Gr 8 REVISION Trimester EXAM

REVISION Trimester EXAM : Emergence of Civilizations1. The first civilizations developed in_____________________a. mountains. b. coastal areas. c. river valleys. d. deserts.2. Which of the following was NOT the location of one of the first four great civilizations?a. the Indus River valley b. the Amazon River valleyc. the Nile River valley d. the Huang He River valley3. Which of the following is a characteristic that most civilizations have in common?a. People live in small villages and each family produces or gathers its own food.b. People are nomadic.c. A division of labor exists.d. Communities are organized so that large groups of people can more efficiently follow herds of animals.4. The evidence that seems to support a rise in women’s status in early civilizations is _______________________________ .a. the rise of female goddesses. b. many burial mounds containing the remains of women alone.c. elaborate jewelry found with the remains of women.d. artwork that portrays women operating plows.5. People began to war with each other primarily in order to__________________.a. defend human rights. b. gain control of important seaports.c. enslave conquered peoples. d. gain more land.6. Skilled craftspeople are called _______________________________.a. merchants. b. crafters.c. nomads. d. artisans.7. A lunar calendar is based on ________________________________.a. 365 1/4 days. b. the phases of the moon.c. the changing seasons. d. daylight savings time.8. If an event occurred in 2700 B.C., it happened ________________________.a. 2,700 years ago. b. 700 years after 2000 B.C.c. 4,600 years before A.D. 1900. d. 5,800 years after 3100 B.C.9. One of the primary reasons why people developed writing was to___________.a. show that they were superior to other societies.b. preserve and pass on ideas and information.c. share their beliefs with other culture groups.d. eliminate the need to remember the rules of their society.10. Pictures that represent things are called _____________________________.a. pictographs b. ideograms.c. phonograms. d. letters.