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Early humans, civilizations, and empires
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1
The Chaldeans rebuilt Nineveh as the center of the Chaldean empire.
True
False
2
The Chaldeans were the first to develop a seven-day week.
False
True
3
Paleolithic people made a life-changing discovery when they learned to tame what...
crops
their children
animals
fire
4
The Chaldeans and Medes captured Nineveh in 612 B.C.
True
False
5
What is Hammurabi best known for?
Strong military
Prestigious throne
Armor
Code of laws
6
The Neolithic Age is also called the New Stone Age.
False
True
7
The earliest period of human history is called the
Neolithic Age
Stone Age
Old Times
Paleolithic Age
8
In what region in southern Mesopotamia had many cities formed by 3000 BC?
Euphrates
Sumer
Persia
Egypt
9
What were people called that regularly moved from place to place without fixed homes?
roamers
gypsies
nomads
farmers
10
The capital of Assyria was at Nineveh on the Tigris River.
False
True
11
What did the discovery of planting seeds provide for people?
Feed more people
Stay in one place for longer
Grow their own food
All of the above
12
Paleolithic people were known for...
crafting
hunting and gathering
building homes
farming
13
After the Assyrians captured a city they allowed the conquered people to stay in their homeland
True
False
14
What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing form developed by the Sumerians?
cursive
hieroglyphics
cuneiform
braille
15
Mesopotamia was located on a flat plain between what two rivers?
Amazon and Euphrates
Tigris and Nile
Amazon and Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
16
In the Neolithic Age what replaced hunting and gathering?
Cooking
Fishing
Eating out
Farming
17
In the Mesolithic Age people...
tamed animals
hunted animals
herded animals
rode animals
18
What is one reason city-states would go to war with each other?
Be bullies
Keep more crops
Control more territory
Prove a point
19
After the last Ice Age ended people entered the
Old Stone Age
Mesolithic Age
Stone Age
Neolithic Age
20
The Assyrian people lived in the north of Mesopotamia near the Euphrates River.
False
True
21
Early humans spent most of their time searching for...
land
food
tools
friends
22
The discovery of farming provided the start of the...
Mesolithic Age
Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
23
A group of many different lands under one ruler...
empire
province
city-state
civilization
24
What is the name of the world's oldest known story?
Tuck Everlasting
Otzi the Iceman
Epic of Apollo
Epic of Gilgamesh
25
How did the Paleolithic people adapt to the extreme cold?
All of the above
Building sturdier shelters
Using animal fur for clothing
Changing their diet
26
A person who studies how humans developed and how they relate to one another is called..
scribe
anthropologist
artisan
archaeologist
27
Babylon was known throughout the world for its poverty.
False
True
28
The earliest humans were the first to use what to help them perform tasks?
crops and irrigation
tools and technology
iPhone navigation
animals
29
Fire helped the Paleolithic people do all of the following except....
provide warmth and light
survive the Ice Age
cook food
burn garbage
30
What is it called when farmers build channels to have water reach their crops?
Watering
Hydrating
Irrigation
Waterfall
31
What is the development of different kinds of jobs called?
hobbies
specialization
careers
technology
32
The Assyrian army was the first large army to use iron weapons.
False
True
33
A group of traveling merchants are called...
nomads
caravan
civilizations
traders
34
Farmers began to build permanent homes, and these groups of people were called...
Villages
Towns
Counties
Settlements
35
Who made up the lower class?
merchants
artisans
enslaved people
farmers
36
How many social classes were established to divide the Sumerian people?
Two
Three
Four
One
37
Who belonged to the upper social class during this time period?
Government officials
Warriors
All of the above
Kings & priests
38
The Assyrians learned the technique of hardening iron for use in weapons from the Sumerians.
False
True
39
In 539 B.C. the Chaldeans were defeated by the Assyrian army.
True
False
40
A person who hunts for evidence buried in the ground where settlements might once have been...
archeologist
astronomer
anthropologist
historian
41
Which of the following are characteristics of a civilization?
All of the above
Art, religion, and a writing system
Class divisions
Organized governments and cities
