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Prehistory 2
Reading Documents
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True or False: The earliest date on a timeline will be farthest to the left <-

True

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What is a hominid? 

Walks on two feet, early human primates

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What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism? 

Monotheism - belief in one god

Polytheism - belief in more than one god

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Between what rivers did the Fertile Crescent develop? 

Tigris and Euphrates

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According to the timeline, which came first: 

Fall of Ancient Rome

Colosseum is built

Rome split into two empires

Colosseum is built

200
True or False: Timelines show how events happen

False: Timelines show when events happen

200

Describe what you know about the Paleolithic Period. 

It is the old stone age, people made stone tools, people were nomads and had to hunt and gather their food
200

What is the difference between an Oligarchy and a Democracy? 

Oligarchy- power is in the hands of a small and wealthy elite

Democracy- power is in the hands of the citizens who cast votes

200

Did people have to rely on getting all food from hunting and gathering after the Neolithic revolution? Why or why not? 

No. The Neolithic Revolution was a revolution in farming. People could get food from crops and domesticating animals. 

200

According to the timeline, in what year did Constantine become Emperor? 

306 A.D.

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Would a copy of Hammurabi's Code be considered a primary or secondary document? 

Primary

300

What was the Neolithic Revolution? 

A revolution in farming that allowed people to start settling in villages instead of being nomadic.

300
Define civilization

A complex and organized group/order of people

300

During what period did permanent settlements first appear? 

Neolithic Era/Period (after the neolithic revolution)

300

What happened in 122 A.D. ? 

The Hadrian Wall is built. 
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Were all ancient forms of writing similar in style? 

No. Some used Pictograms, some used different alphabets

400

How did people first identify that plants came from seeds? 

Observation

400
To put events in order from earliest to latest on a timeline, would you write the events from left to right or right to left? 

left to right

400

Why did the first farmers settle in Mesopotamia (the land between rivers)? 

The soil was fertile

400
According to the timeline, what was the only event to happen in the B.C. time period? 
The Roman Empire begins
500

2 part question

1) What civilization is credited with the invention of writing? 

2) What civilization is credited with the invention of the alphabet? 

1) Sumerians

2) Phoenicians 

500
True or False: Jericho was one of the first developed villages in the Neolithic Period. 
True
500

If there are no written documents, how would an archaeologist learn about a culture (prehistoric culture)?

By studying that culture's artifacts

500

Why did organized governments become and important aspect of early city life? 

People needed the government to oversee large scale productions

500

What comes first: 64 A.D. or 122 A.D. 

64 A.D.