Ap World History Eoc

Front 1

What was NOT a common trait of early civilization?

Back 1

Normadism
civilization in this sense implies a level of complexity in social organizations requires a sedentary lifestyle.

Front 2

Where did the earliest civilizations tend to develop?

Back 2

River valleys

Front 3

Based on the preponderance of archaeological evidence, which region of the world saw the development of the earliest civilizations?

Back 3

The Middle East

Front 4

Which people are generally credited with founding Mesopotamian civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley?

Back 4

Sumerians

Front 5

What conclusions can we draw about Babylonian society from the following excerpt from Hammurabi's code?
-221. If a physician heals the broken bone or diseased soft part of a man, the patient shall pay the physician 5 shekels in money. 222. if he were a freed man he shall pay three shekels. 223. if he were a slave his owner shall pay the physician 2 shekels.

Back 5

Babylonian medical practice reflected prevailing patterns in social status.

Front 6

What is NOT true of the ancient Egyptian pyramids?

Back 6

That they were built under the influence of Chinese advisors

Front 7

Which early river valley civilizations developed in the greatest state of isolation from the rest?

Back 7

Huang He River

Front 8

Which people are credited with developing the first phonetic alphabet?

Back 8

Phoenicians

Front 9

Which choice best characterizes the relationship between early civilizations and writing?

Back 9

Writing permitted record keeping for trade and governments

Front 10

Which of the following was true for ALL of the early agricultural systems?

Back 10

Domestication of perennial plants in each region.

Front 11

Which statement is most accurate regarding Jewish monotheism?
A) It traces its origins to Abraham
B) It was spread by missionaries in the Ganges River valley.
C) It appealed mainly to wealthier people
D) It incorporated the idea of reincarnation
E) It rejected all of the laws of the Mesopotamian civilization

Back 11

It traces its origins to Abraham

Front 12

Confucianism, Hinduism, and Christianity had what in common?

Back 12

They helped justify and preserve social inequality

Front 13

Which of the following did ancient Egyptian, Shang and Sumerian civilizations all have in common?

Back 13

River valley location

Front 14

The period 8000BCE to 600 CE saw all of the following except?
A) Birth of major world religions
B) Origin of agriculture
C) Use of gunpowder
D) Urbanization
E) Development of writing

Back 14

Use of gunpowder

Front 15

What classical society was based in the eastern Mediterranean Sea?

Back 15

Greek

Front 16

River Valley civilizations, such as Egyptians or Sumerians, developed all of the following except?
A) Craft specialization
B) Social Stratification
C) Constitutional monarchy
D) Long-Distance trade
E) Complex religious rituals

Back 16

Constitutional Monarchy

Front 17

Which ancient civilization fits the description found below?
-Constructed multistory structures
-Arose near the Indus River
-Disappeared for reasons that remain unclear

Back 17

Harappan

Front 18

What is an example from the classical world that best characterizes the principle of cultural diffusion?

Back 18

Preference for silk garments among the Roman elite

Front 19

All of the following were important impacts of the rise of metalwork in the ancient world EXCEPT?
A) metal tools make farming easier
B) Metal arms revolutionized war fighting
C) Specialized labor developed further
D) Metal ships revolutionized trade and naval warfare.
E) Metallic coins facilitated trade

Back 19

Metal ships revolutionized trade and naval warfare

Front 20

Which civilization's decline was most likely due to drastic environmental change?

Back 20

Indus

Front 21

What additional challenge do historians studying the Harappan society of the Indus River valley face that does not exist when studying Sumerian or Egyptian civilizations?

Back 21

Harappan writing has never been deciphered

Front 22

Which is the name of the ancient Sumerian writing system?

Back 22

Cuneiform

Front 23

The order in which these empires or civilizations emerged was:
1-Sumerian
2-Shang
3-Roman
4-Han
A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 1, 2, 4, 3
C) 2, 1, 4, 3
D) 2, 3, 1, 4
E) 4, 3, 2, 1

Back 23

1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Front 24

Based on available knowledge, which of the following was NOT a part of Homo Erectus' world?
A) tool making
B) language
C) Bipedalism
D) Hunting
E) Agriculture

Back 24

Agriculture

Front 25

Compared to other revolutions in world history, which feature of the Neolithic Revolution is most unusual?

Back 25

Attenuated unfolding over thousands of years in diverse locales

Front 26

What set of Paleolithic practices would provve most durable as humans entered the Neolithic era?

Back 26

Domestication of animals

Front 27

Which of the following was NOT a unique advantage agricultural people enjoyed over hunter-gatherer groups as a sedentary lifestyle began to confront nomadic lifestyles after 8000 BCE?
A) Immunities built up to new diseases spawned in denser nodes of population
B) Regular armed forces capable of sustained offensive and defensive campaigns
C) Greater ability to store food in preparation for tomes of scarcity
D) Higher levels of social equality and group cohesion
E) Tools and weapons made of metal

Back 27

D) higher levels of social equality and group cohesion

Front 28

In what respects did pastoralism lay important foundations for subsequent stages of human development?

Back 28

Domesticated mammals began to provide more consistent sources of hides, bone and protein.

Front 29

What early crop was unique to the early civilizations of what would later be termed the New World?

Back 29

Maize

Front 30

What best characterizes the evolving role of women as human society moved from preagricultural to agricultural modes of productions?

Back 30

Having greater confinement to the home to care for more numerous children