Questions On World History
World History Chapters 1-2 Study Guide 1) What is one aspect of Egyptian and Mesopotamian society that they had in common?
The women could own property and go into priesthood. 2) What was the advantage of the Chinese writing system?
The writing system was universal. 3) What are trade, specialized work, government, record keeping, and advance technology characteristics of? A civilization 4) What ancient city was founded on the banks of the Euphrates River?
Ur
5) What is the Mandate of Heaven?
When a just ruler had divine approval by a god to rule 6) What do the pyramids of Egypt tell us about their society?
They tell us that the people of Egypt believed in an afterlife, had a powerful leader, had tools 7) What …show more content…
Deserts 24) What was the function of a pyramid?
Tombs
25) What was the Egyptian form of writing?
Hieroglyphics
26) What is a cataract?
Boulders and rapids in a river 27) Humans and other creatures that walk upright, such as australopithecines, are called?
Hominids
28) Another name for the Neolithic Revolution is?
Agricultural Revolution 29) Human made objects such as tools and jewelry are known as?
Artifacts
30) What inventions aided villagers in developing successful farming and trading practices?
Wheel, Sail, Plow, and irrigation 31) In Greek, “Mesopotamia,” the lands in the Fertile Crescent that face the Mediterranean Sea, translates as what? Land between the rivers 32) What percentage of China’s land is suitable for farming?
10%
33) What was the name of the Babylonian leader that developed a set of codes?
Hammurabi
34) What was the name of the female hominid skeleton found in East Africa in 1974?
Lucy
35) What are the drawbacks to living in permanent villages?
Disease spreads faster; you are more prone to attack, natural disaster 36) What are the key traits that you need to have to be defines as a
The women could own property and go into priesthood. 2) What was the advantage of the Chinese writing system?
The writing system was universal. 3) What are trade, specialized work, government, record keeping, and advance technology characteristics of? A civilization 4) What ancient city was founded on the banks of the Euphrates River?
Ur
5) What is the Mandate of Heaven?
When a just ruler had divine approval by a god to rule 6) What do the pyramids of Egypt tell us about their society?
They tell us that the people of Egypt believed in an afterlife, had a powerful leader, had tools 7) What …show more content…
Deserts 24) What was the function of a pyramid?
Tombs
25) What was the Egyptian form of writing?
Hieroglyphics
26) What is a cataract?
Boulders and rapids in a river 27) Humans and other creatures that walk upright, such as australopithecines, are called?
Hominids
28) Another name for the Neolithic Revolution is?
Agricultural Revolution 29) Human made objects such as tools and jewelry are known as?
Artifacts
30) What inventions aided villagers in developing successful farming and trading practices?
Wheel, Sail, Plow, and irrigation 31) In Greek, “Mesopotamia,” the lands in the Fertile Crescent that face the Mediterranean Sea, translates as what? Land between the rivers 32) What percentage of China’s land is suitable for farming?
10%
33) What was the name of the Babylonian leader that developed a set of codes?
Hammurabi
34) What was the name of the female hominid skeleton found in East Africa in 1974?
Lucy
35) What are the drawbacks to living in permanent villages?
Disease spreads faster; you are more prone to attack, natural disaster 36) What are the key traits that you need to have to be defines as a