World History – Exam #1
Chapter 1 and Egypt
Matching:
1. What a human group develops through living together
2. Skilled craftsworker
3. Fertile soil carried as sediment in river water
4. Believing in a single god
5. Society dominated by men
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
artisan
culture
silt
patriarchal
monotheism
Multiple Choice: (1 pt. Each)
6. The term Neolithic Revolution refers to the:
a) advances made in art and science.
b) shift from food gathering to food producing.
c) revolt of Neolithic people against earlier civilizations.
d) influence of the discovery of fire.
7. Historians have identified the basic characteristics of civilization as:
a) vehicles, use of fire, nomadic lifestyle, hunting and gathering, and technology.
b) villages, temples, trade, tools, use of fire, and armies.
c) use of metals, weapons, houses, food, religion, and art.
d) cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art.
8. The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans:
a) had less control over their environment.
b) could give up their nomadic ways of life and begin to live in settled communities.
c) could use animals as pets.
d) could use fire to cook their food.
9. Food surpluses in the Neolithic cities:
a) made it possible for people to do things other than farming.
b) made the village susceptible to raids from nomadic tribes.
c) were not stored properly and spoiled, so people starved to death.
d) caused the entire population to become obese.
10. The first civilizations developed in:
a) forests.
b) highlands.
c) river valleys.
d) grassy plains
11. When studying ancient civilizations, a geographer would be most interested in looking at:
a) language as a form of expression.
b) family structure.
c) climatic influences on food production.
d) standards for leadership.
12. The geographic isolation of a society most often leads to the:
a) development of trade.
b) strengthening of traditional culture.
c) promotion of cultural diffusion.
d) growth of international alliances.
13.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rise of Civilization
Trading of goods, division of labor
Develop systematic agriculture
Emergence of civilization
Rise of permanent villages
Choose the correct sequence of the items listed above to show the rise of civilizations.
a)
b)
c)
d)
A, B, C, D
B, C, D, A
D, A, B, C
B, D, A, C
14. In most societies, works of art and architecture serve to:
a) limit the influence of religion.
b) reflect the values of that society.
c) express opposition to the government in power.
d) divide a people because of disagreement over what is appropriate.
15. What geographic factor was most important to the development of the early river valley
civilizations?:
a) Fertile soils
b) High mountains
c) Vast deserts
d) Smooth coastlines
16. The development of writing systems and the growth of cities occurred only in civilizations
that:
a) originated in Mesopotamia.
b) developed matriarchal leadership.
c) developed complex institutions.
d) borrowed heavily from the Egyptians and the Sumerians.
17. Because of the importance of religion in explaining the workings of the world to ancient
peoples:
a. women held a high place in the social order.
b. farmers held a high place in the social order.
c. priests held a high place in the social order.
d. weathermen held a high place in the social order.
18. Modern historians have divided Egyptian history into three major periods, known as:
a) super old, old, young.
b) the Re Kingdom, the Menes Kingdom, and the Tut Kingdom.
c) Osiris, Isis, and Axum.
d) the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
19. During the Old Kingdom, huge pyramids were built as:
a) places of worship.
b) museums for Egyptian art.
c) altars to Egyptian gods.
d) tombs for the pharaohs.
20. The pharaoh whose tomb remained undisturbed until 1922 was:
a) Hammurabi.
b) Tutankhamen.
c) Hatshepsut.
d) Thutmose III.
21. Despite attempts to eradicate her name from Egyptian history, the most prominent of the
female pharaohs was:
a) Amenhotep.
b) Cleopatra.
c) Thutmose.
d) Hatshepsut.
22. The greatest builder of all the pharaohs and ruler for close to 70 years was:
a) Akhenaton.
b) Menes.
c) Ramses.
d) Sargon.
23. Akhenaton revolutionized Egyptian civilization when he converted to a monotheistic faith by
worshipping a single god named:
a. Isis.
b. Aton.
c. Horace.
d. Re.
24. “The source of all life in ancient Egypt” is a fitting description of:
a) the Nile River.
b) the Behistun Rock.
c) Mesopotamia.
d) the pharaoh.
25. The Rosetta Stone is the stone tablet:
a) on which the world’s oldest written records appear.
b) that was found in King Tut’s tomb.
c) that helped scholars decipher hieroglyphics.
d) on which the first written legal code appears.
ESSAYS – Select one of the following (25 pts.)
Option #1: What geographic advantages contributed to the development of Ancient Egypt
civilization? (What natural barriers existed and why did that matter? What natural resources
were available and how did that impact the civilization?)
Option #2: Explain how the Neolithic Revolution led to the development of civilization.
(What is the Neolithic Revolution? Discuss how it impacted the six characteristics of
civilization discussed in the book.)