Duplicate of The Colossal, Gigantic Unit One Social Studies Review

A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in was

A scientist who studies people, customs, ancient times and artifacts that people left behind is called...

Which of these ancient Sumerians most likely lived in a two-story house near the center of the city?

The Euphrates River is about 1,700 miles long.

What trait made Homo erectus well suited for traveling?

Homo erectus was the first hominid to use...

Why did Neolithic people trade?

Define Nomad:

Which group of hominids are modern humans considered to be members of?

The Sumerian civilization had a social structure with different social levels and jobs. A social structure is...

Because of their larger brains, Homo erectus were able to invent more complex tools, like hand axes made of stone.

The Akkadians used steles to

Why was silt a problem for the people of Sumer?

What was the chief purpose of dams and reservoirs?

What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?

The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on?

Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?

Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?

For what is Hammurabi best remembered?

The people of Sumer constructed moats to

Which invention added strength and beauty to Sumerian buildings?

Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?

What is the best title for these words: Spinners, Weavers, Basket Makers, Toolmakers?

The job of a scribe was to

Which of these leaders of empires came first?

Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?

What was a problem caused by Sumerian city-states’ independence from one another?

The Assyrians were famous for...

Define domesticate:

Social scientists are scholars who study

Homo habilis (Handy Man) is known for being...

As tool makers, early moderns humans were not as skilled as Neanderthals.

Who in Sumer was responsible for collecting taxes, enforcing laws, and leading the army?

Which one of these inventions most affected the food supply in Sumer?

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on

How did dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their needs?

What advantage over previous hominid groups did the invention of the spear thrower give to early modern humans?

How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?

Which of these activities would an archaeologist most likely do?

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were a wonder of the ancient world. Where were they planted?

Which evidence shows that the Sumerians lived after the Stone Age?

What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?

Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?

Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?

Once Homo erectus had food and shelter, they had time to create art that expressed their feelings about the world.

Which city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

Which statement about Homo habilis (Handy Man) describes a capability that helped their group survive?

An object made or used by people in the past is called

Which question about the past does cave art most help to answer?

Why do historians read diaries and letters from the past?

People who study the past are most like

What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked to become an empire?

Where was the Fertile Crescent located?

The Zagros Mountains lie between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?

What is a hominid?

Homo erectus was the first hominid to use fire for warmth and cooking.

Who conquered the land of the Israelites and took many Israelites to Babylon as captives?

Which of these is a human-made feature that a geographer might study?

If you were in ancient Sumer, you might see a levee beside a river. Why was the levee built?