Global Regents Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 37728)


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The Neolithic Revolution was characterized by the ...
a) change from nomadic herding to settled farming
b) growth of iron tool-making technology
c) migration of early peoples to the Americas
d) decline of large empires

Why did ancient civilizations develop in valleys of rivers such as the Nile, Indus, Tigris, and Euphrates?
a) The river valleys provided a source of fresh water and good farmland
b) The rivers aided in the exploration of new territories
c) The rivers provided power for industries
d) The river valleys provided areas of protection

Hieroglyphic and cuneiform systems provided the basis for the development of...
a) subsistence farming
b) painting and sculpture
c) oral traditions
d) recorded history

If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand. If a nobleman has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy, they shall destroy his eye... This idea expressed in this quotation is found in the ...
a) 10 Commandements
b) 12 Tables
c) Justinian Code
d) Code of Hammurabi

Which civilization first developed a civil service system, invented gunpowder, and manufactured porcelain?
a) Aztec
b) Chinese
c) Japanese
d) Roman

The use of the Silk Road in Asia and caravan routes in northern Africa and southwestern Asia encouraged...
a) self-suffciency
b) cultural isolation
c) erhnocentrism
d) cultural diffusion

What river valley civilization was located in the Fertile Crescent?
a) China
b) Indus
c) Mesopotamia
d) Egypt

The Aryans, who were nomadic warriors, conquered what river valley civilization?
a) China
b) Indus
c) Mesopotamia
d) Egypt

This river valley civilization was often called The Middle Kingdom?
a) Mesopotamia
b) Indus
c) Egypt
d) China

The Pharaoh had the highest social position in this river valley civilization?
a) Indus
b) Egypt
c) Mesopotamia
d) China

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