AP World History Chapter 1 Multiple Choice

All of the following are indicators of a civilization EXCEPT

(A) Monument buildings

(B) Large, well-equipped armies

(C) A system for keeping permanent records

(D) Long-distance trade

B

The most important change that took place in the Neolithic Era was

(A) the development of stone tools.

(B) the cooking of food.

(C) the development of agriculture.

(D) ceremonial burial of the dead.

C

Archaeological evidence suggests that the Agricultural Revolutions began in

(A) the Middle East.

(B) East Africa.

(C) Central Asia.

(D) SouthAsia.

A

By the late Neolithic period, the people of Çatal Hüyük had developed the use of

(A) step pyramids.

(B) glassmaking.

(C) sundials.

(D) copper metallurgy.

D

One of the most important developments of the Sumerians was

(A) dry farming.

(B) woolencloth.

(C) a political hierarchy.

(D) a written record.

C

Mesopotamian city-states flourished because

(A) they developed long-distance trade.

(B) they conquered an area large enough to make

themselves self-sufficient.

(C) they invented specialized labor.

(D) they had powerful armies.

B

While it is likely that women lost power and freedom with the spread of agriculture, in Mesopotamia

(A) they could hold political office.

(B) they could reign.

(C) they could own property.

(D) many served as warriors.

C

The Sumerian gods were

(A) anthropomorphic.

(B) the same gods as the ancient Hebrew gods.

(C) all female.

(D) private gods that an individual chose to worship.

A

Which of the following is the best explanation of why Egypt was able to develop a unique culture?

(A) It was the first real civilization to develop and had no enemies.

(B) It had natural isolation and material self- sufficiency.

(C) Its neighbors were all tribute states of Egypt.

(D) Its armies were the most powerful in the region.

B

Following the practice of Manetho, an Egyptian priest from the third century b.c.e., historians divide Egyptian history into dynasties, which are

(A) segments of time equaling 100 years.

(B) times when a kingdom rose until it fell.

(C) sequences of kings from the same family.

(D) based on the religion of the Egyptians.

C

One of the hallmarks of the administrative class in Egypt was that

(A) membership in it was inherited by the eldest son.

(B) only lower nobility could work in it.

(C) it included the priests.

(D) bureaucrats were literate.

D

In the second millennium b.c.e., Egypt invaded Nubia because

(A) Nubia had gold fields.

(B) Nubia had a leader who claimed to be the pharaoh.

(C) Nubia had access to goods from across the Sahara.

(D) Nubia had allied with Mesopotamia.

A

One of the major difficulties in understanding the Indus Valley civilization is that

(A) there is a lack of artifacts.

(B) archaeologists are not sure of its exact location.

(C) its written language cannot be read.

(D) all of its cities have been destroyed.

C