AP World History Unit 1 Study Guide Questions
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| 5215944599 | What is the first recognizable cultural activity of human beings? | Stone tool making | 0 | |
| 5215944600 | Most early human activity centered on...? | Gathering food | 1 | |
| 5215944601 | What is the relationship between tool making and meat eating in the Stone Age? | The increase in meat eating is linked to increased tool making | 2 | |
| 5215944602 | The development, transmission, and transformation of cultural practices and events are the subject of...? | History | 3 | |
| 5215944603 | Since the foraging lifestyle was not particularly unpleasant or hard, foragers had a great deal of time left for...? | Socializing, tool making, and creating art | 4 | |
| 5215944604 | What is NOT true about the transition to plant cultivation and animal domestication 10,000 years ago? | It was rapid and complete | 5 | |
| 5215944605 | The most efficient method of clearing land for agriculture was by using...? | Fire | 6 | |
| 5215944606 | Women played a major role in the transition to crop cultivation because....? | They were the primary gatherers of wild plant foods | 7 | |
| 5215944607 | The earliest transition to agriculture was...? | In the Middle East | 8 | |
| 5215944608 | Scholars feel that early domestication of animals did not provide...? | Transportation | 9 | |
| 5215944609 | The American continents contained very few domesticated animals because...? | There were few species suitable for domestication | 10 | |
| 5215944610 | The gradual adoption of agriculture transformed the world most by causing...? | Global population increase | 11 | |
| 5215944611 | How does the chapter suggest that farmers were able to displace foragers from fertile lands...? | The gradual peaceful infiltration on fertile lands | 12 | |
| 5215944612 | The religions of farming communities tended to focus on....? | An Earth Mother or female deity | 13 | |
| 5215944613 | Recent discoveries of large stones and burial chambers may indicate...? | Ancestor rituals | 14 | |
| 5215944614 | The growth of settled agricultural communities resulted in....? | Trade and craft specialization | 15 | |
| 5215944615 | The Neolithic town Catal Huyuk prospered from...? | Long-distance trade in obsidian, pottery, and cloth | 16 | |
| 5215944616 | Metal working in the late Neolithic period was used for...? | Decoration or in ceremonies | 17 | |
| 5215944617 | What is NOT generally considered to be an attribute of civilization? | The absence of social class divisions | 18 | |
| 5215944618 | Early societies developed civilizations in the floodplains of great rivers because the rivers and floodplains provided...? | Fertile silt and water for agriculture | 19 | |
| 5215944619 | Creation myths often provide a society with a...? | Satisfactory explanation of its environment | 20 | |
| 5215944620 | Mesopotamia was sometimes seen as a dangerous place to live by its inhabitants because of...? | Flooding | 21 | |
| 5215944621 | Agriculture in Mesopotamia depended on...? | Artificial canals and irrigation | 22 | |
| 5215944622 | The earliest historically documented people of Mesopotamia were the...? | Sumerians | 23 | |
| 5215944623 | What is NOT included in the Semitic family of languages? | Elamite | 24 | |
| 5215944624 | The term city-state refers to...? | An urban center and the agricultural hinterlands it controlled | 25 | |
| 5215944625 | In Mesopotamian cities, the temples...? | Housed the cult of the deity or deities | 26 | |
| 5215944626 | In the third millennium B.C.E., the political system that became dominant in Sumer was...? | A kingship with the support of priesthood and military | 27 | |
| 5215944627 | The first king to unite many Sumerian city-states under the control of one king was...? | Sargon | 28 | |
| 5215944628 | The Babylonian leader, Hammurabi, is best known for his...? | Law code | 29 | |
| 5215944629 | What motivated the Mesopotamian conquests for far-reaching territories? | The need for vital resources | 30 | |
| 5215944630 | Surprisingly, merchant activity in Mesopotamia took place without...? | Coins | 31 | |
| 5215944631 | Historians can infer that Mesopotamian society was made up of...? | Three classes | 32 | |
| 5215944632 | Women in Mesopotamian society had a lower status than in a hunter-gatherer society because of...? | The shift of the major role in food provision from women to men | 33 | |
| 5215944633 | What about women in Mesopotamia was NOT true? | They could initiate divorce | 34 | |
| 5215944634 | Mesopotamian gods were anthropomorphic, meaning that they...? | Were human-like in form and conduct | 35 | |
| 5215944635 | Mesopotamian priests...? | Inherited their positions from their fathers | 36 | |
| 5215944636 | The abundance or amulets suggests...? | The belief in the value of magic | 37 | |
| 5215944637 | The Mesopotamian writing system is called...? | Cuneiform | 38 | |
| 5215944638 | The Mesopotamians developed skill in bronze metallurgy. What was NOT considered an advantage to bronze over other metals? | It is inexpensive | 39 | |
| 5215944639 | Although Mesopotamia was "resource poor," it did have abundant...? | Clay | 40 | |
| 5215944640 | The culture that developed in Egypt was unique largely because of...? | Egypt's natural isolation and essential self-sufficiency | 41 | |
| 5215944641 | The annual flood of the Nile can best be characterized as...? | Fairly regular | 42 | |
| 5215944642 | What was NOT included among Egypt's natural resources? | Salt | 43 | |
| 5215944643 | A pivotal event in early Egyptian history was...? | The unification of all of Egypt under King Menes | 44 | |
| 5215944644 | According to Egyptian belief, the function assigned by the gods to the Egyptian kings was to maintain ma'at, or the...? | Divinely authorized order of the universe | 45 | |
| 5215944645 | The Mesopotamian law code is famous. What might account for the fact that Egypt did not create a similar code of law? | As a god on earth, the king was the source of all law | 46 | |
| 5215944646 | Egyptian administrative and governmental records were...? | Written on papyrus, an early form of paper | 47 | |
| 5215944647 | Compared to Mesopotamia, the Egyptian population...? | Was more rural and agricultural | 48 | |
| 5215944648 | Egypt's external interests were primarily concentrated on...? | Maintaining access to valuable raw materials | 49 | |
| 5215944649 | Slavery in ancient Egypt was...? | Limited, and of little economic significance | 50 | |
| 5215944650 | Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley civilizations were all...? | Based upon fertile floodplains and river valleys | 51 | |
| 5215944651 | Metal objects unearthed in the Indus Valley...? | Have been primarily jewelry and other decorative items | 52 | |
| 5215944652 | What was NOT one of the components of the "system failures" that brought down the Indus Valley cities? | That invaders from the north and east drove out inhabitants | 53 | |
| 5215944653 | According to the chapter, why was China's development unique? | It was geographically separated from the rest of East Asia | 54 | |
| 5215944654 | The crops of China vary by region...? | Wheat and millet in the north and rice in the south | 55 | |
| 5215944655 | The Chinese acquired silk by...? | Raising silk worms and pioneering silk cloth production | 56 | |
| 5215944656 | What did the practice of Feng Shui accomplish? | It orients buildings in harmony with heavens | 57 | |
| 5215944657 | During the Shang period, ancestor worship became important because...? | Ancestors had special influence with gods | 58 | |
| 5215944658 | What type of possessions were signs of status and nobility and had important ritual uses? | Bronze | 59 | |
| 5215944659 | The "Mandate of Heaven" meant that the ruler retained the right to rule as long as...? | He remained wise and principled guardian of his people | 60 | |
| 5215944660 | The period at the end of the Zhou period and just before Chinese unification is called...? | The Warring States Period | 61 | |
| 5215944661 | The Chinese political system which relied primarily on strict laws and punishments in order to compel the people to behave is called...? | Legalism | 62 | |
| 5215944662 | What is NOT one of the ways that Confucian philosophy attempts to create social harmony? | By emphasizing individual freedom | 63 | |
| 5215944663 | Two indigenous Chinese philosophies that emerged from the Warring States Period are...? | Confucianism and Daoism | 64 | |
| 5215944664 | The fundamental idea of Daoism can be summarized as...? | Accepting the world as you find it, avoiding useless struggles, and adhering to the "path" of nature | 65 | |
| 5215944665 | The concept of yin and yang represented the complementary nature of...? | Male and female roles in the natural order | 66 | |
| 5215944666 | Civilization emerged in Nubia because of...? | Its location and natural wealth | 67 | |
| 5215944667 | How did Nubia become the "corridor" for long distance trade before 3000 B.C.E.? | It connected sub-Saharan Africa with North Africa | 68 | |
| 5215944668 | Egypt became aggressive towards Nubia during the Middle and New Kingdom periods because...? | It sought to control Nubian gold mines | 69 | |
| 5215944669 | What is NOT evidence of Egyptian cultural influence on Nubia? | Actually, due to the overwhelming force of Nubian culture, Egyptians had no influence whatsoever on them | 70 | |
| 5215944670 | Why was the Nubian offer to aid Palestine a mistake? | The Assyrians invaded Egypt as retaliation, driving the Nubians southwards | 71 | |
| 5215944671 | Why did the center of power shift to Meroe in the fourth century B.C.E.? | It was a better location for agriculture and trade | 72 | |
| 5215944672 | In the Nubian kingdom's matrilineal system, the monarch who usually inherited the throne was the...? | Son of the dead king's sister | 73 | |
| 5215944673 | The duration and isolation of Early American cultures...? | Distinguished them from the world's other major cultural regions | 74 | |
| 5215944674 | What plants were domesticated and formed the staple of the Mesoamerican diet? | Corn, beans, and squash | 75 | |
| 5215944675 | The cultural core of early Olmec civilization was located at...? | San Lorenzo and La Venta | 76 | |
| 5215944676 | Why did the Olmec lay out their cities in alignment with paths of stars? | It reflects a strong belief in the significance of astronomical events | 77 | |
| 5215944677 | Why was Chavin de Huantar's location pivotal in its success? | It was located at the intersection of trade routes between the mountain valleys and the coastal lowlands | 78 | |
| 5215944678 | The Mesopotamians developed skill in bronze metallurgy. What advantage is there to bronze? | It can be melted and molded | 79 | |
| 5215944679 | The Egyptian creation myth presents the universe as orderly and generous. This is due to...? | The yearly flooding of the Nile | 80 | |
| 5215944680 | The culture that developed in Egypt was unique largely because of...? | Egypt's geographic isolation and natural environment | 81 | |
| 5215944681 | The Chinese family was considered to include...? | All generations, living and dead | 82 | |
| 5215944682 | Which of the following occurred as a result of the development of agriculture in societies that previously relied on hunting and gathering? | Populations' density increased | 83 | |
| 5215944683 | What was a major effect of the Neolithic Revolution? | The establishment of sedentary villages | 84 | |
| 5215944684 | The Indus Valley system of writing...? | Has not yet been deciphered | 85 | |
| 5215944685 | Farming was probably a more difficult way of life than foraging because...? | The diet was less diverse | 86 | |
| 5215944686 | What is meant by culture? | Learned patterns of expression and action | 87 | |
| 5215944687 | Crucial to Egypt's agriculture was...? | Its proximity to the Nile River | 88 | |
| 5215944688 | Which of the following were common phenomena in early Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and the Indus River Valley? I. A complex writing system II. Extensive irrigation III. Long distance trade IV. Centralization of civilization around navigable rivers | I, II, III, and IV | 89 | |
| 5215944689 | Creation myths generally are intended to provide a society with a...? | Satisfactory explanation of its environment | 90 | |
| 5215944690 | What is NOT true about the Shang Dynasty? | It used the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify its rule | 91 | |
| 5215944691 | What river is located by Harappa, Mehrgarh, Mohenjo-Daro, and Lothal? | The Indus River | 92 | |
| 5215944692 | The Neolithic Revolution began around 8,000 B.C.E. with the...? | Advent of sedentary agriculture and domestication of animals | 93 | |
| 5215944693 | Agricultural surpluses seem to have led most directly to...? | Specialized services and socially differentiated hierarchies | 94 | |
| 5215944694 | Compared to river valley cultures in Egypt and Mesopotamia, Chinese civilization...? | Probably developed after civilization in the Nile Valley and Southeast Asia | 95 | |
| 5215944695 | The Egyptian civilization was similar to the Sumerian civilization in...? | Its system of social stratification | 96 | |
| 5215944696 | The earliest civilizations in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres were similar in...? | Their practice of polytheism | 97 | |
| 5215944697 | The Indus Valley civilization...? | Relied heavily on communal planning | 98 | |
| 5215944698 | The early civilization with the least developed technology was...? | Mesoamerica | 99 | |
| 5215944699 | The roots of classical India included...? | The Aryan written language, Sanskrit | 100 | |
| 5215944700 | Shang China contributed to what? | The development of central government in China | 101 | |
| 5215944701 | Results of cultural diffusion among early civilizations included...? | The invention of the wheel | 102 | |
| 5215944702 | The Varna system was created by Aryans in order to...? | Create social order between groups | 103 | |
| 5215944703 | What was the long-term contribution of the Hebrew people? | Judaism | 104 | |
| 5215944704 | Naturalists first surmised that humans originated in...? | Africa | 105 | |
| 5215944705 | Modern research has found what percentage of human DNA to be identical to that of an ape? | 98% | 106 | |
| 5215944706 | Homo Sapiens means...? | Wise human | 107 | |
| 5215944707 | Why is the name "Stone Age" misleading? | People used tools made out of many things, not just stone | 108 | |
| 5215944708 | What does NOT describe hunting and gathering bands? | The bands could be of any size | 109 | |
| 5215944709 | About how many hours do scholars estimate it took a member of a hunting-gathering band to secure food, clothing, and shelter for that day? | Three to five | 110 | |
| 5215944710 | What is NOT one of the theories that scholars have about why people made cave paintings? | To predict the future | 111 | |
| 5215944711 | What was NOT fundamental to the success of agriculture? | Long-distance trade | 112 | |
| 5215944712 | The first animal to be domesticated was the...? | Dog | 113 | |
| 5215944713 | What is NOT one of the reasons that people may have been drawn to agriculture? | Colder weather, which meant fewer animals | 114 | |
| 5215944714 | Agriculturalists produced more specialized material goods and art than hunter-gatherers because...? | Larger communities of people could spare some members from food production for more specialized activities | 115 | |
| 5215944715 | Creation myths do NOT...? | Record actual historical events for posterity | 116 | |
| 5215944716 | The physical and mental abilities that homo sapiens gradually acquired gave these human beings the capacity to adapt to new environments by...? | Altering their way of life, rather than by evolving physically as do other species | 117 |
