Paleolithic
3. Fire allowed Paleolithic People to:
5. In Neolithic times, early humans obtained food by: (6.03)
The climate of the Fertile Crescent is semi-arid, however, the humidity and fertile soil from two geographic features made the region ideal for agriculture. What are those geographic features? (6.06)
A. Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
B. Mediterranean Sea and Zagros Mountains
C. Black Sea and Persian Gulf
D. Mediterranean and Red Seas
A. Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
The Nile River contains dangerous, fast moving waters called ______.
A. 10 years
4. Hunters and Gatherers had to move all the time because: (6.02)
During the New Stone Age, food surpluses allowed more people to become ________. (6.03)
A. farmers.
B. hunters.
C. gatherers.
D. artisans (perform a specialized job)
D. artisans (perform a specialized job)
1. What invention was used in order to control flood waters and to bring water to the plants? (6.08)
A. Irrigation
B. Wheel
C. Plow
D. Potter’s wheel
A. Irrigation
1. What helped Egyptian farmers grow crops during the dry season? (6.14)
2. What does BCE stand for?
B. Before common era
1. What was at the center of Neolithic life?
a. Hunting
b. Farming
c. War
d. Fishing
b. Farming
What advantage did early farmers have over nomads? (6.02)
a. Farmers had more control over the production of food.
b. Farmers lived in communities with small populations.
c. Farmers needed fewer personal possessions.
d. Farmers had to follow seasonal wild game.
a. Farmers had more control over the production of food.
1. Sargon of Akkad was the first Mesopotamian ruler to take over multiple city-states forming the world’s first ______________. (6.09)
A. Empire
B. Government
C Dynasty
D. Oligarchy
A. Empire
1. The Nile River's floods provided Egyptians with the ______ they needed to grow crops. (6.14)
What was the first written story/work of literature? (6.11)
A. The Epic of Enkidu
B. The Epic of Gilgamesh
C. The Story of Sumer
D. The Epic of Elam
B. The Epic of Gilgamesh
1. Paleolithic people moved from place to place in search of food. They are called: (6.02)
In Neolithic times, early humans lived in permanent shelter because (6.03)
A. They discovered homes that had been built by humans in Paleolithic times
B. They discovered instructions and maps to build houses
C. They were no longer following their food from place to place
D. All the above
C. They were no longer following their food from place to place
Mesopotamians believed in many gods. They were _________________ (6.10)
A. Atheistic
B. Monotheistic
C. Polytheistic
D. Monarchy
C. Polytheistic
1. The Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing was (6.16)
The code of Hammurabi was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it: (6.12)
A. Treated citizens and slaves equally
B. Ended the use of capital punishment
C. Recorded existing laws for all to see
D. Rejected the principle of filial piety
C. Recorded existing laws for all to see
1. Paleolithic Peoples focus in life was: (6.02)
1. Men in the Neolithic Age ________ (6.04)
A. Herded and built cottages
B. Farmed and fished
C. Cared for children and farmed
D. Herded, farmed, and protected the village
D. Herded, farmed, and protected the village
Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians? (6.11)
A. They offered protection from invaders
B. They were built as tombs for the kings
C. The stored scrolls that documented Mesopotamian history
D. They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses
D. They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses
The Kush people were a group of Africans that conquered Egypt as Egypt’s power began to fade. This fade in Egyptian power occurred between the years 1150 B.C and 670 B.C. The Kush where were able to overpower and conquer Egypt during this time because they used new technology, or technology the Egyptians didn’t have, to defeat them. What technology did they use and where did they get it from? (6.19)
A. They used hardened Iron weapons that they got from the Assyrians of Mesopotamia.
B. They used hardened Iron weapons that they got from the Ancient China on the silk road.
C. They used Fire arms that they got from the Aztecs of Mexico.
D. They used superior military tactics learned from the Assyrians of Mesopotamia.
A. They used hardened Iron weapons that they got from the Assyrians of Mesopotamia