2 . The earliest civilizations in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres were similar in
(A) their location at similar latitudes
(B) their technological knowledge
(C) their reliance on the flooding of major rivers in their midst
(D) their practice of polytheism
3 . The Indus valley civilization
(A) relied heavily on communal planning
(B) is best studied through its written records
(C) was isolated from other river valley civilizations because of surrounding mountains
(D) declined after the arrival of Aryan invaders
4 . The early civilization with the least-developed technology was
(A) Mesoamerican
(B) Harappan
(C) Egyptian
(D) Sumerian
5 . The roots of classical India included
(A) the Aryan written language, or Sanskrit
(B) the egalitarian Aryan society
(C) Aryan agricultural knowledge
(D) Vedic traditional literature
6 . Shang China
(A) left no decipherable written records
(B) was prevented by natural barriers from trading with other early civilizations
(C) contributed to the development of central government in China
(D) was less urbanized than the Nile valley civilization
7 . Early societies of South America
(A) were challenged by geographic limitations
(B) developed societies that had no knowledge of metals
(C) traded widely with regions to their north
(D) built upon Mesoamerican cultural traditions
8 . Results of cultural diffusion among early civilizations included
(A) the invention of the wheel
(B) the legend of Quetzalcóatl
(C) the cultivation of potatoes
(D) Harappan sewage systems
Answers and Explanations
1 . B Both Egypt and Sumer had societies comprising various social classes of the elite, peasants,