Let’s Review

Global History and Geography I Name: ______

E. Napp Date: ______

Word Bank (No spaces between words in answer): Neolithic Revolution, Cultural Diffusion, Permanent Settlement, Civilization, Culture, Archaeologist, Anthropologist, Artifacts, Mary Leakey, Great Rift Valley, Mesopotamia, Hammurabi, Sumerians, Cuneiform, Ziggurat

Word Bank: Nile, Pharaoh, Pyramid, Indus, Harappa, Urban Planning, Yellow, China’s Sorrows, Great Wall, Monsoons, Himalayas, Sahara, Amazon, Andes, Dynasty,

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1. One reason that many historians study geography is to
(1) help predict changes in government
(2) show connections between people and places
(3) tell when events took place
(4) explore the value systems of early people
2. “Greek Statues Unearthed in Pompeii”
“Chinese Porcelain Found at Zimbabwe Dig”
“Mixtec Textiles Found Near Aztec Ruins”
Which concept is illustrated by these headlines?
(1) colonialism (3) ethnocentrism
(2) isolationism (4) cultural diffusion
3. What was a result of the Neolithic Revolution?
(1) Civilizations developed.
(2) Humans first learned to use fire.
(3) Life expectancy declined.
(4) People began hunting and gathering for food
4. Where does the archaeological evidence gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey suggest the earliest humans developed?
(1) Great Rift Valley
(2) Amazon rain forest
(3) Himalaya Mountains
(4) Philippine archipelago
5. A direct result of the Neolithic Revolution is that people
(1) began living in permanent settlements
(2) developed a nomadic way of life
(3) depended on hunting and gathering
(4) used crop rotation to increase agricultural
Output
6. Ethnocentrism is best defined as
(1) the belief that one’s culture is superior to all
others
(2) military preparation for a civil war
(3) love and devotion to one’s country
(4) a belief in one god / 7. • The east is bordered by the Yellow Sea.
• The population is concentrated along the coast and in the river valleys.
• Mountains, plateaus, and deserts dominate the western region.
To which country do all of these geographic statements apply?
(1) England (3) Nicaragua
(2) China (4) Philippines
8. Which geographic factor had a major influence on the development of both Egyptian and Babylonian civilizations?
(1) river valleys
(2) cool temperatures
(3) locations near a strait
(4) mountains
9. Which source of information is considered a primary source?
(1) travel diary of Ibn Battuta
(2) modern novel about the Golden Age of Islam
(3) textbook on the history of North Africa
(4) dictionary of English words adapted from
Arabic
10. Which social scientists are best known for studying the physical artifacts of a culture?
(1) geographers (3) economists
(2) archaeologists (4) sociologists
11. Which statement most accurately describes how geography affected the growth of the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia?
(1) River valleys provided rich soil to grow
plentiful crops.
(2) Large deserts provided many mineral
deposits.
(3) Access to the Atlantic Ocean provided trade
routes.
(4) Large savanna areas provided protection
from invaders.

Let’s Practice Working With Documents:

Document #1:

“The earliest books were written on scrolls. From the Second Century A.D. to the present time, however, most books have been produced in the familiar codex format—in other words, bound at one edge. During the Middle Ages, manuscript books were produced by monks who worked with pen and ink in a copying room known as a scriptorium. Even a small book could take months to complete, and a book the size of the Bible could take several years. . . .”

Source: www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenberg/2a.html

According to these documents, how were books made before the development of the Gutenberg press?

______

Document #2:

REWARI, India—When the monsoon rains that sweep across India every year failed to arrive in late June, the farmers here began to worry. Now, as they scan the empty blue skies for signs of clouds, their worry is turning to despair.

Broad swaths [wide areas] of India are seeing the country’s worst drought in 15 years. Here in the northern state of Haryana, the level of rainfall until July 24 was 70% below average; for the

country as a whole, it was 24% below normal. Since July 24, there has been little relief for the

hardest-hit areas.

Under these parched [very dry] conditions, economists say, India’s growth could wilt, since agriculture accounts for a quarter of gross domestic product [GDP] and sustains [supports] two thirds of the nation’s billion-strong population. Before the drought, economists were expecting agricultural expansion of around 2% and GDP growth of 4.5% to 6% in the current fiscal year, which began April 1. Now they are predicting that agricultural production will remain stagnant or even turn negative, shaving something like half a percentage point off overall economic growth. . . .

Source: Joanna Slater, The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2002

Based on this excerpt by Joanna Slater, state one negative impact the lack of rain has had on the economy in India. ______

Based on this map, identify one geographic feature that influenced the location of early centers of

civilization. ______