“Scientists... [who] focus on human society [and how humans interact with each other].”
A Anthropologist
B Archaeologist
C Doctor
D Historian
A Anthropologist
What is a way in Mesopotamia of watering crops?
A rivers
B Aqueducts
C irrigation
D workers
C irrigation
What is specialization?
A orator
B the development of different kinds of jobs
C skilled craftsperson
D record keeper
B the development of different kinds of jobs
How many gods did the first civilizations believe in?
A one god
B many gods
C two gods
D 5 gods
B many gods
What was the name of the hominoid fossil found in Ethiopia in 1974?
A Lucy
B Maggie
C Melissa
D Bob
A Lucy
Scientists who “hunt for evidence buried in the ground”
A Anthropologist
B Archaeologist
C Doctor
D Historian
B Archaeologist
What is a city-state?
A a society with cities, organized government, art, religion, and class divisions
B independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
C group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government
D a group of individuals born and living at the same time in history
B independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
What is irrigation?
A complex society
B ways of watering crops
C earliest form of writing
D a group of many different lands under one ruler
B ways of watering crops
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
A "mountain of God"
B "hill of heaven"
C " the land between cities"
D "the land between the rivers"
D "the land between the rivers"
Where was the first hominoid fossils found in 1959?
A Grand Canyon, USA
B Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
C Hadar, Ethiopia
D Cairo, Egypt
B Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
“weapons, tools, and other things made by humans [from the past].”
A Fossils
B Artifacts
C Nomad
D Technology
B Artifacts
Who were artisans?
A orator
B writer
C skilled craftsperson
D record keeper
C skilled craftsperson
What is a civilization?
A complex society
B ways of watering crops
C earliest form of writing
D a group of many different lands under one ruler
A complex society
How many social classes were there in the Sumerian Civilization?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
C 3
What is the prehistoric period called?
A Iron Age
B Ice Age
C Stone Age
D Brick Age
C Stone Age
“tools and methods that help humans perform tasks.”
A Fossils
B Artifacts
C Nomad
D Technology
D Technology
What was the Mesopotamian writing called?
A Cuneiform
B cave painting
C latin
D English
A Cuneiform
What was at the top of the Ziggurat?
A nothing
B a safe
C shrine
D hotel
C shrine
Who was the group that conquered the Sumerian Empire?
A Assyrians
B Babylonians
C Hittites
D Persians
B Babylonians
What does Paleolithic mean?
A "old iron age"
B "old ice age"
C "old medal age"
D "old stone age"
D "old stone age"
“people who regularly move from place to place [to find food and resources] without fixed homes.”
A Fossils
B Artifacts
C Nomad
D Technology
C Nomad
Who were scribes?
A orator
B writer
C skilled craftsperson
D record keeper
D record keeper
What is the land called that runs between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf and is in the shape of a half moon?
A Mesopotamia
B Ziggurat
C Sumer
D Fertile crescent
D Fertile crescent
What does Babylon mean?
A Gate of God
B Gate of Goat
C Bridge of God
D Door of God
A Gate of God
What lines run from east to west and measure the distance between north and south?
A Longitude
B Latitude
B Latitude
“traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rocks.”
A Fossils
B Artifacts
C Nomad
D Technology
A Fossils
What is an empire?
A a society with cities, organized government, art, religion, and class divisions
B independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
C group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government
D a group of individuals born and living at the same time in history
C group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government
Who ran the government?
A Priests
B Kings
C Lawyers
D Gods
B Kings
Who was the famous Babylonian king? (Which also had a code that meant "eye for eye and tooth for a tooth"
A Otzi
B Hammurabi
C Sargon
D Gilgamesh
B Hammurabi
What lines run from north to south and measure the distance between east and west?
A Longitude
B Latitude
A Longitude
What is a ziggurat?
A holy place
B graveyard
C government building
D bank
A holy place
What did they learn to build to control seasonal floods?
A moats
B dams and channels
C roads
D boats
B dams and channels
What rivers surrounded the earliest known civilization?
A Tigris and Nile Rivers
B Euphrates and Nile Rivers
C Nile and Sumer Rivers
D Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
D Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What were engravings of Hammurabi’s Code called?
A stars
B engravings
C stelas
D statues
C stelas
What group took control after the Babylonian Empire started to decline?
A Assyrians
B Sumerians
C Hittites
D Persians
A Assyrians