They foraged or hunted wild animals and picked wild fruits and seeds.
100
This man is the one who brought the Ten Commandments to the Jews.
Moses.
100
Mesopotamia developed along what two rivers?
The Tigris and the "Euuuuu-phrates" Rivers
100
What is the name of the river along which Egypt developed?
The Nile.
100
What is the name of the farming tool that people pull behind an animal to dig a hole for planting seeds.
a) Atlatl b) shovel
c) plow d) yoke
c) plow
200
What is another name for the Neolithic Revolution?
The Agricultural Revolution
200
Who is the dude who developed written law in Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi.
200
What is another name for the kingdom in Mesopotamia that Hammurabi ruled?
Babylonia.
200
What two things did the river give the Egyptians that helped them farm?
Water and "flood mud."
200
How did the Last Ice Age make it possible for people to cross over from Asia to North America and Australia??
The freezing ocean water lowered sea levels so that humans could walk across newly exposed dry land.
300
Why is the Neolithic Period also called the New Stone Age?
Because hunter gatherers used stone tools.
300
What is the name of the ancient form of writing used to carve the Mesopotamian Code?
Cuneiform .
300
The Mesopotamians worshiped many gods - what is the term for this?
Polytheism.
300
Egyptians used what form of ancient writing?
A) Cuneiform B) Latin
C) Hieroglyphics D) Ideographs.
C) Hieroglyphics
300
What is the term for moving water from a river to a dry farm field?
Irrigation.
400
Why did early people use slash and burn farming?
To get more farmland to grow crops.
400
What is the term that describes worshiping many gods?
POLYTHEISM
400
What is another name for the area in which Mesopotamia developed? Hint - its initials are F. and C.
The Fertile Crescent.
400
What term refers to an Ancient Egyptian ruler?
a) Suzerain b) Prophet
c) Pharaoh d) Senator
c) Pharaoh
400
What part of the Mesopotamian law code does this quote most closely resemble.
"If you break a man's arm, you shall have your arm broken. If you kill a man's ox, your ox shall be used for the next BBQ.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
500
Why did hunter gatherers have to move around a lot?
Because they had to search for new food to hunt or collect.
500
Which civilization developed their law code first?
a) Egypt.
b) Israel
c) Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia.
500
What is the name of the ancient Mesopotamian writing?
Cuneiform
500
The River brought water and good "flood mud" every year so the Egyptians could grow enough food to live. How do you think they felt about nature and the river?
A) Hated it. B) Loved and respected it.
C) It lead to an afterlife. C) It blew their minds.
B) Loved and respected it.
500
Civilizations trade food and building materials. They also trade ideas - what aspect of a society does this impact?
a) its science b) its values
c) its economy d) all of the above.