Quiz Review - First Peoples and Ancient Sumer

The most common building material in Mesopotamia was:

Which of the following are true of the Uruk period of Sumerian history:

Mesopotamia had lots of great advantages for establishing a civilization.

The most significant and enduring transformation of humankind is:

The Hebrew creation account recorded in Genesis is what type of creation story?

When citing dates of historical events, the initials A.D. and C.E. are synonymous terms.

Societies that relied more heavily on animals because farming was difficult or impossible are called:

The most distinctive feature of early civilizations was:

All of these are true of the Austronesian migration, EXCEPT:

The 9th century B.C.E. would include the years:

This period saw the rise of kings, establishment of government and bureaucracy and conflict between city-states:

Cuneiform was a script - not a language - and was used by multiple cultures to write a number of languages

A major characteristic in the Uruk period of Mesopotamian history is urbanization.

Which of these are NOT an invention handed down from the ancient Sumerian civilization:

The Sumerian King's List provides us with what information?

The fall of Sumer comes when...

Civilization emerged in Mesopotamia partly due to the regular, predictable flooding that provided good soil for crops.

The earliest kings arise in Sumer during this time period:

The Chalcolithic Age is also known as:

All of these archeological records include creation stories, EXCEPT: