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First River Civilizations
Test Description: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, Ancient China
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The development of which early civilization was influenced most directly by the Tigris River, the Zagros Mountains, and the Syrian Desert?
A
Chinese
B
Mesopotamian
C
Egyptian
D
Maya
2) The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by
A
removing rain forests
B
developing chinampas
C
building terraces
D
digging irrigation canals
3) The Code of Hammurabi and the Twelve Tables were designed to
A
create a stable society
B
promote peaceful relations with other cultures
C
emphasixe the importance of life after death
D
provide a framework for the development of democracy
4) One similarity found in both Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations is that each developed a
A
written language
B
compass
C
monotheistic religion
D
ziggaurat
5) Which statement most accurately describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
A
Large deserts provided many mineral deposits.
B
Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade routes
C
River valleys provided rich soil to grow plentiful crops.
D
Large savanna areas provided protection from invaders.
6) Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?
A
river valleys
B
cool temperatures
C
locations near a strait
D
mountains
7) Which geographic factor affected the development of the Gupta Empire?
A
monsoons
B
permafrost
C
volcanoes
D
island location
8) The Thar Desert, Ganges River, and Deccan Plateau are all geographic features of
A
India
B
China
C
Indonesia
D
Japan
9) Why is Southeast Asia considered a crossroads?
A
Large deposits of oil are available.
B
A number of trade routes intersect.
C
Rivers serve as highways.
D
A single culture is dominant.
10) The concept of zero, the expansion of the caste system, and the creation of the decimal system are most closely associated with the
A
Gupta Empire
B
Tokugawa shogunate
C
Song dynasty
D
Inca Empire
11) The rule of Shi Huangdi, legalism, and the tomb of terra cotta soldiers are most closely associated with t
A
Mauraya Empire
B
Hellenistic culture
C
Qin dynasty
D
Persian Empire
12) Which geographic feature has helped isolate China?
A
Kalahari Desert
B
Himalaya Mountains
C
Great Rift Valley
D
Andes Mountains
13) Which statement about China is a fact rather than an opinion?
A
Dynastic governments were highly effective in China.
B
The Mandate of Heaven was an idea developed in ancient China.
C
Flooding was the worst disaster to affect ancient Chinese civilizations
D
Early Chinese civilizations were the most important civilizations in the world
14) In China, the development of civil service examinations and a belief in filial piety reflect the influence of
A
Shinto
B
Buddhism
C
Confucianism
D
Jainism
15) One reason the Euphrates, Indus, Nile, and Tigris valleys became centers of early civilization is that these valleys had
A
locations in regions of moderate climate and abundant rainfall
B
the means for irrigation and transportation
C
borders and elevations that were easy to defend
D
rich deposits of coal and iron ores
16) Which civilization first developed a civil service system, invented gunpowder, and manufactured porcelain?
A
Roman
B
Japanese
C
Chinese
D
Aztec
17) Which philosophy is most closely associated with the development of the Chinese civil service system?
A
Daoism
B
legalism
C
Buddhism
D
Confucianism
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