Chapter 2 test

Question 1

Which geographic factor likely contributed to the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution

Answer 1

Climate changes produced longer growing seasons

Question 2

The domestication of the plants and animals in areas near the Indus, Huang He, Nile, and Tigris-Euphrates river resulted in the development of villages and cities. The growth of early settled communities contributed to

Answer 2

The development of political and religious institution

Question 3

Whihc of the following is one change that directly resulted from the development of farming approximately 10,000 years ago

Answer 3

It led to the creation of settled communites

Question 4

The use of pottery and textiles are related to which characteristic of early civilizations

Answer 4

Specialized workers

Question 5

Using the diagram above, which letter indicates the area of Mesopotamia

Answer 5

C

Question 6

Which of the following conclusion about the impact of physical geography in Mesopotamia is supported by the information in the excerpt

Answer 6

The lack of resources generated a need for trade networks to develop

Question 7

Which of the following is one change to human societies as a result of the Neolithic Revolution

Answer 7

Development of specialization of labor

Question 8

How did the transition to farming influence the development of government

Answer 8

Governments were needed to organize large community projects

Question 9

The transformation to having surplus agriculture lead to the development of permanents settlements because it allowed for

Answer 9

Specialization of labor

Question 10

The growth of trade and commerce within early settlements contributed to the emergence of

Answer 10

Government

Question 11

A typical characteristic of theocratic governments in the Fertile Cresent includes

Answer 11

A blending of religious elements with leadership

Question 12

Why is the governments of ancient Egypt considered a theocracy

Answer 12

The pharaoh is considered a god king

Question 13

Which lasting impact did Hammurabi’s code have on law

Answer 13

Laws were made more consistent and predictable

Question 14

Hammurabi code became a model for later law codes because it introduced the idea of

Answer 14

Consistency and predictability in the law

Question 15

Which civilization developed an early writing system that used cuneiform script on wet clay tablets

Answer 15

Sumerian

Question 16

Which ancient civilization was the first to use city planning and sewer systems

Answer 16

Indus Valley

Question 17

Which river valley civilization is considered to have been the first to use geometry and the first to create a solar calendar

Answer 17

Egypt

Question 18

What is a hunter gatherer

Answer 18

Member of a nomadic group who’s food supplied depend on hunting animals and foraging plants

Question 19

What is domestication

Answer 19

Taming of animals for human use