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Unit 1
Test Description: Early to Classical Civilizations
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In order to supply fresh water to cities, Romans used arches to build what innovation structure?
A
Aqueducts
B
Colosseum
C
Amphitheater
D
Baths
2) What ancient empire developed the concept of zero in mathematics?
A
Greeks
B
Mesopotamians
C
Egyptians
D
Indians
3) The government of the United States of America is most similar to what ancient society?
A
Imperial China
B
Roman Repubic
C
Greek democracy
D
Egyptian Theology
4) How did the Mesopotamians and Egyptians impact modern society?
A
They both created the printing press.
B
They both created gunpowder
C
They both created a writing system.
D
They both created ships for trade.
5) What is the difference between a Direct Democracy (Greece) and a Representative/Republic (Rome and U.S.A.)?
A
There is no difference.
B
A direct democracy is when all citizens have equal voting rights; a Republic citizens vote for a person to go to assembly.
C
A direct democracy has elected officials, a Representative/Republic everyone has equal voting rights.
D
A Representative/Republic has elected officials, a Direct everyone has equal voting rights.
6) Why did ancient civilizations develop near rivers?
A
The river provided a place for swimming.
B
The river's flood washed all of their trash away.
C
The river provided salt for seasoning foods.
D
The rivers provided fresh water for irrigation.
7) The first civilizations appeared in locations where the geography was favorable to
A
Building temples
B
Rocks and mountain climbing
C
agriculture
D
establishing road systems
8) After developing agriculture, what event led to social classes emerging in early river valley civilizations?
A
Government
B
Revolution
C
Specialization
D
Domestication
9) How did farming lead to permanent villages?
A
Farming led to surplus, which ended the need to migrate and led to larger populations.
B
Farming had nothing to do with the building of permanent villages.
C
Farming led to specialization and migration.
D
Farming led to migration, which led to surplus and a decrease in the population.
10) What characteristics of a civilization led to the inequality in societies?
A
social gatherings
B
social classes
C
social meetings
D
social customs
11) It has been said that through trade Egyptians were inspired to create pyramids by the Mesopotamians. What ancient Mesopotamian invention would have inspired the Egyptians to build pyramids?
A
The Colosseum
B
Ziggurats
C
Synagogues
D
Agoras
12) The Silk Road was a major trade route that developed in the 1st century, and it connected the Roman Empire with the Han Dynasty in China. All total, the silk road connected three continents, what were those continents?
A
Europe, Africa, Asia
B
Europe, Africa, Australia
C
Europe, Asia, South America
D
Asia, Africa, Australia
13) Why was trade so important to early civilizations?
A
It was important to be able to trade with North America.
B
So the people could become better warriors.
C
It lessened the importance of the Silk Road.
D
People found they could not produce all needed and wanted products.
14) Roman roads were very well constructed across the entire empire for what reason(s)?
A
Enable citizens to move to other cities
B
To promote only trade.
C
Move troops and promote trade
D
To only move troops
15) How were ideas and cultural characteristics shared from civilization to civilization?
A
domestication
B
specialization
C
trade
D
printing press
16) How were agriculture and civilization linked?
A
Civilizations did not need to depend on agriculture
B
Agriculture and civilization were not linked
C
Agriculture led to permanent settlements and specialization
D
People created civilizations and then began agriculture
17) Where were the earliest known developments of civilization?
A
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and Rome
B
Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia and China
C
Greece, Rome, Egypt and Mesopotamia
D
Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China
18) What environmental factors required Greece to trade? (6.1.CC)
A
Lack of natural resources and their location as a landlocked country
B
An abundance of farmland and their location on the Mediterranean Sea
C
Lack of natural resources and their location on the Mediterranean Sea
D
An abundance of natural resources and their location in the desert
19) Which of the following is the process where animals and plants adapt to and/or controlled by humans?
A
Migration
B
Domestication
C
Specialization
D
Civilization
20) What factor led to Rome being the center of the trade world?
A
Its location in Northern Africa
B
Its location in the Apennine Mountains
C
Its central location along the Mediterranean Sea.
D
Its central location on the Indian Ocean
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