUDY GUIDE REVIEW
• Social classes – who is at the top and bottom of the Social
classes in Egypt?
• Why are historians not sure about the origins and decline of
Ancient India’s civilization?
• What were the major innovations of the Harappan Civilization?
• What natural barriers existed in Ancient China?